Back. And coming up later in sports of the San Francisco giants still searching for a new skipper. New details about their frontrunner, set to interview with the team. Youre familiar with this man. Welcome back. If youre just joining us, were on right now after sunday night football. From instagram to internal affairs, a Mountain ViewPolice Officer gets disciplined for his social media posts. We obtained records in the nowclosed case that has one expert questioning whether the punishment was too lenient. Heres Jaxon Van Derbeken with this bizarre story. What were here to do tonight is to minimize the risk of you becoming a victim. Reporter thats detective andrew wong in 2017, talking to the community about how to avoid property crime. Four years later, he was being investigated by internal affairs for his offduty social media posts. We are just learning about it now, because we obtained the disciplinary record when the department disclosed them under a recent state law. Most burglars, they wont work with other people. Reporter when the pandemic hit in 2020, investigators learned wong took up cooking to pass the time off duty and began posting about his Culinary Creations on instagram but made many sexuallycharged rechtss to sexuallycharged refrgs of references. He wrote, like pets and sex, these are two things great individually but should not be combined. Pairing Cinnamon Rolls and cookies is the best thing since combining chocolate and peanut butter. Most of the other posts under the name immature baker are too graphic to read on television. Posts i found to be crude, offensive. Reporter Ladoris Cordell is a retired judge and san joses former independent police auditor. She agreed to read throughout records we obtained in the case. So because youre off duty or sitting at home and posting does not mean you still dont carry the mantle of being a Police Officer. Reporter but far more concerning, she says were wongs posts that his own Mountain ViewPolice Department found were racially offensive and disparaging toward people with disabilities. Under the photo of a salad he writes the biggest difference between his house and the chipotle chain is when i go to the bathroom at home i dont have flashbacks of having sex with the extremely unattractive and overweight cashier with tattooed eyebrows. Another post found that he mocked blind children and made crude references to gay sex. What he wrote was very disrespectful of so many elements of our community. You dont want someone wearing a badge and carrying a gun who has these attitudes patrolling in your neighborhood. Reporter when he several of his fellow officers told him to stop the offensive posts, he was blocked access and shifted his account. Wong wouldnt talk to us. But in his recorded interview in 2021 he told internal Affairs Investigators he was just trying to be funny and didnt mean any harm. It was to make jokes and make people laugh. Not to bring heartache to people, certainly not to bring any shame or discredit to the department. Reporter but after finding wongs posts amounted to discriminatory conduct unbecoming to an officer he was suspended for three weeks and sensitivity training. That is a big concern. Reporter cordell believes that was far to lax. Mountain view pd sent a statement saying discipline is determined by a variety of factors, including the seriousness of the conduct, whether there is prior disciplinary his drift employee employee. Not with those attitudes. Reporter Jaxon Van Derbeken, nbc bay area news. If you have a story for our Investigative Unit, call 888996tips or visit our website, nbcbayarea. Com investigations. A synagogue leader near detroit stabbed to death. No motive and no suspects. Samantha woll was found stabbed numerous times. Late today police say they have no evidence today that her faith was a factor, but they also continue to search for a motive. The incident comes at a time when muslim and jewish communities are on edge across the country. She is remembered as a warm, generous and inclusive leader. She believed in humanity, which of course is an occasional terrible iron eye. Irony. Woll was just 40 years old. The u. S. Is increasing its level of support to israel. American officials are worried about a ground war that could spark a broader conflict across the middle east. So the u. S. Has move add Aircraft Carrier and attack ship to the persian gulf. In addition, more u. S. Troops are on stand by, ready to deploy on short notice. I think the primary focus is to prevent widening of the war, right on the cusp of a disaster. Passions are high. White house says that humanitarian aid should keep flowing into gaza and officials are working to free hamas hostages. Venezuela is holding its first president ial primary in more than a decade. The last primary was in 2012. Here in the bay area, venezuelan citizens could vote at polling stations set up near the Ferry Building in San Francisco. Its significant because the Opposition Party organized it, despite government repression. Current president nicolas maduros administration has a history of bending the law and breaching agreements and has barred the frontrunner, machado, from holding office. We have seen just a flood of people that have come and have expressed enthusiasm for, you know, the hope that we have for what will be a new venezuela under a new person. God willing, you know, if the regime does what they need to do, and if they abide by the agreement. A date for the president ial election has not yet been set of. A very special guest led services at glide Memorial Church this morning. . On behalf of all that is good and right and holy and power filled, we welcome to this pull mitt, marianne williamson. Yeah, it was marianne williamson, the democratic president ial candidate, delivered a heartfelt speech to the glide congregation. She went into political territory, making no secret that she is challenging President Biden for the white house. A generation rose up against that and established the labor movement. The organized labor movement. And then the institutionalized suppression of black people in the American South in the form of segregation. With the establishment of the Voting Rights act and the establishment of the civil rights act. Over time, people have risen up. Over time, justice has prevailed. You might know im running for president because i say its our turn now. She is one of two democrats opposing biden. We will bring the next debate to you live. Cyclists taking to the road for good cause, the cycle of hope fund raiser in dublin. Multiple routes for cyclists of all levels. 30 mile, 9 miles, even a 1mile for kids. The event was a roaring success. This was the first year weve had it in the east bay. Weave hey more participants than ever before. The event has raised a little over 200,000 for habitat for humanity. A live look at the San Francisco skyline right there. And you can see misting. Yeah, the city getting a decent downpour and the penguins at the sf zoo didnt let a little drizzle get in the way of a morning swim. Look at them right there. The zoo posted this earlier today as the rain came down. Can you believe this . Ski resorts are getting ready for the winter. One month until opening day they got more than 700 inches of snow last winter. I dont know if they need that much. The season just ended an hour ago. They want a similar season. Lots of snow. Colder systems coming in this week at that could bring Winter Weather advisories to the tahoe region. Lows in the 40s, highs in the 60s once we get past monday and tuesday. Find those thicker coats. Right now muggy outside in san jose. Weve got light rain. Temperatures in the mid60s. Mostly cloudy skies. Can you see over to livermore, currently 60 degrees. Light rain showers at times the and you saw the view over counsel town San Francisco. The air is like a sponge. We got drizzle. Light rain falling around San Francisco. Theres still a few showers here and there though. Temporarily they have come to a stop around morgan hill. At least the more significant showers we had a bit earlier this evening as we widen things out for you. More intense showers and thunderstorms have been staying to our east tonight. Up here into napa county and Solano County you see this. Youll see clearing from north to south after midnight tonight. But notice one more window of opportunity around the santa clara valley, tri valley, 2 00 a. M. To 5 00 a. M. , just before sun rise, well see a little bit more rain, and then the skies start to clear out, and well see more sunshine in the monday forecast. Look at the low temperatures, north bay clearing out. Lows probably in the upper 40s and low 50s. Temperatures by lunchtime into the afternoon. Mostly 70s inland. And low 70s around oakland. 73 in san jose. 81 in fairfield. Tuesday. May be the warmest day of the week. Upper 70s inland. Then watch the temperature trend now, wednesday, 60s with increasing clouds. Mid60s on thursday. Rain possible late. Its really two weather systems were watching to bring rain chances our way. Wednesday is a chance that looks mainly aimed for the north bay. But theres cold air behind it that could bring snowshowers to the sierra, and right now looks like friday is the better window of opportunity for showers further south. Late thursday into friday. Chance of showers here, and snowshowers could be possible over the sierra. Now we should have good timing for next weekend. Well get High PressureBuilding Back in. Does look like as we head to saturday and sunday clearing skies. Then all eyes on the halloween forecast starting to come into view. Clouds on approach but the rain lurking offshore as of 7 00 halloween evening. At least as things constant stand right now. Well also have to watch the wind. We see cooler air coming in. No 90s like last week in the valleys. A few days of 70s, this ennui it will be clearing out, but its about to get chilly. Moving in toward the back end of october. Thank you. Up next, an honor of the late kobe bryant and his daughter gigi. Ou can access nbc bay area anytime you want. There can you watch live breaking news, News Conferences d repeats of our newscast. Hows the chicken . The prawns are delicious. Oh, i have a shellfish allergy. One prawn. Very good. Did i say chicken wrong . Tired of people not listening to what you want . Its truffle season ah thats okay. Never enough truffles. How much are they . Its a lot. Oh okay im good, that its like a priceless piece of art. Enjoy. Or when they sell you what they want . Yeah. The more we understand you, the better we can help you. Thats what u. S. Bank is for. Huge relief. Yeah. Thats how it sounded at Sherwood Hall in salinas. Kurt sift u. S. Army band. The band son a west coast tour. If you want to catch the band, theyre going to be playing in hayward tomorrow. Theyre doing oldies, modern classics, even movie music. After the hayward they will finish up north in seattle. And the wiggle. Its a bike path a way to get to Market Street without going up a lot of hills. It was called wiggle fest featuring bike lessons, arts and crafts and live music. The most important part of the festival was the spirit of community. Really about bringing joy and togetherness and bringing communities and neighborhoods together so that we can continue to keep those relationships going. Organizers said it raised awareness of Bicycle Safety improvements. They came even in the mist. A bay area fire chief claimed the award for best in the state. He has been the head of Marin County Fire Department since 2012. He was named fire chief of the year by california fire chiefs association. Outstanding communication skills are one of the reasons he was selected for the honor. Turning to claimant in climate in crisis. Its not as coldas it used to be, but there are other changes. Chase cain shows us ways winter is changing. Reporter winter brings skiing in the mountains, Drinking Water for the west and a break from oppressive heat in the south. But it isnt going extinct, but it is getting different. Winter is getting shorter and warmer. The fastest warming season by 3. 3 degrees since 1970. From the great lakes to new england up to seven degrees hotter. Theres less of a break from summertime heat. Another big one out west is that if temperatures remain warmer longer into the year and lets say we have precipitation not really kick in, in the early winter, that means could you extend the wildfire season out west, that combined with temperatures warming up earlier means that you might see less snowpack. Reporter second overall drops but big snow reese main. Snows remain. When one does hit, it can dump more snow. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, more potential snow. That can amp up lakeeffect snow in buffalo, monster storms in california and powerful noreasters. Youre getting more ferocious storms as a result of climate change. Its almost like a feast or famine situation. Reporter remember the storm in texas . It was formed by the rapidlyweakening arctic. When we have one of those cold spells, its because the jet stream is taking one of these big southward swings, that allows the arctic cold to penetrate further south than usual. We are seeing these happen more often when the arctic is very warm. Reporter we can no longer look at past winters to predict future winters. Thousands came out to a day of the Day Celebration in los angeles today. The 11th annual event in downtown san pedro, part of l. A. , was full of color, music and memories. A special memorial was set up for kobe bryant and his daughter. Organizers of the event set up the altar because the two were so beloved in los angeles. Many others were honored. Were not even at halloween yet, but its beginning to look a lot like christmas at rockefeller center. Check this out. Wow. The ice rink has officially opened for the season yesterday. This surprised terry and me. Very iconic of course. We were just talking about the ski season. We should not be surprised. It became a permanent fixture in 1939. More than a quarter Million People visit every year. The Christmas Tree will be delivered in a few weeks on november 11. And Everyone Wants to know, wheres it going to come from, right . I dont know. Im going to bet vermont. All right, enjoy the season coming. Up next, it is supposed to free up 911 lines, but one system is leaving people hanging. I was on hold for like an hour 30 something seconds. Did you just say hour and a half . An hour and a half. Cal state, east bay looking to get more professionals working in the cannabis industry. University launching four different certificate programs. Well tell you all about the program and how much it costs to enroll. Tune in tomorrow morning at 5 00 for today in the bay. Watch right here on nbc bay areas nbcbayarea. Com or wherever you like to stream. Were back in a moment. Get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. Contact your volvo retailer to learn more. Good evening, and thanks for joining us on a special edition of nbc bay area news. The war between israel and hamas is in its third week. The Israeli Military has intensive identify airstrike. Overnight, israel launched more airstrikes across the region. Smoke could be seen rising over the gaza skyline. Israel has vowed to increase attacks as it prepares for the next phase of the war. And as israel bolsters its forces, more aid is arriving in gaza. A second convoy arrived. Yesterday 20 trucks carrying the First Supplies of food, water and medicine entered gaza since the war broke out. Tonight were learning about the two hostages released on friday. And the message for the 13yearold still held captive. Reporter a new sense of urgency to free hostages following the release of two released from gaza. Judith raand her daughter released. The president speaking to them from the oval office. Look, thats been long. Reporter this giving hope to the families of at least 200 other hostages, like the familiar live adan alexander. Im sorry, ive been crying. Dont be sorry. I mean, mom, how are you feeling . Really tough. Reporter adan graduated last year and volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense forces. How it did it feel when you lead two whose tank i was like this, shaking. Reporter they spoke on the phone that morning. And hes telling me mom, yeah, this, that, its crazy, like world war ii here. Reporter he said that . Yeah, a lot of bombing. Reporter so this is his room . Yes. Their is adans room. Reporter thats the last she heard from him. Officials tell her that adan is alive and being held hostage in gaza. When they told me that, i was breathing for a second, so i knew okay, we have a hope now. Reporter adans sister mika says they must channel their hope into action. The 17 speaking out at a rally in times square. Please do not forget adan or the other hostages. Reporter joining a zoom call with President Biden and other families earlier this month. You believe the u. S. Government is doing enough . Yes, yes, yes, yes. 100 , yeah. Theyre doing it. And we have a proof. On friday. Reporter the family hoping fridays release marks the first of many. If idan was watching this in english or hebrew, what would you be wishing . I would say to him in hebrew, its my soul. I would just hope that they will bring him home and my soul will come back do me. Reporter nbc news, new jersey. A