twitter. >> a former contra costa deputy is the latest to appear in court. ricardo perez leaving the courthouse. inside the courtroom salacious testimony from the woman. jodi hernandez is live where a judge has decided if it was enough for a trial. >> reporter: the former deputy's attorney argued that he had no idea that the teenager was under age. came to court where she described in vivid details the sexual relationship she had with former contra costa sheriff's deputy ricardo perez that started when she was 17. she said it all began on facebook where the two privately messaged each other naked photos of themselves and then met for sex before her 18th birthday. >> it was good for him. it was free and he enjoyed take advantage of it. she told him she was a prostitute and was having sex with other officers. i like a man in uniform. but the teen said it didn't seem to matter to perez. and in fact he replied, no wonder you are so good. >> no reason for him to stop. an opportunity for him to have literally free sex without ramifications of a young woman who appeared to be able to perform sex in any way he wanted. >> reporter: both the former deputy and his attorney declined to comment after court. perez has been ordered back to court on august 10th for his trial. i am jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. new details surrounding a san francisco police officer on charge child porn charges. he was arrested yesterday after a month long investigation found multiple images of child porn. no longer has direct contact with the public. >> temperatures on the rise. but just how hot depends on where you live. some places seeing more than 100 degrees. where is it going to be the hottest? >> definitely in contra costa county. walnut creek 100. pleasanton 99. and san martin at 97. you can see when you compare to the averages which range in the upper 80s. now taking a look right here across the east bay, 100 in brentwood. and 87 in hayward. down towards the south bay. and this heat, likely will stick around. we will talk about the prolonged heat in my seven-day forecast, my next update in 14 minutes. >> download or free app right to your smartphone. >> top military officials are weigh in on president trump's tweet. this is lawmakers enter a series of votes on health care. nbc blayne alexander joins us live with more on that. >> certainly a lot to break down today. on that transgender ban, word went out to all branches of the military nothing changes until president trump issues an actual order. the army top general struggling to explain what happens next after president trump surprise twitter announcement banning transgender from the military. >> will today and will tomorrow and always should treat every single soldier, marine, coast guard with dignity and respect. >> it is tide to funding in his border wall. >> said they were going to have to work out the details. >> i am going to work hard on a piece of legislation that the president does not do this. >> reporter: amid reports that he is thinking about firing attorney general jeff sessions. >> if jeff sessions is fired, there will be holy hell to pay. >> reporter: sessions himself defending the president on this interview on fox news. >> steadfastly determined to get his job done and wants all of us to do our job and that is what i intended to do. >> reporter: lawmakers juggling health care ending with a so-called skinny repeal. so far getting mixed support. >> i am going to be on it like a hobo on a ham sandwich. >> reporter: and today, the boy scouts officially apologized for what they call political rhetoric during the president's speech earlier this week adding the boy scouts will always be a nonpartisan organization. back to you. >> thanks a lot. with a proposed ban on transgender people serving into the military, isn't the only blow this week. this morning, a new bomb shell claiming that lgbt americans are not -- tonight on -- >> this is the couple. today they were sentenced to life in prison for killing kruger's daughter. beat the little girl before putting her body in a freezer and then a suitcase. they continue to claim their innocence. a mother in trouble for the actions of her son. she is reportedly accused of harboring her son johnny brown. they are accused of killing ms. flo douglas. three others are also linked to this crime. if you thought traffic in the bay area was getting worse, you are right. coupling up the troubling traffic trend that could have you changing your commute. >> these guys come up, and put a gun to the camera man's head. >> an oakland duo rap video shoot. temperatures still on the rise over the next search days. we will talk about the pro pllod heating in the forecast coming up . well it's a daily occurrence. a major traffic backup that lasts for hours on bay area bridges. there is one right there. now there is evidence that clogged commutes are happening evening earlier. we are talking about before 6:00 a.m. christie smith is live in san francisco and how bad is this problem becoming? >> reporter: well drivers we spoke with today say they were not surprised at all and that's because they say they have been stuck in the afternoon going home and in the morning coming in. according to numbers showing a continuation of a trend with more people leaving early to get to work. start driving your bay area commute earlier and you will have company. painter ron vargas crosses the bay bridge to san francisco for work each day. >> i have to get up at 3:00 in the morning to leave to make sure i get here by 5:00. >> the 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. numbers were startling. >> reporter: he says the traffic has been increasing. >> and it is the bay bridge in particular during the first of the three years, 4:00 traffic was up by 22% year-to-year and then up another 11% from last year to this year. >> reporter: he says travel patterns are complex and there is a dynamic economy here. some want to arrive before the toll enclosincreases. >> the way they approach the problem in southern california, where the car pool lanes are 24/7. >> reporter: he says we may see initiatives at moving buses quicker. and he is seeing drivers leave earlier too. >> if i am driving, it can take two hours. >> reporter: a spokesperson says when it comes to setting carpool hours, there are a number of steps involved. it starts with a survey. reporting live in san francisco christie smith nbc bay area news. how a bay area hip-hop duo is asking for help. >> when somebody takes something that you are working on and everybody is in a good mood and everything disappears. >> two men showed up and stole $90,000 worth of equipment. now the group is hoping to raise $700 to buy a camera. buying more land in silicon valley. at a price tag right around $800 million. the company is already the fifth largest employer in sunnyvale and this means more techies coming to town. >> i am planning to get out because of how much everything is growing. with the lifestyle i want to lead, i can't make it here. i am an artist. >> google is not releasing any plans for the neighbors yet. we will show you how sunnyvale plans to change to accommodate all of the googlers. >> tiny hands building tiny homes. what do they have in common? >> all have been subjects of bay area proud stories in the past. new development in each of those stories. >> i want to let you know, we are getting close on 500 bay area proud stories. >> wow. good work. >> and the people involved in them they continue to inspire us. virginia becker would go around offering high quality professional portraits to those who couldn't afford them. homeless people railroad fostor children. her blue tarp project is a photography exhibit. it is her way of humanizing people she feels are demonizing. it is at the santa clara center now. also, they developed the first upgrade to the stethoscope in two kris. their eco core is now used in sear 700 hospitals. they have a second device. the promise is to help people in places where doctors are not nearby is something. finally, a tiny home built by tiny people. teacher led third through six graders in a project to build an actual house on campus. she hasn't heard anything like this anywhere else in the country. it is going to be a learning space for future classes to learn buc learn. but the house is going to stay there and kids are going to use it and knowing that it was built by other students. >> 500 stories, i remember each one of them, because they are impactful and inspiring. thanks garvin. >> you can follow him on twitter. his handle is @garvinthomas. >> let's get to our forecast. >> we keep looking at the long range models. it is going to be hanging on not only for the next seven-days, but maybe even in the next 14 days. we are dealing with above normal temperatures for the interior valleys and only in the bay area do you get something happening like this. cool 63 in san francisco. and 100 in walnut creek. as you get a wider expansive view, you can see how thick the marine layer is. it ensures the coastal breeze making it a lot more comfortable as we start. so even the hottest locations today do get relief as we head into tomorrow morning. watch out for the fog building throughout the peninsula. we get low clouds for the north bay and 67 and fog and drizzle back to sf. temperatures stay similar. it looks like we will stay out of the 100-degree range in the south bay. but still warm towards gilroy. breeze off the bay puts us at 88 here in san jose. close to 100 yet again. watch out for the dangerous heat here throughout livermore, antioch 98 and oakland 75 degrees. belmont 83 degrees. san francisco comes in with sixth across the board. 63 in the mission. and 63 in the outer sunset. 89 in santa rosa. the heat looks like it is going to stick around for us. not just for a couple of days. possibly for seven, maybe 14 days. all about the hot pressure building in from the desert. throughout most of the heat that is building, we should keep the fog at the coastline. it is going to be one of those events where we get the comfortable weather here in san francisco, at least, through next tuesday and then 70s build. we will have to watch that closely by next wednesday and thursday. may have to increase it more for sf. interior valleys, 99 by sunday and increase temperatures by next thursday and wednesday up to 100, 102. at this point, it looks like all of august may be above average. >> long stretch. thanks for the warning. new information that claims airlines are really hurting now. the city of san jose cancelels plans to build a homeless community in a neighborhood happening now, neighbors complain and they win. san jose cancels building homeless community. report from espn says ja vale mcgee new information shows over the next decade-- nearly half of all airline pilots are expected to retire. not only that-- the airlines will be buying thousands of new airplanes and they )ll need hundreds of thousands of pilots to fly them. the research by the cowen group says without enough pilots, flights will be limited. ==janelle/cu== home surveillance cameras are supposed to give you peace of mind, but what if you weren )t the only one watching? senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen discovered a security concern involving several popular brands of cameras that could give strangers a peek into your life. ==gfx== she joins us now with a preview into her story tonight. vicky? vicky on cam home security cameras have gotten more affordable and easier to use.and many of them are connected to the internet so you can see your home from anywhere. but as you )re about to seethere )s a security hole you need to avoid. or you could risk giving a stranger a peek into your life. it happened to this woman. ==take vo== we )re blurring the details to protect her identity.becaus e she was unintentionally recorded in her home.by a man in san francisco. he bought a security camera and returned it.then a month laterhe says his inbox filled up with video clips that showed this woman in her living room. she had apparently bought the camera "he" returned. and was trying to set it up. ==take sot== ==no cont. vo == ==vicky on cam tag== tonight at 11, we investigate how this can happen and we )ll show you what happened when we tested creepy. >> well tonight, at lech, we investigate how this can happen and show you what can happen when we tested several different cameras. that is all coming up. see you tonight at 11. >> it is our final push for the supporting our schools initiative. invite you to help us support all kids. we are teaming up with telemundo 48 and several nonprofits. you can donate backpacks and school supplies and cash. a full list can be found at nbcbayarea.com. the smokey air finally leaving yosemite. we have the pictures. that is next. how neighbors were able to prevent san jose from putting a tonight at 6:00. fighting back against the city and winning. that story and more tonight at 6:00. what a difference a week can make. the air in yosemite once geng clea -- again clear. on the right, what it looks like today. the haze was caused by the wildfire that burned in the town of mariposa. visitors seem to be enjoying the clean air. several people enjoying the water, and the cooler weather. but going to heat up. how fun. >> yeah. that is the spot to be. why are we here? >> warm, for the next week? >> maybe through august. 100 to next wednesday. 102 next thursday. at the coastline should still see 60s. gilroy garlic festival is going to be happening. warm but lots of fun. >> all right. thanks very much. "nightly news," is next. >> back at 6:00. bye. tonight, war inside the white house. the president's new coms director leveling vulgar attacks at chief of staff reince priebus. does priebus still have the president's confidence? the white house won't say. gay rights controversy. the justice department drops a bombshell saying lgbt workers are not protected from discrimination under the law while backlash grows to the president's transgender military ban. state fair horror. a ride breaks apart, killing a marine recruit and injuring several others. how could it have happened? brave new world? for the first time in the u.s. scientists take a major but controversial leap toward eliminating diseases in babies before they're born. and emotional salute. hundreds turn out to give a marine dog a