. >> the idea is to do with jodi foster did in impact. without this antenna farm, without this telescope, we can't do any listening. >> reporter: jodi foster donated. the telescope array could turn science fiction into science fact but only if it's actively searching the skies. >> we haven't found anything so far. that's the nature of exploration. until you've made the discovery, all you can say is no, not yet. >> reporter: others are hopeful too. >> i think it's very important. if we stop looking, we'll never find it. the only shot you're guaranteed to miss is the one you don't take. >> reporter: keep the allen telescope array up and running through the end of the year while longer term financing plans are explored. >>> lake tahoe's waters are a little less crystal clear these days. the environmental research center has clarity has declined about 4 feet in the past year. that's the second lowest since they began keeping records 43 years ago. it's not unusual for the readings to fluctuate, and the rate of decline is slowing. >>> what's th

farm, we can't do any listening. >> among the donors, jody foster. the actress says, it could turn science fiction into science phak, but only if it is actively searching the skies. i support the effort to bring the array out of hibernation. >> we haven't found anything so far, but that's the nature of exploration. until you made the discovery, all you can say is no, not yet. >> others are hopeful, too. >> i think it's part. if we stop looking, we aren't going to stop. >> keep the telescope up and running through the end of the year while longer term financing plans are explored. i'm mark, cbs 5. >>> now check out this amazing photo from nasa. two galexies seem to form a cosmic exclamation point. the photographs come from the chandra x-ray. the two galexies will become one, but the process will take billions of years. >> billions. lake tahoe's waters are a little less crystal clear these days. the tahoe environmental research center says clarity declined 4 feet in the past year. that is the second lowest since they began keeping records 46 years ago.

actress jodie foster was among the recent donors.f hour, we'll have doctors joining us live to talk about the projects ambitions. >>> football is back and the 49ers have a new head coach. tiger woods makes a run for the pga championship. >> let's get you caught up on sports now. last year the niners finished the year at 6-and-10. maybe last night's result was a good thing. jim harbaugh given vernon davis a hunt. more physical with alex smith blitzing like it was a regular game. look at that. one of six sacks for the saints. the giants took their talents to south beach. for the second straight start. matt cain gave up two runs in first inning. the giants lost the game 2-1. they're now two games behind the diamondbacks. alex mccarty allowed six runs in the second, knocked out in the fourth. >>> tiger woods double bogied 11 and 12 and finished 10 over for the tournament. this one gets a little sand in his eye. rolls down into the water. keegan bradley and jason bradley tied at 5 under. >> there you go, that's your morning sports, congra

among the contributors to this campaign was actress jodie foster.you might recall jodie foster played the role of a seti researcher in the film "contact." >>> finally an answer to what's become an internet sensation in the last week. should bert and ernie of "sesame street" get married. today the program made a clear answer and said no. almost 9,000 people signed an online petition organized by change.org as a way to change tolerance but although the puppets are identified as male characters and have many human characteristics, they don't have a sexual orientation and will not be getting married. >> and they are just buddies. >> yeah, just good friends. >> our good friend, our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, somewhere among the people in campbell and the food. jeff, take it away. >> oh, yes, it's looking peachy out here tonight in campbell. the city of campbell, known for its canning industry in the past, but it's also known for its music in the park when it comes to summer. we're going to listen to some of these summer jams and we're going to tal

. >>> among the contribute tomorrows to the campaign was jodi foster. she played the role of seti researcher in the film "contact." >>> now we'll go to check in on the weather to see what's happening here on earth. it was a beautiful day, rob. nice the see you. >> it is good to be back. speaking of astronomy, meteor showers tonight. we'll talk about that in a moment, but we are out with save the bay in the east bay earlier today. this was on the martin luther king jr. regional shoreline there. if you had a chance to enjoy the wetlands park, a great site there. nbc bay area teaming with save the bay out there picking up the pollution there and warding off the invasive species impacting some of the local plants and the ecosystem there. so if you want to find out more, go to visit our website, nbcbayarea.com. a beautiful day out there, but you could get a sunburn like i got. 79 degrees in san jose. gorgeous day. finally a beautiful day. 63 in san francisco. but look at the sunshine. even though the sea breeze is starting to pick up, we still hit 90 out to

been out of money but now received more than $200,000 in donations including some from actress jodie foster. she appeared in that 1997 film "contact" based on a book about the program. in the movie she needed funding, too. >> don't we all. >> all comes full circle. >>> apparently not even princesses are perfect. how kate middleton is at the center of the latest airbrushing scandal. >> no, really? oh, boy. >>> plus, how far would you go for a golden grow? how tanning all the time could actually change your brain chemistry. whose luck turne >>> wouldn't it be nice to wind lottery? and bing. >> getting laid off has never felt so good. meet the employees whose luck turned around at the perfect time. >>> travel time. if you are heading out of the bay area today we have mostly sunny skies by this afternoon. 69 degrees at sfo. pretty comfortable here in the bay area. but we are going to see some very nice weather as you make your way across the country. should see some sunshine pulling into chicago. just a couple of clouds moving through. very comfortable 81 degrees. toward the eastern seaboard ou

seti received $200,000 including a donation from jodie foster.ns to use that money to reboot an array of 42 telescopes. but the search for more funding continues, as well. seti only has enough money to operate through the year. >>> a lot more to come. a random act of kindness puts a bay area woman on the road. how it has led to a big change. >> go get your credit cards, you want to look at them during my upcoming report. >>> some consumer news, government rules protect you from some of the worst credit card practices but there a loophole that could cost you. here is what you need to know from 7 on your side's michael finney. >> when your credit card is swiped new rules go into effect. unless your credit card has this word on it. it's a word business is there and new rules often no longer apply. >> its word for people to realize that all credit is not createdzblal that is john fox from the consumer group from calfer. he says they are sending out more applications for business cards than ever before. >> this is a dangerous thing for most consumers

extraterrestrial intelligence.seti will continue to research based on grants and even a donation from how he jodie foster. the program cost 2.5 million operating every year. >> here is a live look outside from the roof camera. in san francisco, mostly sunny skies. the fall will be rolling back again. currently 60 degrees in san francisco. current conditions throughout the bay area are " close to the coastline, warmer but what we found yesterday. with dwight as we head into to are reporting very similar conditions expected with temperatures in the '50's and low 60s. in the morning, and temperatures will warm up quickly in places like fairfield, closer to the coastline we will see fall and its temperature is not warming nearly as quickly. we will take a look at temperatures for the rest of the afternoon. details coming up in just a minute. >> in world news, london authorities continue to show that they have absolutely no patience with looting and bangles. they have been raiding the homes of suspected rioters. this follows four nights of unrest that spread from london to other british cities. police are att

the search for the siti received $200,000 including a donation from actress jody foster.hey plan to use money to reboot an array of 42 radio telescopes located. and the search for more funding continues and they have only enough money to operate through the year. >> and when people are worried alcohol can be escape. in this down economy, wine sales are setting records. >> and the u.s. is beating france as a top seller. >> in california sun, most of all, these vines are growing profits. in temecula, business is far from sour. >> when someone comes to the winery, they can buy a bottle of wine for how much? >> you know, it varies now. we've adjusted our strategy. we have a wider price point range. we have bottle that's range from flait teens up into 90s skpdz over $100. >> it's one strategy making u.s. wine industry robust. >> if you want to buy a nice bottle, you can. but i buy cheaper wine. >> according to wine institute, total u.s. wine consumption surpassed france for the first time in 2010. wine trade expert says people spending less on wine are still getting value. >>

institute is celebrating after a public campaign generated more than $200,000, including the actress, jodie foster who starred in the move search. >> and we have the capability of finding proof that there is clever life out there. what a shame it would be not to at least try. >> reporter: it will be back on, but for how long, they acknowledge it costs half a million a year. and even though the air force uses it to track satellites, uc berkeley is dropping out as a partner because of their own budget problems. still, they hope the study of space exploration will bring long-term funding. >> defined that what happened here on earth happened in many places. if we were to discover that, that would change things. >> others were skeptical. >> i don't think that there is any life out there. there might be a bit. but i don't think there is -- there might have been, but i don't think there is any now. >> reporter: would you like to keep searching for it? >> yeah that would be cool. >> reporter: that is all they want. the search will start as early as next month. live in mountain view, robert honda, ktvu. >>

and that includes some money from actress jodie foster. appeared in the 1997 film "contact" based on a book about the program. >>> all right. are you ready for some football? >> delivered beautifully might add. well, i think we all are folks. tonight 49ers play their first preseason game in new orleans. of course an opportunity for each team to see how their players fare against somebody else. it's also the first nfl game for their new head coach jim harbaugh. the former stanford guy says he plans to focus on evaluation and execution, not too worried about the scoreboard results. and, of course, you can see the game right here starting at 5:00 here on cbs 5 with dennis o'donnell and crew. >>> meanwhile in oakland the raiders came up a little short against the arizona cardinals. quarterback jason campbell completed six of nine passes. rookie dinar just moore making a nice impressive gain there good for 26 yards. raiders up 15-10 late 3rd quarter but then the cardinal retook the lead in the final minute of play. touchdown there for the raide

than $200,000 in donations so they go on again including i guess they got some money from actress jodie foster, who appeared in the 1997 film "contact" based on a book to the program. and she is giving back to turn the scopes back on. >> the movie was just on, on cable. i just watched it. >> i watched it a long time ago. i'd have to refamiliarize myself with it. >> exciting friday night for me. [ laughter ] >> hope you have a better one tonight. >>> 6:39 now. politics heating up on the national level and right here at home. >> and political insider phil matier and willie brown going to be live weighing in on the big races as only they can. >> and let's check in on that market. fingers crossed... oh. we like what we see. up all across the board. coming up we'll get an update from jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a strong showing today could put the dow back where it was >>> happy friday, bay area. weather-wise more sunshine out there today. patchy fog over the city of san francisco. you can see see some sunshine so it's broken a bit and

do you remember the movie "contact" jodie foster looking for alien life?d-winning actress life imitates art a bit. budget cuts are going to shut down a california-based science program that uses a $50 million telescope that searches for extraterrestrial intelligence. she helped raise over $200,000. e.t., phone jodie. thank you very much. more to come. >>> next up, what's more important, oil or your ipod? well, for a brief moment yesterday, wall street would have gone with the latter. by midday, apple surpassed exxon for a little time. and then exxon was back on top. many analysts say, not for long. >>> and is this the end of advertising as we know it? yes, that is a play on words. two professional beach volleyball players have rented out their rear assets for five figures to a website company that hopes that people might not just be looking at the game when these ladies play. i know that's hard to imagine. here's my question, guys. if you were a company that wanted to use women's bottoms as billboards wouldn't bigger be better? a little food for thought th