>> i had three birthday parties, in l.a. oklahoma and nashville, and i celebrated for those who wouldn't make it. >> is it different in l.a.? >> you get the river band to play for you. [laughter] tavis: you bring the country- western to l.a. i was saying before we came on the air, i love good country music. to my ear, and those four categories, an artist will give you the impression not that they grew up on an 8000 acre ranch. you don't give that image. i don't think your upbringing was typical when we think country-western. >> i did grow up on a working cattle ranch and mother and daddy and suzy and myself, four kids. we were the hired hands and got room and board. but we had a great time. daddy was a rodeo cowboy and won the world championship, 57, 58, 61. we would rodeo and three of us rodeoed, alice was the runner up, and i rodeoed for about 10 years. tavis: were you good? >> no. tavis: why 10 years? >> it was fun. you could travel and hang out with your buddies. daddy would say, why do you want to do something you can'a

. >> yeah >> jimmy: yeah, you were out in l.a. for a bit. >> i've been living in l.a.ou're a new york girl. >> i'm a new yorker. born and raised. >> jimmy: yeah, absolutely. now you're back but you're doing --what, you're out in l.a. doing. [ light laughter ] we have one new yorker there. [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] weird enough the crowd's from l.a. tonight. it's so ironic. but you shot, of course, the "sopranos." >> yeah. >> jimmy: and that was amazing. now you're doing "entourage." >> doing "entourage" in l.a. [ cheers and applause ] >> you fit in perfect, it's really great. but now -- you miss new york? do you miss us? >> you know, i do miss new york. my whole family's here and all my friends that i grew up with. but, you know i have to say, when you move to l.a. and then you come back to new york, all of the things that people used to say about new york that i never noticed, all of the sudden i do. like, it is really loud. it's dirty. it's kind of claustrophobic. like i -- when i first came back here, i was, you know, my first stop like was duane reade's t

., ought to in fact live in l.a. and in cities across the country, they've experimented with this, and the logic is that if policemen police communities that they live and work in, there's a different connection. >> yes. tavis: because this is their community as well, as opposed to policing here and driving an hour and a half away to another community where you live, you're not a stakeholder in this particular community. i say all that to ask what your sense was of the relationship between those who do the work of policing in newark with these communities that you were filming in, the people. >> i mean, i saw a kind of coalescing of the communities. cory lives there in the neighborhood. gary moved into newark. he's bought a home there and he lives there. >> the police chief. >> right, the police chief. one of the elements we have to look at, too, is the grass-roots element, which is the street warriors, you know, and the fathers who have lost their sons and children. and those people are interfacing with those police

i can hear the response is from l.a. sheriff's department. >> one more question for you here. leo, what about this sighting apparently in a west hollywood restaurant? is there any indication that maybe mitrice is -- you said it yourself. she was showing bizarre behavior. in a crisis state. do you think that she is just out there and needs someone to recognize her and help bring her home? >> that's what the family's hoping for this. this spot, sighting in the west hollywood apparently the l.a. county sheriff's department doesn't believe it because they and the family were out in the malibu area looking for her there so i don't put too much credence in this sighting of mitrice richardson in this west hollywood area. none wlafhatsoever. we are going back to the family and getting a family member online, i'll have them online with you, contessa. >> keeping our fingers crossed mitrice is found safe and sound l. you keep us in the loop? >> i will, con tes is. >> all right. thank you. leo terrell for the richardson family. poli

thomas, did he live in l.a.? >> they have a home in l.a. his wife lisa has a home in l.a., but they have a ranch in new mexico where they spent a lot of time. >> larry: they were a lifelong couple. you never read about them in the tabloids. >> high school sweethearts and an amazing couple all the way to the end. i remember when we were shooting the pilot and lisa came out and initially patrick, we would go out and he would initiate the going out and we would hang out. lisa got there and said he was not going to hang out as much. lossa joined us and the two of them were like a few times, i caught them on the dance floor dancing. >> larry: he didn't make the tabloids until he got sick. >> he was a private guy. >> larry: they were terrible to him. don't you think? >> it was rough. >> larry: gary busey will give us his thoughts after this. so, what's the problem? these are hot. we're shipping 'em everywhere. but we can't predict our shipping costs. dallas. detroit. different rates. well with us, it's the same flat rate. same flat rate. boston.

this was in downtown l.a.re is a downtown in l.a., actually. >> they are revitalizing it, actually, yeah. >> they've been trying for years. this is pretty wacky. last night a david letterman, we saw something interesting on his show and we want to share it with you. >> now, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the sarah palin memoir round-up. sarah palin memoir round-up. take a look. >> she's chosen one intriguing title for the book. "going rogue." palin's advisor says it's going to be called "going rogue"s. >> it's going to be called "going luge." >> you made david letterman? >> thanks so much, rafer. appreciate it. that's funny. >>> do you remember your mom telling you to eat your fruits and veggies? it looks like many adults don't do it. a new study says only 27% of americans eat the recommended amount of vegetables and only one in three eat enough fruits. people in new england and the west coast tend to be the best in the nation. the three worst states are in the southeast. >>> well, tlktd here could be h f

l.a. county fire department is planning a memorial service this week for two firefighters killed while battling the flame. their truck rolled down a hill. >>> investigators are analyzing a bone fragment to see if it's human and whether it could link sex offender phillip garrido to other crime. the bone fragment was found next to garrido's yard where he allegedly held jaycee dugard captive for 18 year. this is all happening in antioch, california. we have the latest from kara. >> reporter: hi, richelle. just behind me, the garrido home where jaycee dugard was held captive 18 years, repeatedly raped, gave birth to two of garrido's children, and then raised them. the question, first and foremost in people's minds, has been, how is she doing now? obviously, the family wants to protect her privacy as she begins to heal. we can tell you she has been reunited with her mother and on an fbi website, now there is an account by one of the fbi agents who actually witnessed that reuniting. >> when i ca

however, the way l.a. d.a.t, they want to take him back, but they want it publicized. they want it on camera, turn it into a three-ring circus. he has no need to come back here. >> larry: were they very much in love? >> very much in love. roman and sharon admired each other. he worshipped the ground she walked on. they had a wonderful life together. they balanced each other completely. >> larry: why wasn't he there that night? >> he was in london finishing up "day of the dolphin." she had just gotten back from italy doing her last film, which was "13 chairs." >> larry: that's what i interviewed her about. >> yes. >> larry: what did you think of her career? >> i was very, very proud of her. sometimes i thought it was a little funny or contrived. i didn't understand all the dynamics. i rehearsed, ran parts with her very often. she said that she thought that i was the better actress in the family. >> larry: back with our remaining moments with debra tate, reliving a horror after this. [ engine powers down ] gentle

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girl. >> wendy: you were raised in l.a.? >> l.a.i was 3. >> wendy: i thought you were a new york girl. >> no, everyone think that's. >> wendy: where did you go to college? >> university of pennsylvania. >> wendy: did you graduate? >> yes. >> wendy: was it tough? >> yes, but i had a good time. >> wendy: didn't we all! >> as we all say team act pro. we did a semester in academic probation. we all did. if you didn't do a semester in college on academic probation, you didn't have fun. [ applause ] it's true. >> wendy: okay. so now back to you and your love life -- >> back to it! >> wendy: we were going to briefly mention -- >> i'm divorced, yes. single mom. >> wendy: you're a single mom. >> and he's now on his second divorce. >> wendy: oh. >> and has a baby with the -- i guess maybe cooper's ex-stepmother, but the mother of his half-sister and he has a new girlfriend who's 20. but, now here's the amazing thing, we get along -- we all get along better now than any of us ever did when any of us were married to each other. >> wendy: i'll c

she's going to marry l.a.akers star lamar odom this sunday, and our good friends at "life & style weekly magazine," how you doin'? gave us exclusive details. ready? first of all, lamar asked khloe's mom chris if they could get married during a family dinner as a matter of fact at bo steak house in los angeles, where everybody seems to go. i watch wassing tmz yesterds wa another show that happens to be on when i'm gathering dinner for my family, insaw gary leaving the steak house. another one with the sparklers. did you see tmz yesterday? this is what khloe says -- "we fell in love and we were talking about marriage so fast. i'm so in love with him. his spirit, his smile, his personality. i'm more than in love." doesn't everybody remember having that feeling about a guy after only knowing him for three minutes? actually, it's been -- how long have they been dating, three something? three weeks, three -- minutes? [ laughter ] a mess. are you ready for the description of the ring? lamar presented khloe with a 9 c

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you need to come to l.a.isit joel. >> wendy: did you guys get anything out of this conversation other than that she's 23, she's on "the hills," we love "the hills" on mtv. you're adorable, cute and very nice. you know i know holly. >> holly is the nicest person ever. what i was saying about spencer, so basically he had adhd and -- >> wendy: runs in the family. >> i have add. he has adhd. he's really all over. >> wendy: we're out of time. >> your show needs to be longer. >> wendy: hello! check out the all-new drama on the new season of the "the hills" premieres september 29th on mtv at 10:00.om rogressive. how may i help you? i'm looking for a deal on car insurance. i think i ght have a coupon in here. there's an easier way. we've got the "name your price" option. you do? follow me. you tell us how much you want to pay, and we'll build you a policy that fits your budget. and i still get great coverage? uh-huh. go ahead. you're the boss. i'm the boss of savings. more like the c.e.o. oh, oh. no glass ceiling. th

for texas, scott feldman on the bond and mike napoli, 2-1, l.a. >> napoli a solid baseball player. reminds me of mike sosa. >> 2-2 in the sixth. weaver. hammering blalock, and 3-2. >> somebody said he hit a home run tonight. i wonder who that was? >> a prediction. >> somebody on the set that was not tim, me or e.y. kendrick up the middle. and ian kinsler playing some defense. >> wow. >> look at that. >> oh, got to have guys -- >> elvis andrews. and andrus gets the foot on the bag. >> number one. >> "web gems" coming up in the next segment so stay tuned. the points race tightening u. -- up. frank francisco in for the save. right field. deep to right field. nellie cruz is right there. that was crushed. after a torii hunter single, kendry morales, this is the downside of putting hank blalock in a big spot in the game. >> he's played a lot of third base. got in between. >> first and second, how about this. the angels with first and second. one out, double steal. >> well, frankie slowed the plate there. got no chance. >> after the double, he intentiona

what you're seeing there is the l.a. county coroner's van.rding to the person who shot the videotape contained michael jackson's body. watch -- you can see here through the fence a man who either is or is not michael jackson himself gets out of a van and walks into the building. michael jackson is alive. isn't that something? [ applause ] >> good news. >> we have been -- we have been jackoed again. he's got a wicked sense of humor that guy. actually, they're claiming -- the guy who shot or found the tape says he is sure it is real and that it is michael and that he is alive and he checked the license plates and everything. and if you keep watching, actually, the tape gets more amazing here. you can see after michael goes in through that door, go back to the actual -- yeah, the van, here you go. you see elvis. [ laughter ] president lincoln is in there. >> oh, man. >> and jesus is back. >> wow. [ applau ] someone owes a certain dr. conrad murray a huge apology, i guess. in case you're worried that the rest of the jackson family wouldn't make m

they wrote a "l.a. times" column describing their capture.to cross into north korean territory, but they were following their guide. they got nervous, they headed back across the river and were on chinese soil when north korean border guards grabbed them. both women suspect it was a trap. ling and lee write that in retrospect the guide behaved oddly, but it was ultimately our decision to follow him, and we continue to pay for that decision today with dark memories of our captivity. >>> other top stories now -- the suspect in the d.c. holocaust museum shooting doesn't want to undergo a psych exam. but a court today ordered james von brunn to undergo one anyway. the 89-year-old spris accused o shooting a guard. >>> a magnitude 7 quake today left piles of debris all over the place along with bodies. nearly three dozen people confirmed dead and hundreds injured and about 40 missing. >>> afghanistan, where even top authorities are in harm's way. a suicide attack has killed the deputy chief of the afghan intelligence service along with other people

you're watching "sportscenter" l.a. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> hi. welcome to "sportscenter." along with neil everett, i'm stan verrett here in los angeles. carmelo anthony didn't just drop by to say what's up. he's going to be in the studio with us a little bit later for top 10 plays. meanwhile, right down interstate five from here the yankees face the angels with the red sox in their rear-view mirror and with bost in the fast lane that object in the mirror was a little too close for comfort. >>> five-game lead for the yankees who had lost their last five in anaheim and the angels, 18-5 against the yankees at home since 2005. we got a-rod and kate hudson. they've been linked and this is supposedly -- we're spoofing the show "blind date." i haven't seen it. i probably shouldn't. a-rod, two-run home run. 27th. the yankees would be up 5-0 in this game. and it looks like time to go to the cashier's window. bottom six, so it's 5-4. vladimir guerrero with the bases loaded. a-rod the

when she learned there was a warrant out for her arrest, she voluntarily came out to l.a.nd told me everything that happened without asking for anything in return although her lawyer properly got her immunity from prosecution. but she told me from the very beginning she knew she was the one that was going to have to tell the world what happened. >> larry: when the second night occurred, what were you thinking then? >> how -- >> larry: didn't you say to charlie manson, why are you doing this? why are you telling people to do this? >> i didn't say anything like that, but i did at the point where it came down to the line where it was -- i was going to be forced to have to do this. kill somebody. is when i looked him in the eye and said, charlie, i'm not -- i'm not you. i can't do this. >> tell mr. king and the national audience that you stopped in venice, an apartment house in venice and manson gave you a knife and told you to go -- >> larry: this is the second night? >> well it was the second night. gave you a knife. told you to go inside an apartment house and murder an act

you're watching "sportscenter" l.a. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> hi. welcome to "sportscenter." along with neil everett, i'm stan verrett here in los angeles. carmelo anthony didn't just drop by to say what's up. he's going to be in the studio with us a little bit later for top 10 plays. meanwhile, right down interstate five from here the yankees face the angels with the red sox in their rear-view mirror and with bost in the fast lane that object in the mirror was a little too close for comfort. >>> five-game lead for the yankees who had lost their last five in anaheim and the angels, 18-5 against the yankees at home since 2005. we got a-rod and kate hudson. they've been linked and this is supposedly -- we're spoofing the show "blind date." i haven't seen it. i probably shouldn't. a-rod, two-run home run. 27th. the yankees would be up 5-0 in this game. and it looks like time to go to the cashier's window. bottom six, so it's 5-4. vladimir guerrero with the bases loaded. a-rod the

the worst pir is raging through the hills of north l.a. elizabeth sanchez is north of burbank with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can sigh an orange glow behind me just over my shoulder here. the names have been popping up. overnight crews used controlled burns to clear brush in the fir's path. the fire's fuel, so far 164 square miles have burned and here in the forest, it's only 5% contained. flames poured out of the canyons near los angeles overnight like lava flowing out of a volcano. fire officials say inside the weather change, there will be many more treacherous nights like this about crews are lighting backfires to try and sane the fierce blaze. still the so-called station fire and largest of at least eight fires has devoured more than 50 homes and threatened thousands more. >> you'll see there's firemen in almost every driveway and look at how hot, just like coals, is amongst all of these homes and parkses. >> reporter: the specs of light are houses in, but right up against fire struck line, residents pack

the director of the women's law center told the l.a. times, quote, it sends a message that the rich and powerful can get away with crimes that no one else can get away with, end quote. now, this concern is over samantha gamer, which here is what she looked like years ago. 13 years old. polanski is accused of giving her a quaalude and is accused of raping her. she sued polanski and settled atten undisclosed sum. he was indicted on six counts and he agreed to plead guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse. we'll hear more about this story later. you'll hear about the legal battle going on now and why some say the original case may have been mishandled. now it's over to jennifer westhoven who is talking business. and jen, a california woman says the bank raised interest on her credit card for no good reason, but she didn't accept it very quietly, did she? >> this is one of those new court public opinions. we have stories like this where people call the customer service line and nothing happens, and they say, oh, i'm making a video. enough. sh

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according to a new survey, forget new york and l.a. it says k street is the new wall street. claudia coffey has more on why the nation's capitol has become a magnet for a hot new town. >> reporter: when you think booming economy -- >> i think for young people it's a great place to start out your career. >> reporter: cosmopolitan city. >> we have a lot of restaurants. >> reporter: d.c. is the place to be. >> d.c. has been a cool place. >> reporter: the nation's capitol is expected to he emergency as the number one -- recession hot spot tying with denver. >> it's a good place to live, exciting place to live. >> reporter: william fry with the brookings institution, a washington, d.c. think tank was one of the panelists that ranked the city. they won namely because of job opportunities. >> government is more attractive to people. >> reporter: many are calling k street the new wall street. the corridor is bustling with lobbying, law and accounting firms. barbara lang, ceo of chamber of commerce says the cultural scene sets it above the rest. >> there is such excitement going on in

it's going to be on the terms of the l.a. county justice system.his terms. >> reporter: well, not so fast. there could be more twists and turns. polanski is fighting extradition. >> she's strong. he's a survivor. he's going to get through this. he has important work to do. he needs to get home. >> reporter: i'm nick watt, in zurich. >>> well, former alaska governor, sarah palin, has wasted no ti, finishing her memoir. the book deal was announced four months ago. but palin is all done. the publisher says the release date has been moved up, just in time for holiday gift-giving. the 400-page book will be called "going rogue in american life." >>> hero pilot chesley sully sullenberger will return to a cockpit jet. he will take on a new role as part of the safe management team. back in january, sully ditched his airbus 320, into the hudson, after bird killed power in his engines. >>> back to sports. the playoffs and "monday night football" in the big "d." here's will selva. >> good morning. it was the first football game in the new cowboy stadium. panth

the "l.a. times," any newspaper in the country, they will be cheerleading for global warming. >> right. >> and they will be saying, hey, get out on earth day. >> right. >> do this, do that. and i don't have any problem with that wait, bernie. wait. i don't have any problem with get out on earth day and be environmentally correct. no problem. they all do it. but if you then take a commentary program, clearly labeled as such, and then they say hey, you know, you tea party people, go on out there and show them that you don't like this big government intrusion. what's the difference between earth day and tea party? what's the difference? >> well, the difference that's a good question, bernie, what's the answer. >> here is the answer. don't pretend you are being objective. i don't mean you. i mean others on this network. don't go on the air and say these tea parties have a cross section of america. they are not a cross section. don't pretend to be a journalist if you are not a journalist. don't be a

the l.a.iff's department. good morning, steve. >> good morning. >> let's get the latest on the search efforts. what do you know on that? >> well, this morning at the malibu creek state park, there's going to be another search launched, spearheaded by the l.a. county sheriff's department search and rescue. more than 135 people involved. there will be people on horseback. there will be dogs. there will be patrols. there will be door to door what we call door knocks. this is going to basically be the area that from the malibu lost hills station southwest into malibu to the coast, that's the general area. >> okay. >> it is a massive search. it is the second such search that we've launched on this kind of scale since the young lady went missing. we obviously have been searching for her every day through the process of patrols and what have you in malibu. the l.a. police department is also searching for her. >> steve, i've heard that there was a sighting of mitrice. i'm trying to figure out how this

i wrote about everyone, "l.a. times" writing article, headline that said, stars flock to see sarah palin. i opened up "the l.a. times." who are the stars that went to see sarah palin. there was jon voight i think and two others i didn't know. three people in an "l.a. times" article and headline is stars flock to see sarah palin? when is three people a flock? that's misleading. the headline itself. that is the kind of stuff i write about. i don't write about the stuff that ox news" says that much because it is, kind of easy to do. sean hannity is not a hard rget. let's be honest and love to go on hiss show and talk to him. that was myself publishing process. it was very fun. anyone who wants to self-publish, be ready to do a lot of work. i gained a lot of respect for publishers. amount of editing. if you can find any mistakes in my book, please, let me know. but it was probably, six or seven editing process. i would encourage anybody out there idea they're passionate about. go for it. don't wait. >> help us out a l

she came out to l.a.d she was willing to tell me everything that happened without anything in return. although her lawyer finally got her immunity from prosecution. but she said she knew she was going to have to tell the world what happened. >> larry: when the second night occurred, what were you thinking then? >> how -- >> larry: didn't you ever, didn't you say that, charlie manson, why are you telling people to do that? >> i didn't say anything like that, but i did at the point where i came down to the line where it was, i was going to be forced to have to do this, kill somebody, is when i looked him in the eye and said, charlie, i'm not you, i can't do this. >> tell mr. king and the national audience, the stop in venice in the apartment house in venice and manson gave you the knife. >> larry: that was the second night. >> it was the second night. and he told you to go inside an apartment house and murder an actor friend of yours. and what did you tell manson when he told you to murder this person? >> h

we don't usually get sink holes in l.a.o explain in terms that people who live here might understand. a sink hole is caused by a broken water main is like a large ruptured breast implant. [ laughter ] what a mess. flooding and we're on fire at the same time. and our fire trucks are being swallowed by the earth. i don't know what we did to deserve this, but just to be safe i think we should throw jon and kate into a volcano. couldn't hurt, right? [ cheers and applause ] this is -- this is a strange story. on sunday a linebacker for the san diego charger, shawne merriman was arrested for allegedly assaulting bisexual mtv dating star tila tequila. they're dating, i guess. she claims she was trying to leave his house when he choked and threw her down. he says she was drunk and was trying to stop her from driving. he said she wasn't drunk and is in fact allergic to alcohol which is odd for a person whose last name is tequila. i don't know. a lot of the stars have surprising allergies. joan rivers for instance, allergic to botox.

for folks waking up on the west coast in l.a. and speaking of, i know l.a. right on the water, got the ocean, but they're seeing some waves this morning in the middle of ventura boulevard, this water main break, quite a mess. a bunch of firefighters dealing with this. there was some water rescue. we'll talk more about that coming up. >>> also a few states around the country have laws about texting and driving. what would you think about a nationwide ban? a lot of you have been chiming in on it this morning. some say it's common sense. you don't need a law. we'll share some comments. also, carl is back with our "cnn student news." we'll talk to him and see what students have to say and send your comments. you can get all kinds of ways of reaching us, weekended@cnn.com, and we have our facebook and twitter pages. we'll be sharing a lot of your comments this morning. >>> first we need to get to some big news overnight. you may have missed one of the president's advisers have stepped down. his name is van jones. you may have heard the name a lot over the past fe

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last week investigators in l.a. noticed on the zurich film festival website that polanski was to receive an award sunday night. they asked swiss police to arrest him at the airport. and polanski walked into the trap. the reaction to his arrest has been mixed but many want him freed. french government has petitioned hillary clinton to grant him clemency. some things in life are sacred, and some people have amazing qualities and have done incredible things in their lives. debra winger, the member of the zurich festival panel, she had this to say. >> we stand by and await his release and he next master work. >> the los angeles district attorney's office has hunted him since then. he has slipped through canada and thailand and israel and twice in britain and now they finally have him. >> the individuals want this case resolved for a long time and on his terms. except this is going to be on the terms of the l.a. county justice system. not his terms. >> well, not so fast. there could be more twists and turns. polanski is

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according to "the l.a.es wrote a book proposal in which edwards convinced him to come forward to say he was the father of the child, which the guy did, even though he's married. how do you begin that conversation? andrew, we have been friends for a long time and i have a favor to ask of you. we should make this guy president. if he can convince a man to say he fathered a child he didn't, he'd convince anybody of anything. come on, china, we're good for the money. this is all speculation, we don't know if it all happened and we won't be certain if the baby belongs to john edwards until we see how the child's hair responds to blow drying. here in california, our governor, arnold schwarzenegger, swung into action at a home for the disabled. residents at this home for the disabled were unpleasantly surprised by eviction notices. not to worry, captain cliche was on hand to save the day. >> today i'm here to tell all of the people here that your eviction notice is being terminated and you have the right to stay h

except it's going to be on the termof the l.a. county justice system, not his terms. >> reporter: in 1977, polanski, who had found fame with "rosemary's baby" and "chinatown," was accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old during a photo shoot. he cut a deal, pled guilty to having sex with a minor but fled, fearing more jail time. >> they are serious charges, but he also did time. roman was incarcerated for 42 days. >> reporter: even the victim, now in her 40s, wants the charges against polanski dropped. >> for the whole last 20 years, if we could just put this to rest, that'll be great. >> reporter: tonight, roman polanski is vowing to fight extradition. he doesn't want to return to california in handcuffs. nick watt, abc news, zurich. >>> and one more overseas item -- disaster in the philippin philippines. the death toll is rising there from flooding that killed at least 140 people and forced almost 500,000 to flee their homes. officials expect the toll to rise sharply when they reach villages cut off by floating debris. a tro