chief astronomer of the franklin institute in philadelphia and my favorite astronomer ever.oining us. >> my pleasure. >> did you get goose bumps when you heard this news? >> the hair stands up on the back of my neck when i hear this. >> how do we know this is all real and, again, just not something to make headlines? >> the scientists that have done this work have been doing this observation for 11 years and equipment they use for this is the best equipment on the planet. the factual data shows that this planet actually is right where they claim it is at this goldilocks position where it is the right location for liquid water to exist. >> do we know anything more about the composition or the atmosphere of this planet? >> we can estimate from the mass of the planet that it's probably a rocky planet with a rocky surface. and because it's big enough, the size of earth, a little bit bigger than earth and a little bit more mass we know it can hold an atmosphere, with a star at that distance with these other possibilities, if it has an atmosphere, water could exist as a liquid and

. >>> you may have heard the news, astronomers are excited because they think they found a place thatould be a lot like home. it's a planet about 20 light years away, by that's practically nothing in astronomer terms and it's more like earth than anything else found thus far outside our solar system. that's why this discovery has planet watchers so excited. >> we're barely on the way to the moon or mars, much less the nearby stars. but it offers us some glimmer of hope for a universe in which we're not alone, but joined bier life forms, possibly even intelligence. >> the astronomers are calling their discovery a goldilocks planet, not too cold, not too hot, possibly just right to sustain water and perhaps life. and it's nice to know if we screw this place up badly enough, there's a place we can all go. >>> we're going to take a break. when we come back, a brilliant career. remembering tony curtis. ♪ [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid to fight fatigue. so get up and get goin'! with new bayer

. >> welcome to the first day of astronomical fall. we're off to a beautiful start this morning with a full moon and a few clouds and cool conditions. we'll talk about the heat wave for the afternoon. >> and no slowing on bay area freeways with this live shot at the san mateo bridge despite a couple earlier accidents. if that changes i'll let you know. >> good thursday morning, everyone. it's 6 a.m.. as mike said, the first day of astronomical fall. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. developing news in downtown orinda where commuters can expect a few delays maybe this morning as pg&e tries to cap a gas leak. a construction crew hit a gas main around 11:30 last night near camino pablo. about a dozen homes were evacuated but all residents have now been allowed to return to their homes. city officials say the leak is near the on-ramp to eastbound 24 but say a detour has been put in place. this is the third significant gas leak reported in the last 24 hours in the bay area. yesterday morning crews dealt with a gas

it is a planet that scientists believe may support life. >> so far, astronomers have discovered 500 far away worlds. none of them capable of supporting life. now they have found one that may possibly be like our own. >> it is the first time we have found a planet that has the right mass and distance to have lifted -- liquid water and a substantial atmosphere. >> people are fascinated by the idea of traveling to other worlds and may be finding caylee in life. nasa scientists did not find anyone they traveled to the moon. the other planets in our solar system are unlikely to harbor life either. if it is too close to the sun like mercury, it will be too hot. if it is too far like neptune, it will be too cold. it is like the story of goldilocks and her porridge. it is called exactly that, the goldilocks zone. >> if you get the right place where the temperature is right, then it seems really unlikely that we are the only place in the universe where there is life. >> there is the possibility that planets like ours may be common and the galaxy may be teeming with life. >> whiskey and pastis co

it is the closest since the '50s or '60s, depending on the astronomer you talk to. even with opera glasses or small binoculars, you can see it. with temperatures being up to the 80's, our average high. our last 90 degree day last summer was august 22. let me take you around our weatherbug network. it was 68 degrees by this time of year then. i guess the good thing about this continuing dry pattern means after recess everybody is dry. porterage elementary schools, temperature 62 degrees. but at the high temperatures around the country. in memphis, 98 degrees. look at it. we are going to be seeing warm air come our way. look at the current temperatures in memphis. new orleans 82 degrees. this is almost like back to august. look at this humidity with the dew points in detroit, 63 degrees. there is still a severe thunderstorm watch out until 2:00 in the morning around michigan. that is a weather front that will be dying out as it comes our way. folks around the blue ridge, tomorrow afternoon there could be some afternoon showers or an afternoon thundershower. in the mea

meanwhile, astronomical catastrophes like the one that decide the dinosaurs 65 million years ago can be a burden in the futureure by changing the orbits of astroids and comets. these tasks would require improvements in our astronomical and rocketry capabilities that should be possible relatively soon. that's a product not only of you but of fred adam, corrie can ski, & anne lock lin and their monographs. >> yes. >> so this is not too far away? >> i think it's definately something that can be done in the >>> is the sun going to age well? >> well, stars like the sun, accumulate ash in the form of more helium at the center and they have to become hotter steadily. if the process takes a very long time. the sun will provide a perfectly liberal amount of heat and light for at least another half billion years. but -- >> how much is that in the geological time sense? half billion years? that's not much. >> that's right. but it's a lot longer than people have been around. >> this is true. now, is there a danger that the earth might get too close to the sun? >> no. the earth is going to stay a

>> i would have voted the way the international astronomical delicacy voted. it was a wise decision. >> how would you have voted? >> the same way. it's bad to be tied up by historical artifacts so science can't progress into the future. >> so if -- that means we have 12 plan snets. >> no. >> you would voted against it. >> i would have voted there are 8 planets that are real planets. >> we can change -- we are really changing the planetary system, aren't we? by human will? and if we can do that in the instance of planets, can we do it elsewhere with regard to the universe? >> well, we're not changing the universe. all we're doing is talking about definitions, about words. and i think that the goal here is clarity. when pluto was discovered, it was a marvelous thing. new mexico deserves credit for having made an interesting discovery. but we didn't really know what pluto was in those days. now we understand that there are many of these fairly large ice balls out about where pluto is, some closer, many further away. they are not really like the big planets. not l

and as we were all gathered up there, i remember this older archeo-astronomer said it's too bad this isn't celebrated any more. this is such a momentous occasion, the moon finally coming up between the gap and nobody celebrates it. i looked at him as we were all bundled together and thought, do you not notice all of us here pressed to the edge watching this one gap just to see a breach of light come through the spot? if this isn't celebrating this moment, i don't know what is, a bunch of researchers coming from all over the country, in fact, all over the world for this event. this is probably what happened a thousand years ago. i imagined a man very much like the one who had figured out where we needed to stand at what time, or perhaps it was a woman, it was someone who came up and checked this site every day until he sent out the word saying, okay, on this particular day you can put on your feathers and everybody get your stuff, we're going up and it's going to happen. because as the moon was rising i could see he was nervous, pacing back and forth because he wasn't sure if he was e

astronomical fall wednesday into thursday. 5:15 right now. looking live from downtown san francisco to the southeast. you can see mainly clear skies. we have locally patchy fog in some areas. let's take a look at these temperatures. mainly mid to upper 50s. still holding on to some 60s around antioch, livermore and san jose. around the monterey bay, mid to upper 50s. even towards salinas inland to gilroy, the cool usually spot -- cool spot usually. it is the warm spot at 61. brighter today, warmer temperatures mainly inland around the bay and the coast pretty close to where we were yesterday. mostly cloudy so look for more cloud cover and a little fog and cooler conditions for tuesday and wednesday. but the weekend is looking warm. one of those warm spells we get in the fall is on the way. let's take a look at the satellite. you see we're kind of in between systems right now. and because of that we're going to be a little warmer today. area of low pressure is gaining steam in the pacific and when it dies out wednesday, a drop in temperatures.

astronomers develop ad lifetime to discover 50 dead planets in outer space.he first time in history we hit the jack pot. >> yes. a live planet, perhaps. not just dead planets. i love the way you put that. we talked about it being the goldilocks planet. temperatures between a negative 24 degrees and 10 degrees fahrenheit. what kind of light could survive there? >> there could be a liquid ocean. it's one of the most precious substances in the universe. one side of the planet is hot. the other side is cold. in between we have a zone where liquid waters, oceans may exist. this is perhaps the fountain of life on a distant star system. amazing. >> it is amazing. what could we learn if in fact this planet has life on it. what would it change about our perception of the universe? >> it would have huge implications. 400 years ago the roman catholic monk was burn aid live for saying there's intelligent life in outer space. today we don't burn astronomers. >> or astro physicists. >> there could be billions of planets out there with life, maybe s . . words alone aren't e

astronomers may have found the next earth. not too hot. not too cold.ight to support life. it's what they would call a class m planet. you're looking at an artist's rendition of the planet. joining us now is deputy director of the space telescope science institute in baltimore. they call it a habitable zone, doctor. what does that mean? >> just as you said, it's the goldilocks zone. if you have a star and planets orbiting, it's too cold, too hot. there's that zone at just the right temperature where liquid water can exist and life as we know it requires water. >> and in this instance, how do they verify that is what they have found? >> so, the planets are rotating the star and they're watching the wobble of the star just as if you had a toy that you're spinning around. ball on a string. your hand would wobble. they've looked at the wobble of the star that gives a characteristic signature and the most amazing thing is that around the planet is not just a planet, but a whole solar system, one of which is in that right zone, and about the right size, that

astronomical autumn. up near 90 again. we have a small chance, by the way of a passing thunder shower late this evening. friday, another hot day. as we get into the weekend it looks like it will cool down. how is the traffic now, jerry? >> quiet morning as we get under way into southeast. nnsylvania avenue to the suiza bridge, overnight road work coming out of southeast up toward the suiza picked up. moving along nicely. traffic looks pretty good at this hour. wilson bridge from the maryland shoreline. the's the inner loop and outer loop. lanes are open. light volume of traffic. no worries at the moment. joe, eun. >>> 5:11 is your time. redskins cut ties with a former pro bowler. >>> why investigators have seized $30 million in a vatican bank account. >>> no paris in japan. why the country told the cialite s is not welcome. >>> why a d.c. police officer spent the night guarding a >>> good morning. i'm kimberly suiters. police in prince george's county have a murder mystery on their ands. a woman was killed yesterday in the

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two astronomers, including one working here in the district, found a new earth leak planet and that is in what is called the goldilock zone, meaning the planet is far enough away from theed with redd dwarf star and scientists call it that because it's not too close or too far from the dwarf star. >> the truly exciting thing about this discovery is the star is so nearby and we found it quickly in the scheme of things and this is suggesting that habitable planets are common. >> and that astronomer works with the carnegie group of washington and it would take several generations for a spaceship to get there. >>> thank you very much for joining us at 5 the news edge at 6 starts now. >>> -- the news edge at 6 starts now. >>> more heavy rain is coming our way. this could be a glimpse of what is to come and for the latest, begin with sue palka. talking about another one to three inches before this is citizen and know? -- said and done. -- done. >> reporter: the last think this we needed and started raining in northwest and have a skinny ban of showers and they're moving from south to north an

. >>> in new mexico, an amateur astronomer captured a rare sight traveling across the sky. a bright meteor moving north, traveling right past the moon. the amazing footage was captured with an experimental all sky optical video camera specifically sensitive to the near infrared flashes that meteors create. >>> state wildlife officials captured a nearly 12-foot long alligator, a rare find, especially in west texas. the animal was recovered from a local ranch where it's thought to have survived on wild pigs and duck. the gator will be moved to a new home on a 15 acre alligator farm. >>> and in louisiana, patrons lined up to get a piece of the 5,300 feet long and more than 8,600 pound king cake. that, according to the bakers, could wrap around the superdome twice. guinness is expected to determine soon whether that qualifies as the largest king cake. >>> now here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> good morning, amara. have you ever had that before? >> i haven't. but it looks like a great breakfast for me. i love sweets in the morning. >> i'll have to look tha

. >>> astronomers say they have discovered the first planet beyond our scholar system that could have the right conditions to support life. the new planet, some 20 light years away from either is being referred to by scientists as a goldy locks planet since it's not too hot, not too cold, but just right for possible human habitation. >> and now here's a look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,835 after losing 22 points yesterday. the s&p dipped 2 points and the nasdaq fell 3. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei fell 190 points while in tokyo the hang seng dropped 20. >>> the dollar could get another dip yesterday thanks to speculation from the fed. investors are convinced the federal reserve will poor more money backed away from the greenback sending the dollar to an eight-month low against the basket of other currencies. the price of gold was pushed to yet another fresh high, above $1300 an owns. energy stocks got a boost after dwindling inventories fueled a rise on the price of crude. in washington, lawmakers passed a bill t

wednesday afternoon going to be the coolest and astronomical fall starts wednesday night. look at the warming trend that follows that puts us in the low 90s inland over the weekend, near 80s around the bay and near 70 at the coast. here's megan. >> no major slow spots. the earlier bart delays have been cleared. we're going to start with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights not on yet. a slight backup at cal tran's parking lot. commuting through the north bay, a live look at san rafael. crowded southbound 101, the drive time from 37 to 580 about 11 minutes. once you reach the golden gate bridge, you'll find a beautiful ride making your way into san francisco from sausalito. no delays there. checking other bridges this morning, a live look at the san mateo bridge. traffic is moving nicely here in both directions. headlights are moving eastbound into hayward. if you're commuting through the south bay this morning, let's check out san jose. this is 280 right at the 17 overcrossing. as you can see traffic moving nicely here through the downtown san jose are

it's going to be warm the first part of astronomical fall. frances here with an update on the accident. >> we'll start off with a fatal accident in san jose where theresa garcia just brought us a live report. good stretch of almaden expressway closed at harry road. quite a few alternates but camden avenue a good one if you're heading through the area. if the rest of the south bay like san jose, all the freeways look good now. a quick check of the sunol grade where they have that new express lane that opened yesterday. looking pretty good into fremont. better news now if you're taking jamison canyon. west of interstate 80. all lanes open. an earlier motorcycle crash has been cleared. eric, kristen? >> frances, thank you so much. >> just ahead, 7 on your side's michael takes us in hunt for the best bathroom cleaner. >> a new deal that clears the way for h. p.'s former ceo to work for a potential rival. >> could be the hottest ticket in the bay area and it goes on sale today. what you need to know if you're looking to get your hands on when it c

autumn as far as astronomy is concned, astronomical autumn and warmer.nland over the weekend. mid to upper 80s around the bay. looking for one of those sun weekends in the ll at the beach, ths is one of those. >> just don't look at the calendar. just go with it. thanks, mike. in order to avoid jail, paris hilton pleaded guilty in a nevada courtrm to two misdemeanor drug charges. the heiress admitted she was in possession of cocain she'll serve a year of probation and comete a drug abuse program. she was arrested inside a resort in las vegas after police say a small plastic bag containing cocaine spilledut of her purse. today she pleaded guilty to drug possession and obstructing an officer. >> what did you do on august 27th, 2010 withi clark county, nevada, that cause you to plead guilty. >> i was in possession as well as telling an officer. >> first of all as to the possession, what did you possess? >> cocaine. >> she faces a year in prison if she violates the probation or is arrested for anything other than a minor traffic violation. meanwhile britain's

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so far, astronomers have discovered 500 worlds. none of them are capable of supporting life.ut now they have found one that may possibly unite our own. >> it is the first time we found a planet that has the right man is in is the right distance to have a liquid water and a substantial atmosphere. >> they have the flag up. >> people are fascinated by the idea of traveling to other world and maybe even finding life. but they did not find any when they traveled to the moon. apart from the earth, the other planets in our solar system are on likely to harbor life. so what kind of planet can support life? if it is too close to the son of like mercury it will be too hot. if it is too far away like neptune, it will be to call. but if it is somewhere in the middle like earth and our new planet, it will be just right. that is the story of goldilocks and her courage. it is called exactly that -- the goldilocks zone. >> if you have planets and the goldilocks the zone where the temperature is right and there are millions of these kinds of objects, then it seems unlikely that we are the on

autumn as far as astronomy is concerned, astronomical autumn and warmer.0s inland over the weekend. mid to upper 80s around the bay. looking for one of those sunny weekends in the fall at the beach, this is one of those. >> just don't look at the calendar. just go with it. thanks, mike. in order to avoid jail, paris hilton pleaded guilty in a nevada courtroom to two misdemeanor drug charges. the heiress admitted she was in possession of cocaine. she'll serve a year of probation and complete a drug abuse program. she was arrested inside a resort in las vegas after police say a small plastic bag containing cocaine spilled out of her purse. today she pleaded guilty to drug possession and obstructing an officer. >> what did you do on august 27th, 2010 within clark county, nevada, that caused you to plead guilty. >> i was in possession as well as telling an officer. >> first of all as to the possession, what did you possess? >> cocaine. >> she faces a year in prison if she violates the probation or is arrested for anything other than a minor traffic violation.

for the first time astronomers have spotted a so-called goldilocks planet, seen here, in an artist'so similar to earth in temperature, size and proximity to the sun the conditions for life to exist are just right. this just discovered planet is about 100 trillion miles away. >>> security officials in the u.s. and overseas say a pilot -- a plot, i should say, to launch a series of commando type terrorist attacks in europe remains active. the plot was discovered in its ó early stages but intelligence ñr officials say an unknown number of trained terrorists remain on the loose. >> they know al qaeda intends to send operatives into western capitals with mumbai-style Ñi attacks against soft targets in cities but they don't know who they are, they don't necessarily know where they are. >> there is beefed-up security at tourist sites overseas and so far there is no indication this particular plot targeted america. >>> now to last may's plot to bomb new york's times square, y plan saying he wasn't going to stop with just one bomb. jeff glor has the details. >> reporter: the just released mat

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. >>> astronomers say they have discovered the first planet beyond our solar system that could have theght conditions to support life. the new planet some 20 light years away from earth is being referred to by scientists as a goldilocks planet since it's not too hot, not too cold but just right for possible human habitation. >>> and now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,835 after losing 22 points yesterday. the s&p dipped two points and nasdaq fell three. overseas trading this morning in tokyo the nikkei dropped 190 points while in hong kong the hang seng dropped 20. >>> dollar took another dip thanks to speculation over stimulus from the fed. investors convinced the federal reserve will pour more money into the economy. they backed away from the greenback sending it to a new low against a basket of other currencies. traders bought up safe bets pushing the price of gold to another fresh high above $1300 an ounce. >>> energy stocks got a boost and bucked the downward trend after news of dwindling inventories fueled a rise in the price

even though astronomically we get fall. if you've been sniffling a little less. everything came in low yesterday and we'll take that since we're on the heart of rag weed season. moms like me bus stop forecast clear and pleasant. not nearly as chilly as yesterday. readings in the 50s and 60s and even low 70s in spots. i think you can get away without the light jacket. look how quickly we'll warm up. 85 by noon. 89 by 5:00. winds will be out of the southwest at 10 miles an hour. tonight, partly cloudy, mild, a stray shower. 62 to 72. those are sounding like lows with light winds out of the west. sunset 7:05. tomorrow, sunny and hot again, a chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. may be a little less than today. upper 80s to low 90s just like today with south winds at 5 to 10 miles an hour. you can see the 60s out there to near 70 in washington. 69, same in southern maryland. it's a little cooler down. 70 in culpeper. 59 in cumberland. that's our cool spot across the region. locally, 58 in laurel. they take the cake but just down the road college park checking in at

astronomers are excited about what they believe could be another earth.hey say it is a planet that could support life because it's almost perfectly situated in relation to its version of the sun. it's believed that temperatures there range from 160 degrees to 20elow zero. but they say it is short-sleeve weather between. and by the way, it is 120 trillion miles from earth. >>> well, tourists looking for a vegas hot spot are getting a little more than they bargained for. >> the shiny, new, vdara hotel was jokingly being called a death ray. when the sun reflects off the hotel, it had guests running for cover. one man said the heat by the pool was so intense, it singed his hair and practically melted his flip-234r07s. the vdara opened last summer. now, management is fixing the problem. >> they're saying some of the solutions could be thick umbrellas. but singed hair is never how you want to leave the pool, is it? >>> coming up next, we will update our top story. today's flooding threat from tropical storm nicole. >>> and the steroid scandal unfolding today ar

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this first full day of astronomical autumn. that's the point wher the earth and it's orbit around the sun has now reached the crossing point where the earth's shadow is directly north and south across the planet, as we approach dawn, and that earth's shadow right now is over the central atlantic. and i will be approaching us, and we'll have thesunrise coming up this morning later and later. it's around 7:00 in the morning. over the last 12 thundershowers we've had the overnight showers dissipate and we've got a weak area of high pressure now in place from new england all the way down to georgia and that southerly andsouthwesterly flow around that high is going to be warming things up today. we should be making it into the low 90s. the record is 98. and tn tomorrow we may be near or breaking the record. record is 94. we may be right near that by midafternoon. then finally, things get more reasonable, but still warmer than arage on saturday. sunday some clouds around. there's a small chance of a passing power on sunday, with an e

upper limit, there is no cap on how much the exposure that ratepayers are facing, it can be an astronomical rate increase. >> reporter: it's coincidence a first hearing on the proposal was held today in san francisco. consumer groups were out in force. >> this is a terrible time to ask ratepayers to pay more money when people are out of work. >> reporter: professor levine has another way of looking at it. he says, disasters are random. what happened in san bruno can happen anywhere. >> we're shifting risk all the time. something as small as why all of us pay for auto insurance, all of us pay for home owner insurance. it's part of the cost of operating those parts of our lives. >> now, public hearings on that proposal are set for early spring and a decision expected sometime next year. >>> the pipeline explosion has certainly put pg&e's reputation on the line. simon perez shows us how the utility is handling all the attention, the scrutiny and the questions. simon. >> reporter: allen, as you might imagine, how a company handling a big crisis lining this can really have long- lasting effects.

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. >> the astronomical medical bills. >> when it was $5 million.eady gone through a quarter of that. >> we most likely would have had to file bankruptcy. we would have, of course, lost our home. we would have had to rely probably heavily on help from family. >> now that won't be necessary because as of today, insurance companies can no longer set a dollar limit over the course of a lifetime on hospital stays or other benefits. other changes include adults under the age of 26 will now be covered by their parent-employer-based health insurance. children under 19 with preexisting condition cannot be denied coverage. adults get that benefit in 2014. mammograms must be covered under new plans. >> people don't realize how important it is until it happens to them. >> a lot of americans don't like these reforms. the congressional republicans nearly unanimously oppose them. they vow to repeal them if they win power back in november. they don't like the businesses paying for the nearly $1 trillion reforms. >> it's 4:49 now. that republican vow to repeal heal

at least astronomically.the east bay, where we find it warmest, upper 70s to lower 80s. may squeak out an 83 around brentwood. you see it clinging here from yesterday. low to mid-70s from oakland through fremont and castro valley. mainly sunshine in the south bay, mid to upper 70s. campbell and san jose about 78 degrees. more clouds on the peninsula today but still low to mid-70s until you get to palo alto and farther south, los gatos 77. low to mid-60s along the coast with a sliver of sunshine here and there. south san francisco and sausalito mostly cloudy, mid to upper 60s. we'll see sunshine mixed with clouds and mid to upper 70s through the north bay valleys but low 60s at your beaches and around the monterey bay. see how cloudy it's going to be with mid to upper 60s caramel, monterey. mid 70s watsonville. take a look what's going on upstairs. this low still sitting and spinning. and jet stream still out to our west. that's going to motivate it over the weekend. right now it's a very slow movement because

yeah, even though astronomical fall starts tonight, we will warm 4 to 6 degrees tomorrow.nother 6 to 8 degrees on friday and possibly another 2 to 4 degrees on saturday and sunday when the heat peaks in the mid-90s saturday, sunday, monday inland, mid to upper 80s around the bay and mid-70s at the coast. may see a cooling trend begin tuesday and that would be at the coast. all right, frances, any problems? >> mike, there's major road work going on and i definitely woke up to the winds howling outside my door. a connection ramp to north 680 is closed until 6:00 this morning. there are several alternates. you may want to consider transferring to south 680 and getting off south mann working back up to north 680. there aren't really any accidents but we'll go outside and check light traffic in san jose at the 280 and 17 interchange. you may find road work on south 101 through san jose down from 880. and that's just scheduled until 6:00 this morning. jenelle, kristen. >> thanks, frances. >> first bit by a dog, then fired as a college president adding insult to injury. >> a clue

the numbers are not astronomical. if they are, it is because we have an astronomically big country. $170 per person for insurance against the great depression struck me as a very reasonable price to pay and not out of line at all. the policy of letting big banks fail and entrepreneurs taking it out and going forward -- well, as milton friedman used to say, that is what we tried during the great depression. that is what enter mullan as treasury secretary recommended to herbert hoover, to let the big banks fail, let the big corporations fail, let the bad parts of the economy liquidate themselves and other enterprising, smarter people will pick it up and you will have a stronger economy when the process of liquidation is over. if there was anything about which crude roofer was most bitter -- about which herbert hoover was most bitter -- the guy was bitter about many things -- but what he was most bitter about was that he listened to andrew mellon. we tried to let the economy liquidate itself once, and the end result was

some say the real costs -- >> are astronomical whether it's for the companies involved or the victims. >> reporter: food safety that could be put on the back burner until after the november elections. in washington, carol han, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and there is much more news ahead including more on the maps released by pg&e of the location of the high-risk pipelines. the news at 6:00 is next. >>> good evening. i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. >>> we are learning more tonight about the bay area's most high-risk natural gas pipelines. this afternoon, pg&e finally revealed the location of the 100 riskiest lines and at least 19 of them are in the bay area -- san jose, novato and livermore are identified as hot spots. now, the decision to release this list comes a week after the deadly san bruno explosion and fire that killed seven people. ktvu consumer editor, tom vary, is live along 680 in fremont, site of one of the lines. >> reporter: that's right. paseo padre at the 680 is a highly populated residential area full of wooden houses. right over the

david abu, amateur astronomer who lives in virginia took this. can see jupiter and four of its biggest moons. beautiful shot there. tomorrow we'll be warming up with a southwesterly breeze to near 90 degrees. thursday, upper 80s. few clouds around. maybe a shower after midnight through midday thursday. hot again on friday and partly cloudy. cooler over the weekend. small chance of a shower sunday and monday. >>> we're following breaking news in southeast washington that certainly could affect your commute this morningwith an accident still in the roadway. it's pennsylvania avenue at branch avenue on the east side so fast bridge, if you will. right now appears very well, if any, traic is getting by coming up on pennsylvania avenue right at the intersection of branch avenue, which is one of the busiest tersections of the district. right now traffic being held up. maybe diverted through the neighborhood. we'll keep you updated on that. if you normally travel toured the bridge, watch out for that. elsewhere, 66, moving up quickly. volume here. howeve

and we don't know if she's going come out of it adding to that fear, astronomical medical bills. >> she's and gone through a quarter that have. >> and we'd likely would have had to file bankruptcy. and would have lost our home. and would have had to relie on help from family. >> now, in a that won't be necessary. as of today insurance companies can no longer set a dollar limit over the course of a lifetime on hospital stays or benefits. other changes include adults under 26 will now be covered by their parents employer-based health insurance. >> preventative services like vaccinations and mammograms must be covered under new plans, existing plans remain as is. >> people don't realize how important sit until it happens to them. >> and they say the reform will save them from bankruptcy, and as you heard from losing their homes. >> republicans are vowing to repeel the health care plan. in a lumber yard today, house g.o.p. leaders unveiled their agenda for they're calling a pledge to america. and hoping to turn november vote into a referendum on president obama and policies of the democrats.

with us now is astronomer and an author of "the crowded universe, the senator for living planets.": good to be here out of the rain. >>shepard: could we have found a living planet? >>guest: i think this is the best case presented to date. an important thing about the planet it could have an atmosphere where it could rain as it is doing today on the east coast and while we may not care for rain on the east coast it is crucial to having life. that is a big breakthrough, a possible planet that could have liquid water on the surface. >>shepard: you have followed the star for a decade? >>guest: the search lab done by my colleagues, paul butler and steven volk following it for 12 years now. it has taken that much data to tease out what is in the system. >>shepard: is it possible to find out if there is carbon dioxide or an atmosphere, that sort of thing? >>guest: that is what we want to ask. figure out how to do it. there are lands that nasa has made for several decades to launch powerful new space telescopes to do the observations. the problem is the telescopes are difficult to build, t

. >> if you are eking two moons, it is not an astronomical event. it is some other type of event.have a question you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. just remember that and we'll we are those questions for you. >> all right. had. >>> let's check some with julie and get a look at traffic. >> it is getting busy out there on the highway. if you are traveling along the beltway here, route one in college park, accident activity after route one but before i-95 college park now tying up the left side of the roadway. here is the delay on the beltway. outer loop. beltway coming out of green belt already slow this morning headed around towards i-956- 7895 itself open to business on the southbound stretch coming out of laurel but northbound, headed into baltimore, just north of 695. that is where we have the crash and that is what is tying up the two left lanes. 95 in virginia not looking so bid bizy here in woodbridge. not looking so busy here in woodbridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we are get august if you look at the tim