warning for people that are being targeted for love. the news at 6:00 starts now. we begin with an east bay family big praying for justice. a loved him was killed while he was working as a night janitor. >> he was stabbed early saturday morning. jodi hernandez spoke with his family. >> he always wanted to go to work no matter what. >> reporter: alejandro says that her husband held down multiple jobs to support the family but he never returned from his job on friday. when she went to look for him saturday morning he was lying in the parking lot living -- at

bleeding outside of his car. >> he was already dead. >> reporter: he stafford stab wounds. they said that homicides rarely happen here. >> we are doing everything we can to solve this for his family and for the city and for the parks and recreation district family as well as they support he and his family. >> reporter: they say nothing like this has ever happened before. they say he is an all-around good guy who work to keep the buildings clean and in good condition. his family and friends have left a memorial edit a makeshift location. >> they just took somebody out.

he was a great husband, he was my friend. >> reporter: they set up ago fun me -- a gofundme to support his family and friends. they have light candles in his memory. they are praying for justice. >> i do not know what they would do this. >> reporter: in a pleasant hill i am jodi hernandez , nbc bay area news. tonight, marianne favro has the latest on an incident in san mateo. >> reporter: we are here and you can see the place department

mobile unit is in front of this home and detectives are inside investigating. around 9:00 a.m. police were called to do a welfare check to this home. there were no signs of forced entry but when they got inside the discovered a man, woman, and two young boys. investigators have not confirmed if they were all from the same family. neighbors are stunned. >> it makes you think, what happened? what kind of tragic situation cause this? what could have gone wrong there? >> reporter: police are not yet releasing any information on how the four died or if a weapon was involved but they say that they consider this an isolated incident and at this point there is no threat to the public and they are not looking

for suspects. neighbors say they would often say that two young boys out playing and laughing in the front yard and police are not saying who the person was that called in asking for a welfare check. the road will remain closed for now. reporting live from san mateo i am marianne favro, nbc bay area news. san francisco detectives are combing through social media and more to figure out who set fire to a way mel suv on saturday night. this fire quickly burned this suv and it was stuck in traffic because of the lunar new year celebrations. >> someone put the fire inside

and then there was a big boom here >> it was right here. >> the group have been tagging businesses in the neighborhood before torturing the waymo vehicle at all businesses in the area have been asked for security footage. according to waymo, someone inside have just been dropped off. members of the u.s. senate will be voting in the next one hour. and is the last chance to shake things up before --. steve garvey and as who debated last month. recent polls have consistently put adam schiff in the lead. garvey is in second place. two candidates will in the

november election. they are competing for a seat that was long held by dianne feinstein. it will be a notable valentine's day for uber, lyft, and valentine's day drivers. drivers have seen a drop in pay. they will be picketing around the country but they did not list plans for rallies in the bay area. this comes not long after lyft says they would get guarantee weekend pay for drivers. for most of the bay area this is a lousy monday. a lot of heartbreak after the 49ers lost the super bowl. the team returned home about a one

hour flight and the united airlines -- and then they went straight to --. about 50-60 fans were waiting to greet them. quite a journey. they came up just a bit short. >> we are just 100% loyal. >> fans are strong and passionate across the country you can see kyle shanahan there. the faithful also returning to the bay area and the fans, after a forgettable super bowl experience, they punched down at sfo, they hope to keep

players together but, as for the kansas city chiefs -- here now, -- will not be coaching tonight in utah. he is in a serbia at attending the funeral of a serbian coach. he suffered a heart attack during a game. he was laid to rest today in a serbia. other warriors staff members were in a attendance at the game. kenny african sin will staff in. scammers are pulling in a big money from unsuspecting romantics. the biggest way to skim your

money includes machines. they can do crank out emails, text messages and even phone calls much faster than human beings so they can reach more potential victims to commit -- convince them of romantic interest. >> the scams can lead to significant losses. in the bay area we have over 400 victims that have lost $20 million. overall $70 million. >> scott bodman says $27 million from victims in the bay area alone and that is a lot of money. >> audrey, when he year it topped $20 billion. think about why people and now machines are so access -- successful.

bromances really the way that people meet and it turns into, hey, by the way, i need some money -- need some money. >> people look at rose-colored classes anything, they just need some help. how to we protect ourselves from this? >> skepticism is the best way. but the fbi fast. the list personal information that you give out online, the better. because there is a less likelihood that the skimmer could talk to about things and make it seem like a real deal. you can call the authorities and they contract people and stop people in their tracks.

like the fai person says, the average -- fbi person says, the average loss is $20,000. in this case it can lead to financial ruin. >> ai just changes the game. >> whether it is a voice that changes over the phone or text message or just the ability to find potential victims. that is one reason to put a little less of yourself out there. >> thank you scott. up next got new concerns over the safety of women in berkeley. a decades-old program could be coming back to berkeley until the community is responding. ende follow up regarding a wildfire in california that started during agenda reveals stunt. i am chief meteorologist jeff ranieri and i will show

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and overturn the law. a berkeley commission is pushing the city council to take action on what appears to be an increase in crime. the commission on the status of women wants to revive they want to revive -- two safety escorts would help people get from stations to the destinations. they now want to extend the program citywide and have other crime prevention programs. this as a growing number of older women have been the target of robberies and assaults throughout the city. >> you are looking for and a way of recommending a safety escort, we need to do something.

it needs to go into the budget to be implemented. >> the berkeley city council wants to make this available sin. they want to approve and implement this soon. is not clear how long this will last. a man whose gender reveal party led to a wildfire has pled not guilty. they set off a smoke machine that sparked this blaze in el dorado. it killed a firefighter. the father pled guilty on friday and will spend one year in jail and two years on probation. we have chief meteorologist jeff ranieri mail . traffic is okay.

but i think people may be called in sick? >> been something late last night but led them to shut off the tv. >> well, as we are moving into the microclimate forecast you might have noticed allergies might be bothering you. there is a bit of turnup. there is time, alder, and cedar -- and now the storm system on monday, we should be able to get through that just fine. this is the one to watch out for. we have an atmospheric river that will tie into it. sunday and monday is the third

storm system. let's go into the forecast tomorrow. we have a mix of sun and clouds and then the 40s will continue through the east bay and san francisco. daytime has tomorrow remaining in the 60s so i think that will make for pleasant outside. 60 in los gatos and over to the east bay. pleasanton, 61. palo alto, 60 and san francisco, lots of 50s from the outer sunset into downtown and across the north bay. 61 in novato. the next chance of rain by the afternoon into the northbay first. we see scattered rain through the east bay and the peninsula through the south bay and then wednesday we hang on a little bit into 11:00 p.m. on wednesday and then this will clear out by thursday morning. rain totals do not look high.

trace amounts through the south bay. this is where the evening commute could get a bit bumpy but i think the we will be able to get beyond that. the next one after that, it will line up in the -- by saturday. a half or two inches of rain and then the northbay on the higher end. the sierra snow with that total is one foot. looking into sunday and monday, on the 7 day forecast, there are breaks in between. we will learn more information in the next couple of days but, this is great in terms of the rain season. i think we will be able to catch up for most areas. the sierra snowpack could be

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a notable monday on the wall street. take a look. the dow is up of the s&p 500 and the tech was down. a southbay company has closed down. if you have ever driven into -- , the garlic shoppe is closed after 39 years in business. alex larson has on the business and they were given 30 day notice that the government was you saying eminent domain to close him down for a highway interchange. they knew it was a possibility but previous expansion projects have never -- they say they

will not be able to find similar location. >> us, as well, we are not getting a dime. not one sent for the loss of business. >> i have been there. the landowners are the ones that will get, a spokesperson disputes the claim that the shop was given notice and they say they have been in contact with the company for years. they say they expansion is much needed. spring is coming earlier and -- will be in bloom with 80,000 tulips. organizers say the two lips celebrate the moment -- the strength of women.

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the choice is clear. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message. we need some answers. an aquarium in north carolina is looking to solve an underwater mystery. >> an stingray is expect being

pops up but she has been living without mail stingrays. in rare instances some species, including stingrays can reproduce without a mate. another theory is that a male shark in her tank could be the father. the aquarium has to wait for it dna tests to get to the bottom of this. we have the latest in san mateo after four people were found dead inside of a home. a lot of monday morning quarterbacks as far as what the 49ers did wrong and what could come up next. up next on nightly news, a shooting inside the church owned by joel osteen. on the

tonight, theen. on the chilling new details in the shooting at a texas megachurch the woman opening fire with an ar-15 rifle at joel osteen's lakewood church in houston. two off-duty officers returning shots, killing her. her 7-year-old son critically wounded in the head police saying her gun had the word "palestine" on it and the anti-semitic writings they uncovered. the investigation tonight. also this evening, the powerful winter storm advancing on the northeast with up to a foot of snow al roker will time it out. the dramatic video. the moment israeli forces rescued two hostages in a daring raid in the southern gaza city of rafah the emotional reunions with their families. former president trump turning to the supreme court after an appeals court ruled he doesn't have immunity in his federal election case. defense secretary lloyd austin hospitalized again in critical care and transferring his powers w