"catch-22," 40 seconds of nudity, including 10 seconds of full frontal female nudity: denied. the four or five decisions that we cite -that we discuss on page 18 of our brief, and that are appended to the merits brief of the abc affiliates -- i can't remember whether it's 12 or 16, but more than a dozen episodes of "nypd blue" itself that included displays -- graphic displays of nudity during the prior nine seasons. complained about and not adjudicated. that is the backdrop against which - >> but i -- >> that's what you've got -- >> -- looked and found 17, looked and -- i'm sorry. >> that's what you've got over 85 years. >> well, first of all, we don't have television broadcasts over 85 years, and since there were no reported decisions of any indecency enforcement until pacifica, i think it's only fair, as you pointed out yourself, to look at what the commission has been addressing. they're right now -- i mean, you know, i've cited the ones that are the subject of commission decisions. i haven't cited the ones -- i haven't attempted to hypothesize about all the other instances

"catch-22," 40 seconds of nudity, including 10 seconds of full frontal female nudity -- denied. the four or five decisions that we cite -that we discuss on page 18 of our brief, and that are appended to the merits brief of the abc affiliates -- i can't remember whether it's 12 or 16, but more than a dozen episodes of "nypd blue" itself that included displays -- graphic displays of nudity during the prior nine seasons. complained about and not adjudicated. that is the backdrop against which - >> but i -- >> that's what you've got -- >> -- looked and found 17, looked and -- i'm sorry. >> that's what you've got over 85 years. >> well, first of all, we don't have television broadcasts over 85 years, and since there were no reported decisions of any indecency enforcement until pacifica, i think it's only fair, as you pointed out yourself, to look at what the commission has been addressing. they're right now -- i mean, you know, i've cited the ones that are the subject of commission decisions. i haven't cited the ones -- i haven't attempted to hypothesize about all the other instances

showing "schindler's list" or "saving private ryan" which included brief nudity and language. gwen: on the church issue, i'm curious about whether, if you are a church worker and you are being sexually harassed, say, by someone, an employer, do you no longer have the right to sue? >> well, sexual harassment -- i mean, in the sort of traditional sex discrimination on the job, no, you probably don't. you can't go and say, they wouldn't make me a priest because i'm a woman. you can't sue for that according to the supreme court. sexual abuse, something that's criminal, that's a different matter and the obama administration, which strongly urged the supreme court against this ruling -- interestingly -- said, if you rule this way, you could make it impossible for someone to sue, for example, if they are the victim of a crime. we don't know the answer to that. gwen: as for the nudity question, we'll never have cameras in the court because you have those statues in there. i'm saying. thank you, pete. thanks, everybody. the conversation will continue online on our "washington week" web

supreme court is now considering a challenge to government rules barring cursing and nudity on the major networks. >> right now profanity and wardrobe malfunctions can get broadcasters slapped with six figure fines. the networks including abc argue in this day and age that's just not fair. >> (laughter) >> jon: that is some fresh mellon. that person is in shape. but here's what i don't understand. abc got fined for airing that kind of sexy time footage on one of their prime time shows but it's okay for abc news to run that same sexy time footage in the evening because they're reporting on the fine? that doesn't make-- whatever weird works around and loopholes are we dealing with here. >> most of the television programs that come into american homes are unregulated, that includes what is on the cable networks and the internet. >> jon: oh cable programs like mine are unregulated. why can't i say [bleep]. (cheers and applause) i did say it. you know what, maybe i did say it. i don't watch this show so i don't know if they bleeped it or allowed me to just say [bleep]. well, if anyone can mak

personally, i have no problem with nudity, no problem with language. that is part of the free discourse of living in the nation. i don't think the supreme court has any business whatsoever editing language and nudity. if i want to show my body parts on the internet, or if something raises my ire enough to use what you consider profane word, that is part of the understanding that i need to impart to you. between 6:00 at 10:00, a family hour on television, that is one that thing. but on the internet, facebook, anywhere else i want to go, i really don't feel like the supreme court has any business -- in fact, they are being unconstitutional in regulating this. host: let's hear from our guest. guest: actually, the fcc does not have authority to police the internet. there are rules on things like child pornography. you cannot do that on the internet. but there are no rules saying you cannot take a picture of your body parts and put them on youtube if you would like. that is not something the court is looking at. but there was a and document justice of the d

how far can the government go to keep cursing and nudity off the screen? especially on a free over-the-air broadcast network like the one you're watching via your local nbc station right now. this fight took center stage today at the u.s. supreme court. our justice correspondent pete williams was there. >> reporter: during unscripted moments on live broadcasts, it can happen. out pops a four-letter word. that was really, really [ no audio ] brilliant. >> reporter: there's been a crackdown for swear words and brief images of nudity in scripted dramas. the fcc began policing indecency after a radio broadcast of comedian george carlin's seven-minute rift about the seven words you can't say on air. >> wouldn't you think they would tell you what it is if they don't want you to say it on air? >> reporter: the government says the rules are justified because broadcast television reaches so many homes and is easily available to children. >> if fcc regulations are struck down, then network television can dump whatever they want into er the homes of american families

the nudity. that's what strikes you as obscene in "schindler's list". will you listen to this guy. >> you know, he's been out of government for a long time. he's matured as a person. he has reattached himself to faith. >> jon: what? no, listen yourself! first of all reattached himself to his faith, like oh, you know what happened is faith just lost the stickum, you have to lick it and stick up there. the only faith gingrich has reattached himself to is beginningismism-- gingrichism, the belief in the infallibility of the gingrich this is him from last month. >> i am much like reagan and margaret thatcher, i am such an unconventional political figure that you really need to design a very unique campaign that fits the way i operate and what i am trying to do. >> jon: hey, newt, donald trump called, he wants his irrational ego back. (applause) >> jon: hey, what you are going to do boom, ba, boom. >> jon: would anyone else like to speak directly to the republican electorate and convince them. >> i don't think newt gingrich cares about conservative principle

there is nudity. my character has a sex addiction. tavis: kind of hard not to when you have a sex addiction. >> yes. tavis: i have traveled the world, maybe not as much as you, but even i know the difference between how sex is viewed entreated not just in entertainment but generally in europe, where you live, numbers is how we treated here. -- reverse is how we treat it here. >> in england, we do not like talking about it but we are not concerned about showing it. it is different here. the attitude towards sex and violence in films is disproportionate. especially in europe, not in england, in parts of germany, it is not an issue. tavis: we cannot show a lot but we can tell a lot about your character. quacks i play a word -- >> i play a wayward mess. she comes to stay with her brother and she has a lot of problems. they both reacted to events that happened to them that what -- when there were children in different ways. she has become the expert and exhibitionist. she heard herself and is trying to hold things together. he has become i

s policy of hitting them with big fines for broadcasting bad language and nudity.spondent pete williams has more on this. good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you. this may be surprising but most of the television programs that come into american homes are un regulated including what's on the cable networks and the internet. but the fcc does police what's shown by traditional broadcasters and they claim the rule no longer makes sense. when abc stations briefly showed parts of a nude woman in a 2003 episode of the police drama "nypd blue" the fcc slapped them and the network with a huge fine. the government started punishing broadcasters for letting even a single four-letter word slip by during live shows. >> it was really, really [ bleep ] brilliant. really, really great. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it's been more aggressive in patrolling for the fleeting expletives like this one from cher. >> i have had critics in the last 40 years saying i was on my way out every year. right. so [ bleep ] you. >> reporter: from another awards show nicole richie. >> h

what language and what nudity should be banned from network tv?bc's cecilia vega tracks the action on the court if for us tonight. >> reporter: from bono's f-bomb -- >> that's really, really [ bleep ] brilliant. >> reporter: to the infamous wardrobe malfunction. the supreme court is debating dirty words and images in primetime. right now, profanity and wardrobe malfunctions can get broadcasters slapped with six-figure fines. the networks, including abc, argue in this day and age, that's just not fair. justice samuel alito asked, what would it all mean for young eyes and ears? are they going to be seeing a lot of people parading around in the nude and a stream of expletives? he asked. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: that was the curse at the heart of this case. fox violated the fcc's rules on decency, based on a supreme court ruling from all the way back in 1978. back then, there were only a handful of broadcasters. but today, there are hundreds of outlets. and only old-fashioned broadcasts that use the airwaves face a fine. >> time has come to treat br

. >> honestly, the biggest change, is there's more nudity. >> jimmy: there was nudity on nbc?ore nudity. >> jimmy: really? that's good, right? >> not so much with me. we're not on premium cable. that thankfully limits what we can show there. >> jimmy: who is nude on the show? >> mainly, the ladies. >> jimmy: the ladies, yeah. >> isn't that always the way? slight applause there. i like that. the ladies. i'm kind of a slut this year. >> jimmy: why are you a slut in year? what's going on with you? >> i like the applause for being a slut. >> jimmy: it's rare that you hear a man describe himself that way. >> i hate to bag on my character. but he's kind of sleeping around. he's sleeping with pretty much any female that will allow him. >> jimmy: and how is that different from what guys normally would do? [ laughter ] >> that's a fair point. a fair point. >> jimmy: did something happen? >> i think he's kind of going -- he becomes infamous from this viral incident. he punches a teenager in the face in the episode that airs tonight. and he -- >> jimmy: a girl? >> a girl. a teenage girl.

>> everyone is going to do that has to sign a nudity rider.n one for your show, right? >> jimmy: wow. nudity rider would be a great horse at, like, belmont. >> we should go buy one -- >> jimmy: i did sign one here at abc. they demanded -- >> no penalties on right now. >> jimmy: they demanded i never take my clothes off. is that the plan? i don't think kristen bell, i don't think she's getting naked. >> no, she's going to drop trou. >> jimmy: i don't know about that. >> you guys -- [ applause ] >> jimmy: you mentioned your kids. how old are your daughters now? >> 17 and 15. >> jimmy: do you have showtime at the house? you might want to cancel that. >> yeah. i don't -- you know, it's so funny. my daughter turned 17 and we're strict parents. we don't let them see a lot of stuff. so, she hasn't seen the films i've done and she said, baby, you know, you're 17 now, you can see whatever you want, i can't stop you. i want to have a discussion about what you're watching. she said, "i don't want to see your stuff." she goes, "aren't you naked in some of

. >> a lot of nudity, violence. >> jimmy: a lot of nudity. yeah, yeah, yeah. ] the guy had a giant hole in his pants. are you going to get a break for the holidays or anything? >> hopefully. yeah. >> jimmy: do you like christmas? do you have a big family get-together? do you -- >> we do. >> jimmy: -- get to relax? >> we do, you know, my dad is one of 11 children. >> jimmy: no. >> and -- there's over -- >> jimmy: 11 kids? >> yeah. >> jimmy: holy mackerel. >> yeah. [ laughter ] my grandma is like that big. she has 11 kids. >> jimmy: oh my gosh. hopefully grandma takes a snooze this year, yeah, just relaxes. >> well, there's over 40 grandchildren. and every christmas eve we go to their house. and they have a santa claus come. and we sit on his lap to get our presents. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: wait, what? is it just a stranger, like a drifter off the street? [ laughter ] >> no. >> jimmy: or, do you get a real -- ? is it real? you hire a santa claus? >> no, it's usually like one of my uncle's brothers or something. >> jimmy: that's very good. >> yeah. >> jimmy: so i

the other case involved fleeting nudity on an abc show, "nypd blue." in this episode, a woman was taking a shower and a child cae me in and saw her bare rear end for a couple of seconds. that went to the court. host: so we wind up in the supreme court. guest: i'm not a supreme court reporter. you didn't have cameras in the supreme court. it was interesting. this is a case about in decency and nudity. the justices said they did not want the words used. the justices were growing there broadcasters and the government about whether there is still a need to have the fcc be a cop and patrol the airwaves. fcc. the case on mthe tomorrow night, c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we will listen to the oral argument from the supreme court. they released the audio on fridays. we will capture that audio and put some pictures to it at present that to you at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. take us deeper into the arguments made by each side in the court this week. guest: broadcastsers are asking the court to put aside. about 90% of americans subscribe to cable or satellite and the

and the movie saving private ryan were able to show scenes of foul language and evil for frontal nudity without any outcry. if you feel. right so that was able to air but sharon nicole richie's statements during an awards ceremony that was met with a fine sounds like the people of the f.c.c. are huge steven spielberg fans either that or they're picking and choosing who gets punished defense lawyers also point out the supreme court's all decisions to allow foul language and nudity in other situations as a protection of free speech under the first amendment so virtual child porn videos of animal cruelty those are just a couple examples where the justices ruled in favor of free speech and so that's what i have an issue with the supreme court if we're going to protect free speech then protect it you can't create an island of a decency and a sea of filth it's just not possible if fox can't show nicole richie's rant about her stupid prada purse then spielberg's spielberg's masterpieces should be shown either but the answer is restricting it spielberg is letting rich she speak her mind so is o

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. >>> shifting gears from curse words to nudity.the supreme court is taking a closer look at what qualifies as indecent. we have more on what prompted the talks and what it could mean for the federal communications commission. >> i heard critics saying i was on mi way out. >> out -- my way out. >> during the next year's show, nicole richie did it. the same year at the golden globes, it was bono. whenever the fcc thinks they cross the decren si line -- decency line, it levies a fine. in this one it was $1.4 million. janet jackson's malfunction triggered a fine that was overturned. now they want the federal communications commission to ease up what's acceptable and what isn't. the fcc allowed profanity on tv from the movie finding private ryan but issued fines to other programs. they said cable, satellite and the internet have changed the broadcasting landscape. >> the basic predicate for government regulation of the airways doesn't exist anymore. it would be possible for the yoart to revisit that and say the truth is it doesn't make

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the nation's highest court is discussing the effectiveness and relevance of the current rules on nudity and curse words on broadcast television. the supreme court is debating the issue today as it considers whether it makes sense to set standards on language and nudedy on broadcast tv when most of america has cable television. some justices were troubled by the inconsistency of the standards. although justices argue that maintain thing the current rules allow putting -- parents putting their children in front of the tv without worrying. >>> a task force voted today that each victim be paid $50,000 for being sterilized. 2,000 victims are still alive. a 1993 state authority i ised the -- authority i daysed -- authorization to those deemed to be mentally diseased feeble minded or epileptic. >>> the national transportation board head -- a hearing today on the safety of airshows and air races. one focus is the plane crash of the reno air races last september. the pilot and ten other people died in that crash. reck laters say there have been 150 accidents at races and shows in the last 30 yea

what nudity should be banned from network television.are in washington. >> from bono f bomb. >> really, really bleep brilliant. >> to the infamous wardrobe malfunction. supreme court is debating dirty words and images in prime time. right now profanityxd and wardrobe malfunction can get broadcasters slapped with 6 figure fine. network including abc argue in this day and age that's just not fair. justice samuel asked what it would mean for young eye and ears. are they going to be seeing a lot of people parading in the nude and stream of expletive he asked. that was the curse at the heart of this case. fox violated the fcc rules on decency based on a supreme court ruling from all the way back in 1978. back then there were only a handful of broadcasters but today there are hundreds of outlet. only old fashion on broadcast that use the air waves face a fine. >> times have come to treat broadcast tv on an equal foot with all the rest of the media. >>reporter: fcc inconsistent policing troubles some court justices. one bad word from a celebrit

counter inform customers it is against the law to engage in sexual activity, which includes public nudity. bullock was ordained in 2006. in a letter from immaculate conception, the pastor stresses it is important to note that no adults or children from the parish or the parish school were involved. >> he was arrested and his life was ruined. it is a sad thing. i guess it is worst that he was a priest, but he was still a person. whatever his occupation was, he broke the law. >> in addition exposure is a misdemeanor. if convicted, he faces up to three years in prison and a $1,000 fine. he has another court appearance set for march 6. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight officials are trying to figure out what sparked an early morning fire in southwest baltimore. crews were called to the 300 block of south fulton avenue around 6:00 this morning. they ran into heavy smoke and fire on the first four. a 45-year-old woman, her 21- year-old daughter and a 2-year- old baby is paid by it slipping out for a second story window. they were all treated at a nearby hospital. >> i have a 2-year-old s