the fcc fined cbs half a million dollars after janet jackson accidently baird her breast during the super bowl halftime show. the federal courts had thrown out that fine. >> tonight lawmakers taking aim at metro. >> we will have a live report coming up next. >> a close eye on the record breaking heat and severe storms. doug hill is back with the forecast. >> live at congressional, with a look at the leader at the at&t national. plus doug williams, a superstar in his own right, talks about another up-and-coming superstar. >> lawmakers want to crack down on metro safety. >> a new bill would place them under federal oversight. rebecca cooper has more. >> ever since the but 2009 metro crash, barbara mikulski and other members of the congressional delegation have been pushing for tougher federal oversight. today, they got a, a newly passed bill only meeting president obama's signature. it puts metro safety in the hands of the department of transportation. every day to get to her job julia takes public transit. she admits ever since the deadly 2009 crash leaving nine dead, safety is always a co

"showbiz tonight's" michelle turner joins me with these headlines. >> let's talk about janet jackson,ng a documentary. >> she just announced she's the executive producer on a documentary about transgender people around the globe. this movie is called "truth." it's expected to begin production this summer. janet said, i've been fortunate to make friends and learn about very different lives. truth is our small chance to ask that you try and understand someone who lives their life in a way that's a little bit different from your, even though all of our hearts are the same. we want to stop the hate and find understanding. now, this movie is being produced by brain child films. and what they say, they say they promise to show the transgender's communities epic struggle for equality. that should be a really interesting project coming out, kate. >> very interesting. another headline, some trouble for some one of the daughters of demi moore and bruce willis. what do you know about this one? >> you can't like to be bruce willis and demi moore and get that phone call that your daughter has been

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janet jackson's breast was seen during the 2004 super bowl halftime show. an appeal's court later through out a $555,000 fine against cbs by the communication commission. that court found the fine arbitrary because it conflicted with the previous policy of excusing neating indecent images. >>> concerns in a pocket of san francisco's marina district about contamination seeping to the surfaces that is 100 years old. low-levels are detected in air close to the ground. it may be from three plants that operate inside that area from the 1880s until the 1906 earthquake when they were buried. p g&e moved five families to allow them to drill on webster. the utility mailed notices to area homeowners. >> that is pretty scary. >> doing an investigation to see if there are environmental impacts that need to be cleaned. >> there is no evidence of a health scare. >>> including san francisco ahead of a statewide band that goes into effect on sunday. the french best row in san francisco created the special menu with every item including flaw graw. the ban prevents animal cr

. >>> moving on now, janet jackson's infamous wardrobe malfunction back in 2004 at the super bowl, remember that? it cost cbs the big bucks. so other networks have been fined for similar incidents, but now things will change thanks to a supreme court ruling. >>> and protesting a new campaign headed toward the catholic church. ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ it goes something like this ♪ everybody here is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ everybody, tell me, have you heard? ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ pop goes the world [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... a powerful three-in-one detergent that cleans, brightens, and fights stains. pop in. stand out. >>> 5:26 right now. thanks for joining us. top stories this morning, commerce secretary john bryson is stepping down. he sent a letter to president obama saying that this recent seizure that be experienced could be a distraction from doing his job. he's been on a medical leave of absence ever since the involvement with two car accidents in california. his office indicated they were link today the seizure. authorities have not dec

remember janet jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 super bowl.he court dismissed fines against cbs for airing a brief shot of nudity during her halftime performance with justin timberlake. there was a half million dollar fine for the mishap. >>> it seems like just yesterday tom cruise jumped on oprah's couch declaring his wife for his soon to be wife, katy holmes. now, the couple is splitting. their primary concern is their 6-year-old daughter, suri. >> didn't see that coming. of course, you need to remember, they have a child and that's something that needs tosh their primary focus. i was amazed that it was seven years ago he was jumping on coaches. oh, how time flies. >> it really does. >> thanks, mary. we will talk to you in a bit. >>> sure. egypt's new president may be getting off on the wrong foot with his country's military and the united states. what he says next about a militant cleric the u.s. put in prison for plotting terrorism. new details about why a soldier at ft. bragg allegedly killed his brigade commander. it turns out the two me

"outfront" tonight, criminal defense attorney janet jackson. know you know the prosecutor here. and i know she has a real record in not just these phone conversations that zimmerman may have had but other conversations he could be having in passing in jail with other inmates and bringing that into the courtroom. do you think she's going to be able to get all this into court? >> even on the tape we heard him talk about conversations he's having with other inmates. we know he's pretty chatty. he's talking quite a bit. that office have a knack for getting jailhouse snitches. if he made any statements to anywhere else in that jail they're going to want to jump on that case. i would bet on that. >> wow, all right. so, mark, is it possible, in the audio we just heard where zimmerman is talking obviously what appears to be in pretty bad code frankly assuming that he's talking about what we think he is which is transferring money regularly into another account. would he know that that was illegal tampering? >> well, i agree with you. i think my 4-year-o

those of a move she was doing when she was with janet jackson. >> a while back. the mass that has a little bit of extra weight. >> go, paula. >> outside, 60 degrees. >> coming up, a victory for republicans at least when it comes to fund raising for the presidential race. we have details in today's segment. >> toor of the newest roller- coaster at six flags. >> we turn to politics. in a first in the race for the white house. the romney campaign has jumped ahead of president obama in fund-raising. at the philip joins us from the newsroom to explain what exactly this means. >> president obama has not had a problem with fund-raising for quite some time. this is a boost for mitt romney as he goes into the next stages of the presidential campaign. >> how much difference might it make for the obama campaign because they have been famous for polling and the $3, up $5. that>> they're still trying to do that because it is important for them to say that they have had 98% of their donations come from small donors. on the other hand, that will only mean that president obama w

. >> when janet jackson did this, cbs was fined. when abc showed saving private ryan, the said it was ok. today centered on three incidents. >>nypd blue showing this moment. she is mother to three-year old joke. she applauds to depose the decision that says they can make a firm rules but has to do a better job saying what they are. >> i do not think this can be perceived as anything other than what it is which is a victory for families. >> i think it should be banned as far as the indecency and the bad words. >> we are being overly strict sometimes. >> as soon as kids discover the internet they will find everything. cox even parents to carefully watch over what their kids see need rules for network tv. >> what we are concerned about is what they're saying. >>kagan said the rules cannot be nobody gets to use a bad word or nudity accept -- except steven speilberg. >> that is it for abc 7 is it 5:00. we have the latest on the heat in the seri -- jerry sandusky trial coming up at 6:00. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 6:00 on yo

supreme court has refused to hear the case, as you might recall janet jackson and timberlake were singing dancing when a move exposed her breast for a fraction of a second. the federal communications commission fined cbs $550,000. but the first circuit court of appeals tossed it out. >>> here at home workers are putting the finishing touches on the marin county fair as they get ready to open the gates tomorrow. this year's fair celebrates marin county's group. fairgoers can taste cheeses, check out an antique tractor and meet ranchers and farmers and there are plenty of thrills on the classic mid-way ride and fireworks shows every night. the fair runs through the fourth of july. >>> it's a story you will see only on 2, coming up in two minutes, residents moved out of their homes and heavy digging equipment is brought in. the potential toxin that lies just a foot under the ground in one neighborhood. >>> and police have a new tool to track illegal fireworks and celebratory gunshots. we'll tell you about that tool. >>> oakland police are going under cover to get illegal fireworks off the st

. >> no, a lot of -- >> this is the second biggest entourage i've seen after janet jackson. >> a lot of pretty girls with me there in my entourage. >> are they called the final net sns. >> they are now. >> i have a big entourage of people. >> how do you jump this rock starship? >> i haven't changed at all. >> the entourage, the new look. >> i'm just looser. >> i just have this compilation of all of this music and maybe it is going to my head a little bit. i'm very proud of the record. i think it's very good, fun. >> and the whole idea that you managed to persuade these people to do this is equally unfathomable to me. paul mccartney and me saw you scrambling it on the show. but the fact that you got it on the album, you're singing the original title of "yesterday" with paul mccartney. yesterday was scrambled eggs. i've actually seen the original manuscript. >> i've got to preinterview him. he's the nicest human. and he's doing saturday night live. i go into his dressing room and say hey, paul. he says hey, jimmy. we'll just have a little chat. it's going to be a fun chat. he says we'r

janet jackson's breast was bared during the performance. the fcc fined them.e was thrown out today the u.s. supreme court refused to hear the government's appeal. chief justice john roberts, busy man this week, cautioned that future episodes of indecency could be subject to fcc fines. >>> this is a great weekend to spend a few hours in the cool, air conditioned movie theatre. in the mood for a comedy, seth mcfarland's new project "ted" is getting a lot of buzz. >> tyler perry's madea is back on the big screen. you could find something more racy. raphael seth has the new box office openings. >> could really talk to me. >> you're my best friend, john. >> reporter: a boy's magical wish gets too real instead. mark walberg still hangs with his childhood best friend, a talking teddy bear named ted. when things get serious with his girlfriend played by mila kunis, changes are in store. this one is from "family guy" creator seth mcfarland. it's rated r. >>> channing tatum works a different magic in "magic mike." hots hot nights, available women and loads of cash. bhee

. >> to make things more clear, are they talking about this janet jackson incident?reast was exposed for a short period of time? the fcc came down on the network and issued big fines, is that when we are talking about? was that a wrong decision by the fcc according to the u.s. supreme court? >> reporter: this does not specifically have do with the janet jackson circumstance. it is a separate case. this dates back to, i believe, in 2003 on -- on the golden globes. bono said a curse word in the live broadcast. that case, as well as another case in a scripted drama, "nypd blue," scripted sexual content, there was basically a fleeting nudity, if you will, in that. those are the two main parts, those main instances in this case. but it does relate to kind of how broadcast tv, what kind of content can be on tv. i mean, the broadcaster said this will have a chilling effect on their creative expression. clearly, as you hear from the justices, they agree at least they were not given enough notice to no what was right and what crossed the line. the end of in opinion of the cou

janet jackson's was bigger, although maybe not as eath thetically pleasing. >> a lot of pretty girls entourage. >> are they called the fallonettes? >> they are now. they have a name for them. i have a big entourage of people. there's a gang of kids outside waiting. >> how do you jump this rock star ship? i told you i haven't changed at all. >> the album cover, entourage, the new look. >> i'm looser. >> are you now taking yourself seriously as a rock star? >> i have this compilation of music and maybe it's going to my head a lit bit. i'm very proud of the record. i think it's a good, fun record. >> i actually love it. the whole idea that you managed to per swid these people to do this, is equally unfathomable to me. paul mccartney and you sing scrambled eggs. you're singing the original title of yesterday with paul mccartney. >> i tell this story to my friends -- >> i've seen the original manuscript. >> he wrote that song and then he went to sleep. so i go in to pitch him for this. i pre-interview him. he's the nicest human. i go into his dressing room and say hey, paul. he goes hey,

focusing on the janet jackson.he whole thing is based on. >> madonna did it recently, too. >> somebody's new, i think, bare butt on "nypd blue" had something to do with it, too. >> since i'm in charge with twitter, what are the three things? women get what? >> saggy, draggy and baggy. >> all right. fine. >> dolly parton. >> i'm going to tweet that out and see if anything else has anything to match that. >> we have to get to your headlines on this friday morning. the catholic church kicking off fortnight for freedom. it's a two-week long protest against the obama administration's contraception mandate. that will include prayer, study and political action. baltimore archbishop william laurie led one of the nation's first fortnight for freedom masses last night. he said the mandate is one of several threats to americans' religious liberty. >> the government says to any church, you must do this or that that contradicts your teaching. we're ordering this to do that, you're violating religious freedom. >> in new york, ar