s just bewildering actions, recently, involving eminem.for those of you who aren't familiar with it, it was two years ago that-- in 2000, actually-- in 2000 that the f.c.c. fined a radio station $7,000 for playing the uncensored version of eminem's the real slim shady. then after the bush administration took office, and michael powell became chair of the f.c.c., there came a new fine for a censored version, a cleaned-up version, a bleeped version of the real slim shady. then after people like you spoke out and said this is insane, they decided they weren't going to fine the radio station after all. what's going on there? well, i don't want to guess what they're thinking. i can only say that they didn't have any good legal right to stand on their ideals, and so they had to drop 'em, from what i can tell. that, i can assume, and i think that they were a little bit aggressive, and they--and they decided against their choice, and i think that it was going to be obvious that it was cultural, and since it's going to be cultural, and we're going

how do you feel about some of the rap music, people like eminem and others, who are accused of being gay bashers themselves in art? well, i mean, there's a lot of-- one of the assumptions that they make as a progressive person is that you are not offended by anything, and, in fact, i am offended all the time. forget about rap music and all of that. i think about david mamet, one of the most produced contemporary playwrights in america, who, i think, is a very talented person with tourette's syndrome. [laughter] but i also feel like i want-- i feel like dissent and controversy is essential to a democracy, so, yes. do i have problems with work that's funded? often. i have problems with most of mainstream culture, and this is what?-- only a ten-hour show-- so we can just go over-- we can just do a lightning strike of them. but i feel like we should have a diversity of opinions out there. and you would not be in favor of government funding popular culture, things that already have market appeal? the n.e.a. was set up to fund work that wasn't going to be necessarily funded by the marketpl

>> i will say that i downloaded eminem.hought he was really good. >> if you listen to his lyrics, he has a lot to say. >> worst wardrobe malfunction, lady gaga who reached for a dress and grabbed an entree. >> meat dress? that's lady gaga. >> it was kind of revolting, wasn't it? that was just awful. >> it was a medium rare dress which is the way i like them. >> she gets on every magazine cover in america. if i put on a meat suit, i'd be lucky to get attacked by my neighbor's dog. >> as long as the meat dress doesn't touch me and no one around her got salmonella, we'll be all right. >> what a smart chick. hats off to her. >> hats off, too, for the best song of the year in terms of shear popularity. ♪ california girls we're unforgettable." >> "california girls." >> i have to admit. i know it's bubble gum, but i love that katie perry. >> then she came up with the worst way to tickle elmo. >> are you ready to play dressup? >> her steamy visit to "sesame street" was dropped after parents saw too much of her muffin. >> who gets b

eminem dominated with fox's house leading the tv category with three wins while glee took home two awards>>> all right. time now 5:57. the people's choice for best traffic reporter. >> always sal. >>> working these hours i see the vampires on their way home at night. >> that's for sure. good morning everybody. >> let's take a look. traffic moving along well on 280 good up to the 880 interchange. so far so good pleasanton right through fremont. still not a big crowd at the bay bridge toll plaza. but the big story is the fog. we'll have a report from a foggy area coming up very soon. now back to the desk. >>> all right. thanks, sal. a bay area train hit a pedestrian just hours ago. >> also as sal was telling you morning fog here in the bay area may make your commute more treacherous. where are the trouble spots? >>> good morning, fog very thick for some especially east bay and north bay. cold for others. what about the highs? those are coming up too.

and rapper eminem picking up four music awards. >>> 6:52. nationwide warning in the wake of that deadly san bruno explosion. plus, $400,000 in donations for the blast victims still hasn't been dished out. how the city is explaining the delay. >>> and if you have a comment or an idea you would like to share with us, you can email bryan@cbs5.com. ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, thousand dollars, donated to help survivors of the san bruno pipeline survivors of the san bruno pipe . >>> it is 6:55. what to do with almost $400,000 donated to help survivors of the san bruno pipeline explosion. residents want some answers. anne makovec joins us live from san bruno with more on that and a nationwide alert about pipeline safety. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a couple of developments stemming from the disaster here in san bruno. but one of them that has a lot of people around here concerned is what is going to become of all of those donations, of course, everyone's hearts went out to the people here. a lot of folks donated money that totaled $400,

rapper eminem dominated the music category with three awards.ox's house led the category with three wins while glee took home who awards. >>> time now 5:55. >>> today's traffic president earn a little different. there is fog out there for sure. you will see slow traffic in some areas any way. bay bridge westbound backed up for about a ten minute delay. a little bit of slowing on that ramp now tuesday so far this week has been the heaviest day followed by today. we'll see what happens on the bay bridge. northbound 101 and southbound 101 in san francisco looking pretty good here. if you are driving out to the south bay westbound 237 traffic is slow already. 880 southbound not all that bad. you will see some slowing in hayward as you approach highway 92. looks like we might have a new crash on highway 92 southbound 880 at highway 92. that one just came in. looks like it's a stalled vehicle there. pardon me, it's not a crash. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. be thankful if you don't have any fog. it's clear and cold. mostly sunny with highs mi

eminem dominated. music category with three a wards. and one of tori's favorite shows "house" on fox led the tv category with three wins. >> we have big fans of house in my house. >>> there were tense moments at a san francisco -- at a san francisco pier this morning. >>> and the republicans may have new power in congress but it didn't help the speaker of the house with this young democrat here. !! >>> 8:55. firefighters in san francisco were busy investigating reports after fire on a boat just hours ago, there were reports of smoke near pier 45. it's not clear right now if anyone was on that boat or if anyone may have been hurt. >>> we're also getting new details about an effort by san francisco's police chief to arm his officers with tasers. chief george gascon says he p lans to bring back that issue before the city's police commission next -- in march. last march they agreed to draft a policy on the use of tasers. some worry tiesers -- tasers could be potentially deadly. >>> 8:55. republicans may have take over control of the house b

. >> eminem i heard about, too. >>> also, take a look at this mother punishing her child by forcing himdrink hot sauce. >> what happens when you -- >> she's being charged with child abuse. but is it? we have that story coming up. >>> we're going to begin with the inside look of the wild party at charlie sheen's beverly hills estate that landed him in rehab. that put a stop to the sitcom. ashleigh banfield is here with us now. >> hey, george, it's been about three months, talking about that wild incident at the plaza hotel in new york city. and now, exclusive details about a very raucous party inside the home in l.a., of charlie sheen. all happening the night before he was wheeled out on a stretcher. >> i got you a little something. >> oh, gee, you didn't have to. >> there you go. >> reporter: he's tv's million dollar funny man. but there's nothing funny about charlie sheen's latest crisis. he's in detox after cocaine and alcohol-filled party that witnesses say lasted for days. >> i've never seen someone be so self-destructive. i thought maybe it was almost like a suicide binge. >> repor