the girl at the center of the scand scandal interviewed with dan noyes. >> this deputy had sex with the girl when she was just 17 years old. >> the she haves's office announced ricardo perez resigned today. earlier this week, the i-team revealed new information from the 18-year-old at the center of the controversy, calling herself celeste watts. >> when did you have sex with a police officer. >> 16. >> she tells me perez had sex with her when she was under age and investigators confirm possible statutory rape is part of the arrest.

she said the new selfies shot from a mirror the date, july 2, 2015. she was 17. celeste resisted providing names to investigators. >> do you blame them for not helping you instead of having sex with you? >> i mean, they did help me. because i felt safer. safer with them. >> with them? >> they just helped me. >> protection? >> yes. >> the she hariff released a statement, saying this case involves one deputy, out of the over 1,000 employees we will not tolerate a single breech of public trust that we worked so hard to earn. the head of the contra costa county deputy sheriff's

association tells me it's an embarrassment for law enforcement and should never have happened. they should have known better. it's despicable. she may be holding back on names of the officers but investigators copied everything on her phone, texts, chats, and photos of officers having sex with her. this case is for from over. >> dan, thank you. new recruits from the san francisco police department got a pep talk about the camera that's will be issued in august. it's an intensive issue. lyanne is live with more. lyanne? >> reporter: the bay view and ingleside stations will be the first to get the cameras as of august. the police force will get them by the end of the year, getting here has not been easy.

san francisco mayor ed lee was given a brief description of how the police department's new body cameras will function. >> there is an off and on button and there is a self diagnostic. >> the mayor was joined by the interim police chief in addressing recruits who will be soon equipped with the devices. >> you're coming in when technology is changing. into the 21 century of policing with body cameras. don't let anybody fool you into thinking this is going to hurt you. these are going to help you. >> reporter: it's part of a number of reforms following a growing divide between police and the community. the policy also states that officers will be allowed to review the footage only after they make a statement. the chief said it was an

acceptable compromise. >> because it's going to be a run in. >> in the end, the union gave a blessing to the body cams. >> the cameras will not be a panacea. this is not the end all, but it is a vital tool to use to demonstrate to the public we're doing it right. >> reporter: a study published in 2015 found when officers used body cameras, the number of incidents involving force decreased as much as 64%. the department expects to have every officer wearing them by the end of the year. in san francisco, abc7 news. police in santa rosa identified a suspect in a stabbing in a movie theater. they arrested the homeless man from baltimore two blocks from the roxy theater, witnesses say he went into the theater with a large kitchen knife, and went up behind adam lucero, stabbing him several times, police are

looking into whether hart stabbed a homeless poet on wednesday. tesla says a first crash of its car under auto pilot occurred under rare circumstances. the car rammed into a tractor trailer. tesla says neither noticed the right side of the tractor trailer on the side of the brightly lit sky. brown often posted videos on you tube, including this one, where it avoids another crash with a chuck. tesla's ceo tweeted a link to the video. an investigation is underway to find out why a dog was euthanized by mistake. take a look at a picture of barbie, destined to be euthanized and wasn't available for adoption. a rescue group made a last

minute request to take her and lined up a foster family. contra costa animal services blames a communication breakdown. >> there was notes in the system identifying there was a rescue group lined up and the notes were missed for whatever reason. that is what we're looking at. where the breakdown was, and how to prevent that from ever happening again. >> the incidents as the animal shelter celebrates a rate from animals saved to 80% today. learichmond police are on t lookout for a elderly woman attacked and robbed of prized possessions. carolyn? >> reporter: police don't have a good description of the man, except to say he is slim, about five feet 8 to 5 feet 10 and in his 20s. support for the woman he terrorized is coming from around the country, even the white

house. the intruder may not have known the victim, but president obama does. he gave the 94-year-old a special coin to honor her as the nation's oldest park ranger. it was stolen along with jewelry and electronics during a home invasion robbery at her richmond town house in the middle of the night, on monday. she was physically assaulted. >> punched her several times in the face. she host her balance and fell to the floor. >> reporter: the mayor has known her 30 years. >> they call her a national treasure, an icon. she's the most-famous person in richmond. when something like this happens to her, the community just can't quit talking about it. >> reporter: she leads doors at the rosie the riveter world war

ii historical park. friends say she'll be back at work and continuing to live her life. >> she plans to still live alone and be able to reclaim that space. >> reporter: the white house will send her another presidential coin and police will be on the lookout for someone trying to sell the original. a mountain lion has been spotted in pacifica jumping a fence into another card. the person has video of the cat. wildlife officials say people should keep a watch on pets and small children and don't approach a mountain lion. a grass fire began in the

oakland hills around 4:30 today. >> san francisco police and fire are warning about the risks of fire. police know it all too well. vic lee live with the story. vic? >> it is so brazen here in the old days, that street sellers would set off firecrackers on grant avenue so the buyers would know who to go to get the big stuff. well, grant avenue will be crawling with these these dealers but times have changed. >> thank you for that. >> we asked where

they're in a souvenir store. this year, runners are just harder to find. just ask edward who came from noe valley. >> this is roughly 10:00 a.m., not one person asked me to buy fire works. >> they believe it's because many are turning to the internet. there is increased police presence this week. >> san francisco police and fire held a news conference on the dangers of fire works. >> all fire works are illegal in san francisco. >> this resident told us she was injured by one of them.

>> as i walk outside, bang. she took us to a store, we found smaller fire works on the counters. inside, we're told more powerful ones. vic lee, abc7 news. the bay area is growing beyond our counties. still ahead at 6:00, our region is affecting housing markets. plus... >> a family pays thousands for a new sewage line but it starts flooding their bathroom all over again. i'm michael finney. 7 on your side is coming up. >> i'll have the beach forecast and your fire works forecast coming up. >> and one of northern california's

we're changing from the bay area into northern california mega region. abc7 news is live in antioch where bart unveiled new cars. >> reporter: you can see ut here to antioch there is a barge of how fast it's becoming a mayinga region. these animations simulate the new antioch extension. a 10-mile link that will take thousands of daily riders beyond the end of the line in pittsburgh by 2018. >> we have growth out there. we want to make sure that it

doesn't get choked off by lack of transportation. >> that is what the bay area council has dubed this area. it's evolving into a region of 21 counties. tens of thousands stream in from sacramento. blurring the lines between the areas, places like antioch that used to be on the trend with cheap housing and horrible traffic could find itself in the middle of things by 2030 with this broad extension. >> i think the crash that people will have access to get from their homes to the jobs is going to see an increase in terms of property values. >> it's going to improve and increase the value of the house.

>> reporter: to region is already home to one third of californians and make room for 2 million >> until today, the company provided kiosks and the new price adjustor is at $160,000 a year, city officials say they decided to pursue other options. palo alto is getting ready to roll out a pilot program that could help improve safety and save lives. abc7 news is live in downtown palo alto with more on the efforts. chris? a number of tragedies and officials are trying out new technology. all in the roll of keeping residents safe.

>> in palo alto, neighbors near east meadow have seen heart break. whether it's preventing an accident or a tragedy involving a train versus a pedestrian, community members say communication is key. >> i cringe when i hear sirens going on. >> the city will use thermal cameras that can detect temperatures a mile away. >> we're going to be evaluating is the other artificial intelligence. >> it's designed to minimize the need for human monitoring. they'll undergo a 60 day test run this summer. some wonder if it will be successful. >> it's response time, what happens after they pick up?

a number of teenagers have taken their own lives and since then, the city made safety improvements including vegetation and hiring of around the block security. >> there is traffic. >> chris nguyen, abc7 >> spencer is here with the forecast. >> things are looking good. from typical early summer pattern, here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies it's warmer than it was in this area yesterday. 15 degrees warmer now in novato

and fairfield. hayward 60 temperatures 18 degrees warmer. east bay hills camera, looking west across the bay. 85 in santa rosa. and here is my view of the roof top here at abc7, blue skies over the bay. these are the forecast features, coastal fog, possibly flooding and drizzle. and overnight, mid to upper 50s and there is a forecast animation at 7:00 this evening,

notice increase in coastal fog across the bay. high temperatures range from upper 50s at the coast to low to mid-70s around the bay. we'll see low to mid-90s inland. here we are giving you this view because you may wonder about teach conditions, morning clouds unveiled tomorrow. highs into the upper 60s, 4th of july forecast, fire works viewing, mainly clear inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. temperatures dropping off a few degrees inland. the coast will remain consistently cool. we expect mainly sunny afternoons, monday, july, just

lovely. high temperatures in the mid-80s inland. upper 50s on the coast. >> thank you, spencer. >> coming up on abc7 news at 6:00 a new bart brings new transportation tolls. that is when abc7 news continues. ♪ it's time to free yourself from the old way of buying and selling cars. introducing beepi, the radical new way to buy & sell cars, all online. carefully inspected, guaranteed and delivered right to you. ♪ ♪ ♪

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starting tomorrow, fares from larkspur and sausalito ferries will go up and the fare is going up 4% on golden gate transit buses. drivers will see a quarter increase for all tolls on the golden gate bridge, helping balance a projected budget deficit. big news for beer fans here in northern california. russian river brewing has a huge expansion in the works. it's known for award winning 'll, people line up in santa rosa to get a taste before it is gone. this weekend, the owners announced purchase of a new property outside of the city, producing three time the amount of brews currently produced.

>> a blast from the past will hit shelves this summer. crystal pepsi is coming back. the caffeine free soda came out in 1992. sales were huge and fell. it was gone in a little more than a year. pepsi says it wants to give people a taste this summer, it will be around eight weeks starting in early august. >> yeah. bringing back lovely memories. california lawmakers have taken action against gun violence. >> still to come, breaking down the series of bills supporters help will safe lives. >> the number of transgender americans is on the rise. the military makes decision about service. >> look at the future of voting. a new high tech boom being

new video obtained by a

turbish newspaper reportedly shows a man being shot, media says the man who was shot was apparently asking one of the bombers for identification when the terrorist turned and shot him. the turbish government is blaming islamic state militants for the attack. >> the defense department made a historic move with the u.s. military, defense secretary carter announced the military will no longer discriminate against transgender troops. carter calls it the right thing to do. the move has been a year in the making and comes despite last minute concerns about how to deal with the medical, housing and uniform issues. in the last deck wrad, the number of americans when identify a transgender

the california legislature sent a slew of bills that take a varied aprech to guns. one bars the possession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. others tighten deadlines and regulate modifications, and determine who can borrow a firearm from a gun owner. >> we've covered a large spectrum from high capacity to registry to domestic violence and restraining orders. >> governor brown says he will sign bills and veto others. gun lobbyists contend it makes it more difficult to get weapons to defend themselves. >> it appears chris christie took a step toward being considered as vice president. abc news reported received the

paper work to be vetted. he dropped out of the race this year. there is new voting tests that will replace la what county's puvenlg voting system. designers believe it's more accessible than any other digital booths out there. >> you're looking at the future of voting in l.a. county. replacing any punch voting system in use nearly 60 years. >> we have a voting system at the end of the hive cycle so we have to replace it. >> voters can get in and vote faster. >> it's one of the things that is new. every ballot can be displayed. >> ibeo engineer was part of a design team for the system. he says it can't be hacked there

will be no voting mishaps. >> if we want to be sure that people recognize the significance of voting and take part in the process we have to have a voting experience that is responsive to the way people function. >> get this. the new system will allow you to vote anywhere during an election. >> a voter can get the correct ballot that will have realtime access to our statewide ballots. >> i know you're asking when will we be able to use this system on a limited basis in 2018? officials expect to roll it out for all of us to use in honda recalled 300,000

vehicles. the company says the air bags should be fixed immediately as they run the risk of rupturing. the recall affects honda models between years 2001 and 2003. >> some pandora users have been told to reset their pass words. a breech that hit another service has shown up on line. the information may be compromised. >> amazon is bringing back the summer shopping sale, featuring discounts. walmart is working on a similar promotion. stocks increased a third day in the row. safe and sane fire work sales have begun in cities around the bay area.

there is still confusion about where you can buy them. >> we have smoke bombs. >> 14 stands opened at noon on tuesday. >> what they mean is nothing explodes, number 1, and 2, nothing leaves the ground. >> the they're only legal in dublin. it's difficult when you expect people not to buy it here and go next door and light them off. >> 20 cities sell safe and sane fire works. nearly everywhere else outlaws them. >> people want to be able to go to bed and sleep and not be woken up by loud noises. sometimes, they think they're blasts and they turn out to be

fire works. >> dublin has four parks where people can set off safe and sane fire works on the 4th. officials say illegal fire works pose the greatest danger but the national fire protection association says fire works trigger 18,000 fires every year and say safe fire works are professionally staged ones. >> you can share photos from july 4th with abc7 news. just add the #abc7now when you post them online. there is a break through for millions of kidney patients. how the new technology could help the patients get control of treatment. >> and a family whose sewage problem just won'

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. the worst plumbing problem in your home has got to be a sewage back up yes. a family ended up with thousands of dollars to stop the unpleasant flow but it wasn't nuf we've seen these in our

neighborhoods. this family thought a pipe solved the problem, they didn't know something was growing underground until the sewage came flooding back. >> it happened more times than vivienne cares to recall. it kept backing up into this bathroom. it began when roots choged her sewage pipe. she paid to install a seamless pipe. >> after, it just kept doing the same thing. >> i mean just stunning. >> she hired a technician, who inserted a camera to record this video. >> all right. a lot of roots. >> roots in parts of the old

clay pipe that had not been replaced. >> roots are back and we're supposed to have had this done. >> vivienne says rescue rooter should have replaced the other line. she demanlded rescue rooter cover $9500 cost. >> they never responded. >> she contacted 7 on your side. we took her case to rescue rooter, it tells us the contract called for replacing only the section of the pipe marked in green. rescue rooter said it did not replace the other sections because at the time no roots were growing there and said the work six years ago was necessary and completed in entirety in accordance with a contract, however, the company did refund the money she paid and worked to unclog it saying our priority to ensure customers have a positive

experience. >> if it wasn't for michael finney i never would have gotten anything. i feel great. >> vivienne says it took her savings to cover the cost. so the refund really did come to the rescue. to see my reports go to abc7news.com and select 7 on your side. >> getting it done. >> thank you, michael. a new science promises a cure for mental and physical illness. >> looking at how wide spread the stem cell industry has

researchers found hundreds of companies selling stem cell treatments that have not been proven. they found 351 businesses selling treatments that may not be compliant with federal

regulations. marketing includes promises of cosmetic improvement and treatment for children with autism. the fda wants to regulate stem cell treatments but has not. a bay area company is hoping it can help revolutionize care for million was failing kidneys. they developed a technology designed to give patients greater control over their own treatment. >> millions of kidney patients face four hours a day, three days a week, hooked up to a dialysis mrn machine, now, a bay area start up believes they can change that experience. >> first thing you do is press get started. >> there is a new dialysis machine known as the tableau

designed to work as a smart phone app. >> we thought about how to reimagine it. >> this is a check list. >> the answer centers on a touch screen interface they say allows them to set up in 10 minutes. >> then, the treatment involves opening up the front door and placing a cartridge, a one-handed operation on the front of tableau. >> they say patients may still want a technician but the goal is to shorten the wait times at centers by allowing patients to control the process themselves. >> they know how much fluid they want to remove. they have ability to adjust it

realtime. >> the company believes it could enter into expanding the home dialysis market. >> we think a number of people want to consider doing dialysis at home. >> a choice they believe could be made more practical with the help of the consumer friendly interface. the machine is in use in a limited number of centers across the country. >> spencer is back now with an update on the forecast. it's been a pleasant day. >> you're right about that. looks like it's going to be a pleasant 4th of july weekend. tomorrow, look for a day like today, highs in the upper 50s and mild around the bay. 70s, mid to upper 70s there and here is how it looks in lake tahoe now. if you're planning to go that way over the weekend we're going

to give you the three day forecast tomorrow. showers may develop tomorrow and will be sunny and warm over the weekend. highs around 80 degrees. here is the accu-weather forecast. mid to upper 80s throughout the seven day period, including monday. so far, looks like good viewing conditions for evening fire works here monday around the bay area. thank you, spencer. >> he's not impersonating a hitter. >> he will get the chance tonight against the a's. why is bruce bocci doing some

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batting 175 this season. when he comes to the plate, everybody is going to be watching now. manager bruce bocci doesn't want that, but mad bum will hit against dylan overton. >> he's a competitor. he wants to hit. just keeps him in the same routine. he's earned it. and if you look at what he's done, it gives us a no batter. >> a's are suddenly red hot. and have scored 60 runs in the process. a's skipper is hoping this is the turning point in the season. >> any time you win interest is

a better feeling in the club house. it does feel like we're sustaining something for a period of time now. >> game three, sixth inning gk young, 18th of the year. a two-run clears. runners in scoring position. so 4-3, the final coastal carolina wins the national championship. nba free agency begins at 9:01:00 p.m. tonight west coast time.

it would be an absolute shocker if durant decided to leave oklahoma city. let's be real about this. several of friends and business partners said there is a 90% chance he's going to stay with the thunder. it came close this year, then, maybe they win, or he tests free agent waters again, next the difference is over $50 million. former raider rolando maclaine is in the news, today, the nfl suspended him for 10 games for violating the substance abuse

policy. 97 tackles. 4th of july is more than just celebrating our independence. you can't forget about the hot dog eating contest. that is a big deal. last year, the winner ate 62 ht dogs. the gloves game off. >> he's a great competitor. i know. >> you want to win a contest you might want to compete with the ladies. >> i don't know. we can take him. >> yes. >> join us tonight at 9:00,

coming up a new embarrassment for cipotle after an executive gets arrested. >> a bay bridge back up. but this is not rush hour. what is behind this nightmare? >> tonight on abc 7, at 8:00, battle bots, greatest hits, match game, then join us for awc7 news at 11:00. >> and that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm kristin zee. from the entire abc7 news team, good night.

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