in massachusetts, wine can be shipped from out of state so former new england patriots quarterback can send wine from his washington state vineyard directly to his discerning fans. very drinkable and food friendly wine. reporter: and california has an officially declared state amphibian. this here is a red-legged frog. reporter: when mark twain wrote about a celebrated jumping frog, once widespread but now a threatened species, lawmakers hope its recognition as state amphibian will keep it a jump ahead of extension. john blackstone, cbs, san francisco. that is the cbs evening news tonight. we welcome wttv cbs 4 indianapolis to the network. for scott pelley, i m jeff glor. happy new year. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
king. i m ken bastida. opponents of an east bay highway project just got what they wanted and now caltrans will have to go another way after a judge ruled to halt widening work along highway 84 through niles canyon. but mike sugerman tells us the work stoppage will not come cheap for taxpayers. reporter: they are going to have to take another road not this road niles canyon which goes from fremont to sunol. they wanted to make big changes. those changes will not be coming. we sent caltrans a real lump of coal for their christmas stocking. reporter: highway 84 through niles canyon a two-lane old timey road will remain an old timey two-lane road just as neighbors wanted. think you can t fight city hall? we did fight city hall because city hall wasn t going to listen, when we talked to them nicely. reporter: mike and the alameda creek alliance did have some rather slimy allies. the steelhead trout and the california red legged frog,