nick sherman, mark shelley, richard ellis, michael hughes, elizabeth colbert, simon winchester. i have been calling a lot of people and asking a lot of questions. thank you to my studio assistance. in sound and media, we have carolyn chadwick, raymond chavez, alex chadwick. my media coordinator, luc d ubious. they've given us a much of their time and brilliance to work with us to help in the final character of the media and also pentagram and management. i have to think what wall of foundries -- i have to thank walal walla foundries. what is missing? it begins with an accounting of what we are losing as we watch. in terms of species and habitat loss and i hope it provokes more a sense of wonder at what this planet is capable of and still could return to. this is a beginning. let's imagine this as a portal. we have begun to think of this as listening to the earth. me will be able to connect to the president. we see all the things that are being accomplished. we can also see into the future and by 2000 12th, we will start with the clean paint for the future. -- and by 2012, we wil

marking august 18 for sure. don knapp, thank you, and simon perez. >>> right now the only u.s. state where same-sex couples are allowed to get married are massachusetts, iowa, connecticut, vermont, new hampshire and washington, d.c. you can download the judge's ruling at cbs5.com. there you will also find raw video of reaction directly after the decision. >>> as we move closer to the november election, democrats are losing ground. we have exclusive eyewitness news polls showing republicans gaining in several big races particularly in the race for senate. is barbara boxer worried? len ramirez asked her that very question today. >>> reporter: senator barbara boxer signed her name to a steel girder at a topping out ceremony for a new mental health wing at the va hospital in palo alto. but while her signature went up, our exclusive eyewitness news poll found her numbers were dropping. >> let's face facts. this is a tough race. these are tougher races all over the country. >> reporter: after running neck and neck through most of the summer, republican carly fiorina has now open u a

marking august 18 for sure. don knapp, thank you, and simon perez. >>> while gay couples wait to tie the knot, there's still no guarantee same-sex couples can start getting married next week. simon perez explains what could get in the way of them saying i do in sticks days. simon. >> reporter: the prop 78 proponents are going to appeal to the court of appeals and if all depends on what they say. >> reporter: the crowds will have to wait until next wednesday at 5:00 p.m. the deadline judge vaughn walker gave to prop 8 proponents to appeal. this person explains why walker dismissed the appeal to put them on hold. >> the proponents of prop 8 have to be able to show that they have what we call standing. standing means that you are a person that has been particularly concretely injured by a law. >> reporter: according to judge walker, prop 8 proponents don't have standing. they couldn't prove they would be harmed by same-sex marriages going forward. judge walker wrote, prop 8 proponents argue a state suffered irreparable injury whenever an enactment of its people is enjoyed. proponents of course are not the state. >> reporte