inside the home, were found with gunshot wounds, but they say they still don't know how the twins inside the home died. police were called to the home on alameda yesterday, after receiving a call for a welfare check on monday morning. that's from the family's nanny. when they went inside, officers found twin four-year-old boys dead in our bedroom and a man and woman both shot to death in a bathroom. sources with direct knowledge of the investigation say police believe the boys were smothered, strangled, or given a lethal overdose because there was no sign of trauma on their bodies. and they had no gunshot wounds. >> it's being investigated as a murder suicide with the evidence we found so far.

>> reporter: today, we talked with neighbors of the family, and they told us that the couple has lived in the home more than four years and they were very friendly. they would often walk together in the neighborhood and they seemed like a happy family. >> for sure, loving. before the babies were born, you know, we would see the husband and the wife just taking a walk while she was pregnant and later on when the babies were, they would just take them out for a walk. >> i just can't imagine how someone could do that to their own children. >> reporter: these are photos of the family, friends identify them. according to court records, the husband filed for divorce in december 2016 but

apparently, did not go through with it. police say they have been called to that home several times in the past but they would not disclose the nature of those calls. they also said they did not find any note at the home and as best as they can tell, there is no temporary restraining order that has been filed. right now, the big question is, the motive for this case. >> it's so heartbreaking. thank you so much. like a scene from a courtroom tv show, florida man accused of stealing up plane made to unusual request during his first court appearance today. lewis ayres, first told the judge that he prefers to be called son rock, then, he rejected his court appointed attorney and announced he wanted to represent himself but the judge discernment that he is not qualified to do so. he's accused of stealing a plane from the airport last thursday and crashing it at half moon bay. he pleaded not guilty.

emma was in the courtroom this afternoon. she will have more details for us coming up, at 6:00. they are calling it a win for cleaner air. two refineries are agreeing to large cuts in admissions. the district says both chevron and martinez refining company have agreed to drop a lawsuit against the tough emission standards. the goal, is to protect richmond and martinez areas from harmful pollutants. >> we are talking about people dying, years before their time, taking away grandmas and grandpas from their families. and that's the big benefit that we see from pollution reduction. folks having more time. >> officials said both refineries are working to meet the new standard as well as reduce flaring incidents. chevron will pay up to $20 million for past violations and contribute to a new community

health spot. that refinery is already going through legal action for its more recent violations. the sunshine we've been enjoying, those days are about to end, more rain is moving in in the first round arrives tomorrow. take a look outside, san francisco, san jose, still bits of sunshine, you can see the clouds moving in. our storm ranger is parked on san bruno mountain. the unique radar is tracking the rain coming in and the chief meteorologist is tracking that rain. what can we expect? >> we will get in on heavier downpours eventually, it's taking it's time getting here. you know it's active when you see the red streak right there i wanted to show you the storm front itself, because that's what will be giving us the rainfall and that's 684 miles

away. through tonight, i see the rain chances way up towards eureka and we are just dealing with the cloud cover. as we head through tomorrow morning, the commute and the late commute really at 9:00, we see a few showers. and i think this will pick up as we head into tomorrow afternoon. 2:00 p.m., heavier downpours to the north bay, we will see some of that over on the east bay and this rain coming in tomorrow afternoon, it's on top of what's already been a busy month, look at these february rain totals. we've seen 8.49 inches, san jose, 4.13, redwood city, 3.34. so with all this rain we have been able to make a pretty good dent in the rain season. right now we have a surplus of 2.97 inches. still in deficit in oakland and concord but that's manageable. we can make up for that. we will talk about the rain totals from this dorm and two

more behind it. that's coming up in about 10 minutes. keep a close eye on the rain when it moves into your neighborhood. download our nbc bay area news app. it happened after an all- night marathon session, senators passed a $95 billion national security package that includes funding for israel and ukraine and taiwan but critical aid for key u.s. allies features a grim future in the house. >> president biden today making the urgent case for the house to take up a $95 billion aid package for u.s. allies. >> past this will immediately. stand for decency. stand for democracy. >> the senate passed the bill early this morning with 22

republicans joining almost all democrats. the bulk of the money goes to ukraine, along with israel, humanitarian assistance for gaza and elsewhere and u.s. partners countering china. >> history is looking upon the united states and seeing if we will stand up for our values, stand up to bullies like putin and do the right thing. >> house speaker johnson reaffirming that the house will not consider national security legislation without new border policies. despite having declared a previous version of the bill with order money, dead on arrival. the speaker saying it didn't go far enough. republicans are under pressure from former president trump to reject the new senate foreign aid package echoing his objections. >> $95 billion, not a penny of that goes to anything for any american. >> underscoring the deep divide over border security house republicans trying again today

to impeach homeland security secretary mayorkas. blaming him, for record border crossings. the house felt one-vote short of impeaching mayorkas last week. the effort will die in the democrat-controlled senate as congress struggles to break through gridlock on several fronts. president biden today also called out as shameful and un- american former president trump's recent comments that he would encourage russia to do whatever it wants against nato allies that don't keep up with their defense spending. moments ago, we have breaking news out of washington, the secretary of homeland security has been impeached. it's only the second time in 150 years. the vote, mostly along party lines, 214-to 13, to impeach secretary mayorkas. the gop accuses mayorkas of

mishandling the u.s. border. the vote failed last week but the republicans had an extra vote with majority leader steve scalise returning from cancer treatment. president biden has also spoken out accusing republicans of playing political games. newsom is pulling back on up promise to help with the homeless problem. he promised to deliver 200 tiny homes to the city but now his administration is instead sending a $12.7 million check for the city to build the homes itself. city leaders say they will have to find another $5 million-$10 million. the units are slated for this plot of land. part of the cities plan to construct more than 1400 temporary beds for

transitional housing. >> the letter a's are making history in the broadcast booth rate for the first time, a woman will be the primary voice on tv for a major-league baseball team and it's happening in oakland. >> it is mind blowing. i'm honored to be a part of this history. >> that's the new voice you will hear and the face you will see when you watch the oakland a's play this season. jenny cavnar will be the first ever woman to be a primary play- by-play announcer for a major team. >> i'm grateful for the opportunity i've been given in the game of baseball, and for a lot of the pioneers on the women who have paved that way. >> nbc sports named her as the new primary announcer today. she was introduced to the game by her father a former high school baseball coach. she spent 17 years covering baseball, most recently as a backup lay by play announcer

for the colorado rockies. despite nearly 2 decades in the game, this new title is not one that she dreamt of having. >> i always wanted to be a sports broadcaster but i've never really seen women doing play-by-play baseball. so i think the idea of representation becomes so important in the story. >> when you consider the caliber of professional she is. for me to work with a friend that's as good at what she does as she is, i feel like i am truly lucky one. >> former pitcher and her new partner dallas braden is a longtime friend and a childhood friend of her husband. the letter is our recovering from the last season and turmoil sparked by their move to vegas, braden believes his new partner brings a good dose of positivity. >> it'll be a different vibe than what they had before. any talk about some of the

noise that has surrounded the organization, it's a great opportunity for another tune to be played. >> it's not the first time she's made history. she was the first woman in a quarter-century to call an mlb game on tv back in 2018. three years earlier she was the first woman to provide analysis for the national series on radio. breaking barriers and baseball she hopes, will encourage others to do the same. >> you see women in the front office, we will probably see a major-league umpire standing there. there will be a lot of first but not the last. my think that's what's exciting about being a woman in baseball. still ahead, deciding whether medical students to can take algebra before they reach high school. the school district is getting ready to discuss the issue. also, taking the road less traveled. a woman makes history walking more than 6000 miles across the

country, ending at point reyes. her amazing journey.

the san francisco board of supervisors will vote on rethinking its curriculum. is considering allowing middle school students to take algebra. right now mo students don't take algebra until high school but tonight the school board will vote toallow students to take it earlier. three options, the first will enroll every student in algebra in eighth grade, the second, would let students choose between algebra and mathand a final will allow students who are interested in algebra to take it adding an extra period to their schedule. the school board meeting starts in one hour. many people have heard about the appalachian trail and some have heard about the pacific crest trail but did you know there's an even longer hike out there and it ends in the bay area. it's called the american discovery trail and if this is

the first time you've heard of it, get ready to hear about the first solo woman to finish it. >> the redwood forest of northern california are among the most beautiful places in the country. but don't take our word for it. >> i think it's gorgeous. >> over the past two years, breanna and someone who seen a whole lot of america and she thinks so, too. >> i've done a lot of awesome stuff but everything is really beautiful, and this is really nice. >> in 2022, she stepped off the beach in delaware and headed west. her goal, to be the first solo

woman ever, to complete the 30- year-old american discovery trail in one continuous hike. a journey, of more than 6800 miles. breanna says the idea of hiking the trail came to her after she completed the more famous but shorter appalachian trail. she found herself wishing that she could keep going. >> i wanted more after i finished i was like, this was so awesome. i can hike and go anywhere. >> so from delaware to california became her new hiking grail, through every conceivable type of terrain and weather. >> i'm not gonna lie, it is a blizzard out here. >> there have been so many wild and crazy things. a lot of boring stuff, a lot of times, when i'm like okay, you've got to stick with it, keep going, you will see the silo for the next five days but you will get there eventually. >> she said down deep she always knew she would complete the trail. it was on her second to last day, while crossing mount kamel

that the reality of what was to come the next day finally hit her. >> i mean i always try and tell people it's just a lot of walking but, i know it's big. so i hope i'm not the only one crying. >> and yes, as breanna approached the finish line there were others who would be crying that day, but when she saw her family had come from maine to surprise her, well, she was the first. >> i just walked across america. >> it was in the end, a true journey of discovery, both of the country, and herself. it did, after all, take something like the pacific ocean to stop her. >> i learned i had more

perseverance than i think i do and i think that's true for everybody. i wish more people would tap into that and understand that. >> wow! >> i'm crying, too, what a proud moment, congratulations breanna. >> 6800 miles, over two years, she's been walking. >> i'm trying to compute that mentally, and it's very overwhelming. you know, the amount of emotions that she's feeling. >> so many stories she can tell. people she met along the way. >> i called her today with follow-up question and she said that she was walking. >> let's talk about our rain. we've got three storms headed our way. they are lining up across the pacific. the next one gets here as you roll through tomorrow. let me show you the details of what we are seeing on that

incoming weather and yes, one, two, three, you can count them, the next storm system as we head through tomorrow's forecast, i still think this one is moving in and out quickly so we shouldn't have too many problems. saturday, that it's up with an atmospheric river. but it does look like the timing of that is starting to get a little condensed. it could mean better overall for the rainfall totals. in the third win here late sunday into monday and that one is still holding on. so let's move it right into our doppler radar. we are getting a little bit of moisture ahead of the storm system, but no rain falling just yet. that's with the green spackling is. the storm system itself stays off to the north and also in the pacific as we head through 11:30. so no need for the umbrella this evening, even really through the bulk of the morning commute. it'll be mainly dry and as we

head 9:00, a few showers over the north. we should the into heavier pockets of rain but 2:00, widespread rain, 4:00 and 5:00 and then this moves to the south they all the way through it:00 tomorrow. then, this should kick out of here by 11:00 p.m. rainfall totals, a quarter to a half an inch. i think most of the bay area is locked in for a half inch at this point in the yellow color. we could see some mountains of the peninsula north bay and east bay get up around three quarters may be close to an inch but all and all, nothing compared to some of the storms we've seen over the past couple of weeks. so as we started off through tomorrow morning, keep the umbrella with you but again, for the early morning commute, i don't think you need the umbrella just yet. we will drop it down to the 40s for the east bay, san francisco and northbay. daytime highs tomorrow, with the system sweeping, should drop off by 3 to 6 degrees, that would put us at 60 in the

bay, kathleen bay, 59 in palo alto. more of the 50s across san francisco. a breeze out of the south at 60 miles per hour and northbay, 56 in sonoma. the rain chance for tomorrow, then the additional storm system, that still looks like it'll be hitting us with the atmospheric river by late saturday morning, rain totals, i have to two inches. i think most of the bay area is between a half to one inch. so that's manageable. northbay, coast, that is where we are seeing the 1 to 2 inch range, winds up to, it doesn't look extreme, and we should see about a foot in that storm and then we get on the final system late sunday night around 11:00 p.m. and that would continue into monday. we will try it out thursday and friday, rain on saturday, a few

showers late sunday into monday and spotty rain on tuesday. so we

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