at the home of jack nicholson. he then had her take her clothes off. she's 13 years old, and not only did he rape this child, as he had pled guilty to under oath, but the girl goes on to outline forcible anal sodomy. but today when hollywood learns that he has been arrested on rape after 30 years, their response is that they are shocked. straight out to ellie jostad. ellie, what can you tell me? >> nancy, roman polanski was supposed to be honored this weekend at a film festival for a lifetime of achievements in the film industry. instead, he was arrested at the airport in zurich. he's behind bars right now. we believe the extradition process will start, which could end him back in california, facing the sentencing that he ditched out the night before he was supposed to be sentenced, over three decades ago. he got on a plane, took off to france, hasn't set back in the u.s. since then. he could have to come back to california and finally be sentenced for this rape of the 13-year-old girl. >> take a listen to hollywoo

at the home of jack nicholson. her take her clothes off. she's 13 years old, and not only did he rape this child, as he had pled guilty to under oath, but the girl goes on to outline forcible anal sodomy. but today when hollywood learns that he has been arrested on rape after 30 years, their response is that they are shocked. straight out to ellie jostad. ellie, what can you tell me? >> nancy, roman polanski was supposed to be honored this weekend at a film festival for a lifetime of achievements in the film industry. instead, he was arrested at the airport in zurich. he's behind bars right now. we believe the extradition process will start, which could end him back in california, facing the sentencing that he ditched out the night before he was supposed to be sentenced, over three decades ago. he got on a plane, took off to france, hasn't set back in the u.s. since then. he could have to come back to california and finally be sentenced for this rape of the 13-year-old girl. >> take a listen to hollywood's reaction

ability to recover, but he came back with china town in 1974 and a brief appearance alongside jack nicholson. shortly after that he was a fugitive from justice. >> do you know what happens to noisy fellas? >> never dreamed of finding myself on the other side of the law. >> reporter: in 1977 poland ski was arrested and allowed to plead guilty to having unlawful sex with 13-year-old samantha ghali. claims the jug reneged?)s? on a sentencing deal. he receive aid director oscar for his 2003 film the pie nis. he couldn't go to california so his friend harrison ford traveled abroad to present it. u.s. justice hadn't forget. the los angeles district attorney's office informed swiss police he was expected in zurich this weekend. >> he's not a swiss citizen. so this case will turn on swiss law and how they will interpret what happened in the proceedings back in the u.s. >> reporter: he's being held in jail while the u.s. has 60 days to file for his extradition. he has the right to contest his detention and any extradition decision in a swiss court. tom aspell, nbc news, london. >>> now to difficult f

been a big fan, good player of this game, and jack nicholson. pretty good doubles team. s house. he has three grass courts, all different kinds of grasses because he obviously designs golf courses and stuff. amazing. dick: 18 majors in his great career. john: that's a poor decision there. i remember when nadal played federer it was like half grass and half clay. he should be the one that designs those. mary: he's got half a court in the rough, though. john: sand trap. >> fault. john: it's amazing what nerves can do to a player. del potro playing so very well yesterday. thrashing nadal and now just struggling just to even get on the board here. dick: that double fault puts him in jeopardy again. break point federer. dick: it's federer's 40th consecutive slam event. his 21st final. he's 15-5 in the championship final. and there's del potro's service numbers. huge first serve versus second serve points won. dick: number two at 126. john: just by holding here he'll keep it close and there's a chance that federer's level will drop. he'll start to get more confidence, even if h

it took place at jack nicholson's l.a. home while the actor was away. polanski was photo graphing her for model shoot. polanski spent 42 days in prison undergoing psychiatric test but fled the u.s before being sentenced. for more than three decades he lived in france and never returned to the united states even when his film "the pianoist" won an award. >> there needs to be some form of justice. >> reporter: many question why now? >> i think most people in the movie business are stunned and puzzled by this. >> reporter: some think polanski has to face the music. >> time doesn't make the crime go away. you do the crime you should do the ti. >> reporter: the victim says she doesn't want him to be put in jail that she has forgiven him. but polanski faces extradition to the united states. >> polanski is said to be fighting extradition to the united states. swiss leaders made a point to say he has not been turned over or until he has his day in court there. >>> new damaging evidence has been revealed of people trying to extort money from travolta. it was day

over as host in the beginning of this program but his hilarous of tars like robert deenero and jack nicholsonnd robin williams and our political figures. official welcome to the very funny frank kalayendo. [applause] >> what a good spirit. >> i have to tell you, the audience at home didn't get to see. in the break jon voight sang happy birthday to michael that was cool. >> yes. that was awesome. >> i am not even sure where to start with you, frank. every time i watch you. i think you are one of the funniest men in america. i am amazed. you do 130 different characters. >> five. it is actually five. sounds like 130. i do versions. >> you realize what a politician you could be with that many different faces. >> speak out of my mouth and go to this one x. go back and forth. >> first impreddings you ever did. >> jay leno. i was in front of the mirror and jutted my chin out. howe would you like to match your teeth. how are you doing. >> what did he think when he saw your ippression? [applause] >> ultimate bobble head. >> what is going on. [applause] >> what did jay leno say when you did him. >> i a

police that polanski had given her daughter drugs and alcohol before having sex with her at jack nicholson's house in los angeles. polanski directed the film classics "china town" and "rose mary's" his career continued to flourish in france and he received an oscar. he recently sought dismissal of his american case on grounds of misconduct by the now deceased judge who polanski said had arranged a plea bargain and then reneged on the deal. >> any word on whether polanski will be extradited to the u.s.? >> well, all we know at this point is that he's in detention presumably near zurich airport. the swiss are thorough in extradition matters. relations with the united states are good right now thanks to a change in attitude over swiss banking secrecy so we may well see this case fast tracked and polanski back in the u.s. to face original charges brought against him 31 years ago. jenna? >> all right. tom aspell, thank you. now here's lester. >> in california saturday a gathering of friends and family of yale graduate student annie le. two weeks ago they were supposed to gather for her wedding. n

complained that polanski had given her daughter drugs and alcohol before having sex with her at jack nicholson's house in los angeles. polanski directed classics "china town" and rosemary's baby. he was once married to sharon tate murdered by followers of charles man son in 1969. polanski's career continued in france. he received an oscar for the 2002 movie and he recently sought dismissal of his american case on grounds of misconduct by the now deceased judge who he said arrange add plea bargain and reneged on the deal. >> given the fact that polanski has eluded police for 31 years, heading to switzerland which i thought of as the place that you go if you want to elude arrest by american authorities or others, has something changed in switzerland to allow this arrest? >> reporter: well, the swiss say at the moment they are holding him pending extradition request. that means it hasn't been made. you know, the swiss are notoriously thorough in extradition matters and relations with the united states have been quite good recently thanks to a change in attitude as the swiss banking secrecy. we may

complained to police that polanski given her daughter drugs and alcohol before having sex with her at jack nicholson's house in los angeles. he directed "chinatown" and once married to sharon tate, a hollywood actress murdered by cult followers of charlesmanson in 1969. his career flourished in france. he received an oscar for the 2002 movie "the pianist." he had sought dismissal of the american case on grounds of misconduct by the now deceased judge who polanski said arranged a plea agreement and then ren e reneged on it. >> tom, thanks. >>> how did najibullah zazi drans form into an alleged terror suspect? "the new york times" article, it looks at how zazi changed after two trips to pakistan. in 2006 and 2007. each time, coming back looking more and more like a devout musl muslim. does it coincide to a full-blown terrorist? joining me now is david mark. when we look at the "the new york times" story about zazi, about him being what seems to be the american dream. comes here. he finds a job. starts to make a living at it. i don't know. does it make you think at this point that everybody starts lookin

he goes to jack nicholson's house with a 13-year-old girl, palms this girl with quayle is an alcohol,es her, then leaves the country -- pumps the girl with drugs and alcohol. people in poland, a french presence sarkozy, and others are saying it was long ago, so we should leave alone -- people in poland, french president sarkozy. ho>> oh he needs to serve for te consequences of his actions. the only sticky thing is the victim, a young woman that does happen to, she wants to get it done and over with. -- the young woman that this happened to. sean: that does raise a question. she says she has moved on. she is entitled to her opinion. i respect the fact that she is that kind of person that can overcome that kind of evil, horrible trauma. i want this guy in jail. >> she has had this on her for a long, long time, and i am sure she does not want to revisit it by going to trial. it will be a very difficult process. having said that, the man committed a crime. he should be extricated and tried. >> we finally learned about the french. the british, you have build a tunnel to those people. they

when he was 44 years old -- he's now 76 -- he went to jack nicholson's house with a 13-year-old girl,umps her up with quaaludes and alcohol and rapes this girl. he admits to it. he flees the country. i did a half-hour on my radio show today, just people saying, no, we shouldn't go after him, and there were a lot of callers. this came up on "the view." whoopi goldberg made some controversial comments. let's roll the tape. >> gosh. >> be realistic here, ok? he went to jail. he pled guilty to having sex with this young lady. so it's not like he allegedly had sex. he did have sex with her. what i'm saying is he did not rape her because she was aware and the family, apparently, was aware. sean: this wasn't rape-rape is -- >> look, i used to be a prosecutor. i'm sure she doesn't men -- if she thought about it, doesn't mean what she said. a child -- a 13-year-old child is drugged into insensibility and the man sodomizes her. that's not just consensual sex between an 18 and a 17-year-old, sort of the classic statutory rape that's technical. that is the taking away the capacity of the girl to

he had a brief appearance alongside jack nicholson. let's listen. >> very nosey fellow. huh? know what happens to nosey fellows, huh? no? want to guess? >> that's where he cuts his nose. he is presently in a swiss jail. joining me is prosecutor wendy murphy, and san francisco mayor and friend of polanski. wendy, for the prosecution, go ahead. >> this guy admitted to raping a child. we are not talking about sex. we're certainly not talking about statutory rape. the 17-year-old boy had sex with his 14-year-old girlfriend. he was in his mid 40s, gave her drugs, booze, raped her in a lot of different ways. we're talking sodomy and other styles of rape. then pleads guilty. decides he shouldn't have to pay with the real kind of punishment most people face when they rape kids. takes off then thumbs his nose at this country's legal system, going to parties, hanging around on the west bank, doing whatever he felt like doing for 30 years. that's the sort of guy who deserves not only to be extradited, but when he gets here, he gets extra punishment, no discounts. i am sick to my stomach

it took place at jack nicholson's l.a. home while the actor was away. plansky was said to be photographing the girl for a modeling shoot. she, long ago, went public about the ordeal. >> it was so traumatic starting that night when my mom called the police and the police come over and they take you to the hospital, then they take you to the police station. >> reporter: polanski spent 42 days in prison undergoing psychiatric tests but fled the u.s. before being sentenced. for more than three decades he's lived in france where is he a citizen and has never returned to the u.s., even when his film "the pianist" won an oscar in 2002. now 30 years later the law has caught up to him. >> until you're ultimately sentenced by a court of law, there is no justice. >> reporter: but many question, why now? >> this is for me a shock and i'm ashamed of the swiss. >> i think most people in the movie business are stunned and puzzled. >> reporter: the french culture minister says he was dumbfounded by polanski's arrest and worries a new ordeal is being inflicted on him, p

no, i'm kidding i don't have a great jack nicholson story. >> can you make one up?rsese and the rest of those guys was just a blessing for me. >> all right. we wish you such great luck. >> love your work. >> tonight's the big night, right? >> tonight's the big night. 8:00 p.m. on friday. september 23rd is now "law & order" day. september 23rd is "law & order" day. every cop in the world can get coughy and doughnuts for free. >> the season premiere tonight 8:00, 7 central. >>> up next, the accidental house wife explains why you should have plenty of potatoes in your house if your kids like to get dirty. >>> now that it has been reported that our shower heads are full of bacteria and the fall is here and kids are coming home dirty, we have terrific household remedies for you. >> you want to know why we're wearing red gloves. the accidental housewife, your guide to a clean enough house. welcome, miss julie. >> i love the gloves. >> don't you love the show? >> this is a theme that is happening throughout the show. i'm not comfortable with it. >> your kids got mud on his

it took place at jack nichols nicholson's l.a. home while the actor was away. the girl for a modeling shoot. she long ago went public about the ordeal. >> it was so traumatic starting that night when my mom called the police, and the police come over and take you to the hospital and take you to the police station. >> reporter: polanski spent 42 days in prison undergoing psychiatric tests but fled the u.s. before being sentenced. for more than three decades he's lived in france where he's a citizen and never returned to the u.s., even when his film "the pianist" won an oscar in 2002. now 32 years later, the law has caught up with him. >> until you're ultimately sentenced to a court of law, there is no justice. there will be some form of justice, maybe not perfect justice. >> reporter: many question why now? >> for me, it's a shock, and i'm ashamed. >> reporter: i think a lot of people are stunned and puzzled by this. the french culture minister says he was dumbfounded by polanski's arrest and regrets a new ordeal is being deflected on him. he lost his mother in

>> jack nicholson said it best, you have to ask me nicely.ollector is collecting, they cannot do anything that is considered harassing. steve: in this case, stanley had to quit his job at sears because he had a heart attack. then he started getting these calls from the collection agency. how many were there? home means did they get -- how mean did they get? >> you can hear on the telephone. these are mafia-like tactics that tony soprano would blush over. this is about as bad as it gets. brian: so who are you suing? >> and green tree, the mortgage company. it is time for people to stand up against these bali banks and mortgage companies. steve: the reason you are suing is after all of these phone calls, stanley's heart would start pumping, and eventually he died. she is claiming that these calls and eventually killed her husband. >> he told them at the beginning of the day, i cannot pay. for them to repeatedly called back 10 times in one day is clearly intended to arrest him. that is a common tactic that we see across the country. unless they

. >> reporter: his hits have included "rosemary's baby" and "chinatown," a thriller starring jack nicholson. he's also married to actress sharon tate who was eight months pregnant when she was killed back in 1969 by followers of charles manson. >> the polish and french foreign ministers have both appealed to secretary of state hillary clinton asking for clemency. it is possible the swiss could free him on bail under very strict conditions. we do know he has hired a swiss law firm. the u.s. has 60 days to submit a request to extradite polanski. the woman who polanski had sex with when she was a 13-year-old girl told abc news a few years ago that she hoped polanski would never be charged in the case, saying his exile and career impact was enough punishment. >>> prince george's police are looking for a band of masked men who killed a husband and a father. three intruders stormed a home on marley drive in bowie early sunday morning and killed 39- year-old tyrone richardson. his wife and three children were not hurt. police are looking for the black mercedes they say the suspects stole from that

these now three decades after he pled guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl at jack nicholson's place in l.a. meanwhile, he's been asking for a new jail cell. and now two black eyes, a broken nose and concussion later, texas finance year r. allen stanford is getting his wish, moving to a curbier cell in a different prison after getting beaten up. stanford was arrested three months ago on charges of running a $7 billion ponzi scheme. juliet: a group of lawmakers in more than a dozen state houses in the country are pushing to outlaw a crucial element of the health care plan, the element to die coverage or pay a penalty. t-- to buy coverage or pay ap. good to have you here, sir. >> thank you for having me. juliet: you say you don't want the government getting between your decisions with doctors. explain what you're concerned about with the current plan and then give us your plan. >> well, i'm concerned about the government making choices for us, especially choices when it comes to health care. and the decision that we make regarding, number one, who our doctors are and, number two,

he invited her over to jack nicholson's house is on sensibly for a photo shoot. hot tub, plied her with quaaludes and champagne, forced himself on her. her description of fighting him off is pretty traumatic. when we look back and say, oh, let's forgive him, he did 43 days in jail in 1978 for this. a lot of people feel that this is really unfinished business. >> and he did plea. let's be very specific. what did he enter a plea to? >> he was charged with rape, sodomy, all kinds of things, drug charges. he admitted to only one charge, which was unlawful sex with an underage gal. >> the victim who we said now she's middle-aged, she has said that she wants this to go away, hasn't she? >> yes, and that's where we all -- if we want to pass judgment on this ourselves -- have to lien ovnger on this. the point you made of the civil payoff she got makes you wonder, does she want this to go away because that's part of the deal she made for money from him? or a case of, look, this is so traumatic for her that she wants it to go away so the pain stops? if that's the case, the

more than 30 years ago in los angeles, the director brought a 13-year-old aspiring model to jack nicholson'sere police say he gave her drugs and had sex with her. as part of a deal, polanski pled guilty to statutory rape but fled the u. before sentencing. this weekend in zurich, the 76-year-old was finally detained and now sits in a swiss jail, believed to be this one. >> i told them that he is doing quite well, but of course, the circumstances are very, very hard for him. >> reporter: the defense team is fighting to get polanski released under house arrest in his swiss chalet until the courts decide on the legality of the extradition. the director's home is in france, where his worried wife was caught briefly on camera yesterday. polanski's previous wife and unborn child were brutally murdered in 1969 by charles manson's supporters. death and tragedy have been as regular in polanski's life as they are in his movies. but hollywood's most powerful elite are now hoping they can rewrite the script. soon after polanski's arrest, a number of french officials, including the president and the forei