that's when polanski fled.amantha says his disappearance of easier to deal with than what she faced from the media. >> i just remember it was all my falt. it was like a career move, you know, something. but nothing nice. >> the public was sympathetic to the famed director. after all, this was just a few years after polanski lost his pregnant wife, share tate, in the grizzly manson murders. samantha says the press had a field day at both their expenses. surprisingly she says she opens polanski can someday come back to the u.s. without the threat of a big time sale. i just don't think it was his intention for all this to happen. i knew it was just as bad for him as it was for me. if he could, i'm sure he'd go back and wouldn't do it again. >> roman polanski faced an american audience. friends can not extra dit him to the u.s. 000 miles, 16 years in exile from the community where he went from emperor to outcast. one night he had sex with a 13-year-old girl. a day later the director was arrested, accused of rape, d

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 resved 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 fighting extradition. >> he's strong. he's a survivor. he's going to get through this. he h important work to do. he needs to get home. >> i'm nick watt for "nightline" in zurich. >> cert

but on the eve of polanski's sentencing, the judge said he was inclined to send polanski to prison, and recently another judge said he would consider the case if polanski showed up in court. well, the judge pointed out a case of a media-obsessed judge who was worried his image would suffer if he did not send polanski to prison. so the judge saying, quote, it's hard to contest some of the behavior in the documentary that was misconduct, end quote. >>> new discoveries this morning in the caylee anthony case. a stain on caylee anthony's trunk liner appears to show a sill wet of a child. that's according to documents released yesterday. no dna was found in the stain. the documents also address other evidence found in anthony's dru trunk. nancy grace will have more on those developments tonight at 8:00 eastern. >>> the government wants to find ways to eliminate texting while driving. in about 90 minutes, safety experts and lawmakers will discuss ways to prevent highway deaths caused by texting and other electronic distractions. the institute for highway safety says 18 states have laws agains

martha raddatz in washington, thanks to you. >>> a lawyer for director roman polanski today said polanski is, quote in a fighting mood, after his arrest in switzerland more than three decades after he was charged in california with raping a 13-year-old girl. polanski will fight extradition to the u.s. he has supporters who are angry he was even arrested. nick watt is in zurich tonight. >> reporter: roman polanski has lived a very public life in france since fleeing u.s. justice 31 years ago. >> he feels this case, in his mind, is over. >> reporter: polanski has continued to make movies he's married with two children. >> i've been traveling around the world for 20 years. i don't have any problems. >> reporter: today, we asked the los angeles district attorney's office, why arrest him now? their answer, why not now? they say they have tried many times, a game of cat and mouse. twice polanski planned to visit britain, which has an extradition treaty with the u.s. twice british police were asked to arrest him. twice, for whatever reason, he just didn't show up. polanski assumed he'd be safe h

polanski was supposed to be honored this evening. we were supposed to speak about his work, his career, and his outstanding films and now he's being arrested. >> i told him that i needed to get out of the hot tub and that he needed to take me home, because the steam was giving me an asthma attack. i'm feigning my asthma attack. we got out, went in the house, i was like, i need to go home, because i'm not feeling well. then that progressed to, you know, eventually, why don't you come in here and lay down into a very dark room and that's when i really realized what his intentions were. you know, i said no, i didn't fight him off, i'm like, no, no, i don't want to go in there. no, i don't want to do this, no, and i didn't know what else to do. we were alone, and i didn't want to -- i didn't know what would happen if i made a scene, so i was just scared and after giving some resistance figured, well, i guess i'll get to go home after this. >> polanski admits, pleads guilty 30 years ago to raping a 13-year-old little girl. i've got the ch

and polanski walked into the trap. the reaction to his arrest has been mixed.t many want him freed. the french government has petitioned hillary clinton to grant him clemency. some things in life are sacred, gushed an emotional french minister. some people have amazing qualities and have done incredible things in their lives. debra winger is a member of the zurich festival panel. she had this to say. >> we stand by and await his release. and his next master work. >> reporter: the los angeles district attorney's office has hunted polanski since 1978. he's slipped through their net in canada, germany, sweden, brazil, denmark, thailand, israel. and twice in britain. now, they finally have him. >> there's a individual that wanted to get this case resolved for a long time. but on his terms. it's going to be on the terms of the l.a. county justice system. not 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. h

why each polanski's victim is saying leave roman alone. tonight "showbiz tonight" with the great debate. was the arrest just plain wrong? tonight the disturbing michael jackson tapes. brand-new revelations on nbc's dateline about how jackson said his father would beat him and how he would fantasize his father would just drop dead. >> we said janet, close your eyes. i said picture joseph in a coffin. he's dead. >> simon and paula reuniting? the reported $100 million deal in the works. the most provocative news show starts now. >>> hello, everyone. roman outrage. there was an explosive reaction for the startling arrest in switzerland of legendary director roman polanski 30 years after pleading guilt to having sex with a minor. the oscar-winning director sits in a swiss jail. there was international mystery and intrigue about why the decision was made to go after polanski now. from hollywood to washington, from france to switzerland, the arrest of polanski made for big news. legendary director roman polanski who brought rosemary's baby, china

polanski's legal team fired the first shot yesterday.y filed a request that polanski be set free while his extradition case winds through the suisse judicial system. suisse authorities are saying they will decide in the come weeks regarding that and holding him on a decades-old u.s. warrant for a 1977 sex charge involving a 13-year-old girl. before he pled polanski accept ad deal and pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor happened decades ago. >> there's some controversy over how polanski's case was actually handled decades ago. bring us up to speed on that. >> you are right. court documents showing this that polanski, attorney and prosecutor thought they had a deal that would spare polanski from prison and let the young victim avoid a public trial. on the eve of the sentencing the judge said he was inclined to send polanski back to prison. the late judge refused to throw out that case but said he might consider if polanski shows up in court, the judge referred to a documentary film, should prosecutors and media obses

roman polanski is one of the big stories. a guy who has been to swits lund since this. >> having said that. this is tough. he raped a 13-year-old girl. >> i am not suggesting in any way that polanski did not do something egregious, but i do think that somebody has to feel that paw lan 60's life, running from the nazis and his wife murdered by manson and so forth, and nothing excuses what he did, but the victim wants to move on. >> yeah, and what is the end game? put him in jail. >> yeah, and there was a documentary on that. >> you have a rich guy and he does this to the little girl and he is convicted and he flees the country and american people see this as having to do with justice. >> yeah, and he was complying with everything that he was asked to do, but he learned that the judge was saying off to people that i am going to nail that guy and put him in jail. >> it's never a good thing to run. i still wonder, who is driving the bus? somebody in the justice department? >> yeah, why did they pick this time? >> thank you. still

polanski has a residence in switzerland. he's been living there, during the ski season for the last 20 or 30 years. he was over there for about ten weeks already this year. the question is, how is it that on this occasion, he is grabbed at the airport? well, it's very simple. there was a film done. a documentary done on this case. and in that film, it was clear, from the evidence collected by the filmmakers, that there had been some hanky-panky carried on by the prosecution in order to get the judge to back out. the prosecutor, who had made the deal, was not involved in that nonsense, and so said it on that film. the woman who was the victim, the child, as is being described here, says very clearly that this is not something that we should re-open. she is perfectly satisfied 30 years later with what would have been the disposition. all of that was done. the minute the film was done, of course, mr. polanski's lawyers moved to court to see if they could not, for misconduct, get this whole matter set aside. that's why the los a

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polanski fled the country because he said the judge reneged on the deal. polanski fled to europe.mplicated. a california judge ruled that the original judge mishandled the case but wouldn't throw it out. now the victim is 45 years old. she wants all of this dismissed. she says bringing the case up over and over again only causes more pain for her and her family. polanski paid her an undisclosed settlement. >>> we'd love to foe what you think. should polanski be extradited to the u.s. or is the case too old, should it be thrown out as the victim is asking? 877-tell-hln, e-mail us cnn.com/hln or text views, comment and name to hln tv. standard text rate as ply. >>> defense secretary gates is cautioning critics of the war in afghanistan not to push for a deadline to pull out u.s. forces. he calls that a strategic mistake. gates said it would give al qaeda and the taliban a major victory. he spoke on "state of the union." failure in afghanistan would be a huge setback for the united states. the taliban and al qaeda, as far as their concerned, defeated one super power. for them to be s

now we want to hear from you about roman polanski.iven that he did everything the system asked him to do before he ultimately fled the u.s., here's when we're asking on our "showbiz tonight" question of the day. roman polanski arrested, should he be forgiven for having sex with a minor? vote at cnn.com/showbiztonight or e-mail us at "showbiz tonigh tonight"@cnn.com. >>> tonight, brand-new revelations from nbc's "dateline" and the chilling michael jackson tapes. >> i would say, janet, shut your eyes. she would say, okay, they're shut. sadly i would say, picture joseph in a coffin. he's dead. are you sad, she would go, no. >> disturbing descriptions of the alleged abuse that michael suffered. >>> also, our simon cowell and paula abdul reuniting? tonight, reports that a $100 million deal may be in the works. plus, simon's incredible confessions about himself. >>> and sarah palin, listen up. wait until you hear what new hln star joy behar is saying about you. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. and now the "showbiz news ticker," more storie

. >> filmmakers fight roman polanski's arrest on a 30-year-old warrant. why not and can he still avoid justice. >>> night lights much the first family enjoy the sights of washington after dark. >> it's monday, september 28th, washington after dark. >> it's monday, september 28th, 2009. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning. thanks for starting the week with us. well, iran showed a new sign of defiance with new missile tests including one capable of hitting u.s. bases and israel. >> these tests come just days before a face-to-face meeting between the u.s. and iran over its nuclear ambitions. >> john hendren starts our coverage. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita. iran is facing intense scrutiny today amid new concerns that the persian nation could become a nuclear power within three years. in yet another provocative move, iran tested missiles capable of striking israel and europe over the weekend. and again early this morning. there are new reports of a secret nuclear facility. >> the islamic roman polansespi republi

roman polanski, if it wasn't roman polanski, if it was a priest, it was a gardener, a teacher, anyonee would be huge outrage, not even just about the award, that's one component but it's about absconding and evading justice, then having the entertainment business come together and rally around and support that. you would never see that in any other kind of case. >> to play into that, part of the reverend's argument is so many in hollywood according to him seem to have their heads up their you know whats, and today some of hollywood's biggest stars and directors circulated this petition that is demanding polanski be freed from custody. let me read a couple of the names. woody allen, darren aronofsky, and over in the zurich film festival, deborah winger is speaking out on behalf of a five-member film festival jury. >> we came to honor roman polanski as a great artist but under these sudden and arcane circumstances we can only think of him today as a human being, uncertain of the year ahead. we hope today this latest order will be dropped. it is based on a three-decade-old case that is a

polanski served time.y sentence. >> right. >> that is what the lawyers had agreed to, they agreed to it with the judge. the day before he was going to get sentenced, the lawyer and polanski hear that this judge is bragging to people how he is going to surprise polanski and stick him in prison for a long time. again, that doesn't justify fleeing. >> it sure sounds like that is what people are justify him -- >> keep in mind, a judge recently evaluated this case in determining whether to throw it out. the judge said i'm not throwing it out because polanski didn't show up for this hearing but he also said that there was substantial misconduct in this case and i think that they might throw it out still if polanski shows up. my guess as to what happens, i think polanski is not going to fight extradition. why? because it will take him months. >> his attorney saying he is fighting that. >> i know. what every attorney says i'm pleading not guilty. if he fights extradition he could be in switzerland for months. >> w

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the day of sentences, polanski takes off to france. he was arrested by american and swiss authorities over the weekend. they say he will fight extradition to the u.s. here he is talking act his lust for young women in "roman polanski, wanted and desired." take a listen. >> i like young women, let's put it this way. i think most of men do, actually. >> the question stands on -- doesn't it? >> yes. you come to a concrete case for which i have been behind bars. that's what you want to talk about. but, what would you like me to tell you? >> we'll take your calls as alwayses. here to talk about it, welcome back, lisa bloom. also, russell, entertainment reporter. all right. lisa, just listening to the old interview. he's almost justifying his actions. has he ever said i'm sorry for what he did? >> i've looked at this case closely. i have not find any evidence he's shown remorse. he smirks about liking younger women. what did he do after he fled? he went to europe and had a romantic relationship with a 15-year-old. what did he do that irritat

the va's office has been tracking roman polanski since 1970, winning for him to pop up. today his lawyers filed a motion to have them released from custody. this was camelot -- criminal court said it would decide in the upcoming weeks. powerful friends in government and film are defending the 76- year-old director who fred -- fled to france after pleading guilty of having sex with a 13- year-old girl. many feel roman polanski still has to have his day in court. >> it is really hard to understand why anyone would not appreciate the need for a man who basically admitted to raping a child, should not returned to this country to face justice. >> why arrest him now? according to court documents, roman polanski and his lawyers didn't really believe the authorities were still aggressively looking to arrest him. abc news, zurich. >>> back here locally, the race for virginia gov. baird the man at the top of the republican ticket wants to increase the amount of money the state can stash in its rainy day fund to up the budget. bob mcdonnell and the lieutenant governor bill bolling,

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polanski's wife, a french actress, has met with him in jail. and attorneys are trying to reassure other family and friends. >> i told them that he is doing quite well. but of course, his circumstances are very, very hard for him. >> reporter: lawyers will try to prove polanski's arrest, at the request of u.s. authorities is illegal. supporters say he's been hiding in plain sight. >> it's a perfect opportunity for him to be picked up. it seems extraordinary that he would be picked up now and in that way. >> reporter: polanski was supposed to star at the film festival. but it was the publicity over his appearance that got him caught. u.s. marshals reportedly waited until he was on the flight with switzerland before tipping off police. >> reporter: they say polanski's status as a wanted man never even crossed their minds when they invited him. >> i really adore him as a filmmaker and what he has done in the industry. >> reporter: polanski pled in a plea bargain but took off when it became clear a judge would impose a harsher sentence. his long leg

polanski fled the u.s. to live in france in 1978, a year after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. the girl's mother complained to 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

. >>> roman polanski has hired a lawyer in switzerland to fight extra diction to the united states. the director of chinatown and rosemary's baby was arrested on saturday on an international warrant as he arrived in zurich to receive an award. >> reporter: it was a day roman polanski had been dreading and by this time thought may never come, but u.s. prosecutors know that he planned to travel to sit skitter land to receive an award authorized a trap and arrested him. >> took this long because he was a fugitive. now she no longer a fugitive. he was arrested purr student a warrant issued three decades ago. >> reporter: in ' 77, they say that he raped a 13-year-old girl. he pled guilty. convinced the judge was going to in the negative on the plea bargain deal he fled the u.s. >> i ran away because i think that was very unfortunate to have a judge who misused justice. >> reporter: the justice is now dead. a judicial review this year did find there was misconduct, but the charges could not be set aside as roman polanski was a fugitive. during renewed attention, roman polanski's victim, w

polanski fled to france. all of this time, his career flourishing. he was on his way to the zurich film festival to achieve a lifetime achievement award. >> he's a brilliant guy and he made a little mistake 32 years ago. what a shame for switzerland, the girl has forgiven him. >> reporter: even the victim says she wants the charges against polanski dropped. he paid her a settlement, she believes he is sorry. tonight, polanski is fighting extradition. fighting to stay in europe, out of reach of u.s. justice. >>> also tonight, still no word on what started a fire that killed seven horses at an equestrian center on the eastern shore. it took 75 firefighters to put out a fire. damages are estimated to be about $1 million. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. he was treated and released from a hospital. >>> maryland's ban on texting and driving goes into affect this week. it prohibits writing or sending texts, but not reading them while driving. the assistant state attorney says police officers are going to have a lot of discretion with the new law. t

fugitive director roman polanski remains jailed in switzerland. will he face justice in a u.s. prison? and the lost dog that steamed -- seemed to really know there was no place like home. steve hartman's, captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> good evening, katie is on assignment. a high-stakes meeting over iran's nuclear program is three days away. and today the iranians up the ante with a show of force. they test-fired their most advanced missiles capable of hitting israel as well as u.s. bases in the middle east. so the stage is set for a showdown. national security correspondent david martin begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: the iranians were planning the missile tests before president obama accused them of hiding a nuclear site. so today shots were not so much an ago of defines as a reminder of the stakes. a missile which could some day carry a nuclear warhead flew southeast from its launch site and splashed into the ocean. a distance that could reach israel and parts of europe. in case anybody missed the point, iran's defe

polanski free as soon as possible.ot at the te we can't comment on what the judge can do but could obtain a decision that would be fair and if he was released he could have some conditions but firste have to make the request and to struggle to obtain his freedom, okay. >> how do you feel about how u.s. authorities, especially in los angeles, are handling this case right now? >> i don't understand really -- don't really understand the positions of the united states authorities and i hope that this position could change in the future, you know. it's a real question for us, but i think that it's not finished and the position of mr. polanski could -- the position of the u.s. authorities could change. >> and we thank the lawyer and from an international incident with roman polanski we now turn to an international standoff with iran. after a week of condemnations at the united nations iran answering with a battery of missile tests this morning. firing its 1,200-mile range missile one that can easily reach israel and comes, o

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roman polanski is behind bars. the legendary film maker was arrested this weekend after arriving in switzerland to receive a lifetime acevement award at the zurich film festival. he could be extra died to the united states, where he faces sentencing for a crime he committed 32 years ago. >> this is for mere a shock and i'm ashamed that the swiss is doing such a thing to a brilliant, fantastic genius. >> reporter: polanski originally pled the u.s. in 1978, one day before he was set to be sentenced for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. the polish-born french citizen has since made it a habit to avoid countries such as great britain that have extradition treaties with the u.s. >> my reaction is one of very strong emotion. roman polanski is an internationally recognized film maker who does our country honor. >> reporter: a 2008 documentary on polanski's flight from justice has prompted questions about judicial misconduct in this case. many nobelieve polanski is a victim and they're demanding that the director who won

legendary director roman polanski fights back after his arrest. can he ever be forgiven for having sex with a minor? tonight, big stars speak out and say, leave roman alone. >> we hope today, this latest order will be dropped. >> tonight, the explosive great debate. should roman polanski be forgiven? >>> plus, have a city over the kardashians. chloe kardashian marries a big nba star. the big bucks battle over their wedding pictures. the obsession with the other kardashians. tonight, the big kardashian case of being famous for nothing. tv's first most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. >>> hello. i'm a. jrngs hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >>> tonight, jon gosselin, you're fired. really. you're fired from your own show. jon gosselin was fired today from "jon & kate plus 8" after months of nonstop reports of partying, womanizing and basically, not acting like the kind of guy you'd want to leave your kids boy scout troop. why now? will kate go on? what about the eight kids? all burning questions tha

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 see this case fast tracked and polanski back to the u.s. to face original charges brought 31 years ago. the u.s. stepped up efforts to look for polanski since 2005 and put out notices waiting for a place whe

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for now, polanski remains in custody here in zurich. we're told it's possible under swiss law he could apply for bail if he agrees to stay here in switzerland. we're also told it is extremely rare for anyone to be granted that under these circumstances. matt? >> dawna, thank you ver much. dan abrams is nbc's chief legal analyst. roman polanski has been in switzerland on numerous occasions in the past. he's skied there. reports are he even had a house there. why is he arrested now? >> i think it is because they had the will and the opportunity. >> they had the opportunity in the past though. >> well, it is a combination of the two. they also had to have the will to do it. i think it became clear that the u.s. officials said here's the flight that he's coming in on. we know he's going to be there. we have renewed this effort to execute this warrant. we now are asking you again to do this. >> what's behind that renewed effort then if you're correct on the part of the l.a. district attorney? is this politics or something else? is he get bei

polanski's wife, a french actress has met with him in jail. attorneys are trying to assure him. >> of course the circumstances are very, very hard for him. >> reporter: lawyers will try to prove polanski's arrest, at the request of u.s. authorities is illegal. supporters say he's been hiding in plain sight. >> there's been plenty of opportunity for him to be picked up. so it seemed extraordinary that it should suddenly be done now and in that way. >> reporter: polanski was supposed to be the star attraction at this zurich film festival. but it was the publicity over his appearance that got him caught. u.s. marshalls reportedly waited until he was on the flight to switzerland, before tipping off swiss police. >> reporter: festival organizers say polanski's status as a wanted man never even crossed their minds when they invited him. >> i really adore him as a filmmaker and i adore him for what he's done for the film industry. >> reporter: polanski pleaded guilty in a plea bargain, but ended up running when it it became clear the judge was going

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 days after his son, jett died. now a secretly conversation surfaced. both of the accused said they are innocent. travolta may have to testify again in court later this week. >>> chicago's bid to get the 2016 summer olympic games gained major support. a senior white house advisor says obama will travel to copenhagen to lobby for his hometown. he will be joined by his wife michelle. this will make the first u.s. president to take such a direct role in lobbying for the event. he faces tough competition from other countries as well. >>> the wind really picked up in the last hour. we had gusts to 35 miles per hour coming in out of the south and southwest ahead of a front just now come into the mountains of west virginia and maryland. looking off in that direction, we don't

thank you. >>> roman polanski remains behind bars in switzerland. the filmmaker is refusing to return to the united states to face criminal sex charges, dating back three decades. >>> hollywood director roman polanski won't be leaving his swiss prison cell any time soon. the 76-year-old had evaded capture since he jumped bail, after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in los angeles 32 years ago. his lawyers filed a motion for his release, but the swiss court says a ruling is weeks away. polance key's wife -- polance we -- polanski's wife has met with him in jail. his attorney is trying to reassure family and friends. >> the circumstances are very, very hard for him. >> reporter: lawyers will try to prove polanski's arrest at the request of u.s. authorities is illegal. supporters say he's been hiding in plain sight. >> seemed extraordinary. suddenly done now. >> polanski is supposed to be the star attraction. but it was the publicity over his appearance that got him caught. u.s. marshals reportedly waited until he was on the flight

polanski didn't want to do. >>> polanski was married to actress sharon tate at the time of her murder in 1969. tate and four others we killed by followers of charles manson. >>> metro reacting once again to a report published in the washington post. this time the report said metro put its cars in the middle of the streans strains as a pr student. that came by a letter written by metro. reportedly said the sandwiching was done for public perception. >>> they are looking at making changes to parking laws. among the considerations extending the hours of parking meters are in effect so they include evenings and weeken. allowing public parking in office slots and separating the price of parking from the price renting an apartment. the county is lookinat these and other option there is the face of an expected 17% jump in population and 31% jump in local jobs over the next 20 years. >>> one west coast town has found a unique way to keep track of people. medina washington is installing a camera system. as you know d. c. has similar camera systems throughout the city. critics say it's an invas

money in a civil suit she bought against polanski many years ago. she identified herself, incidentally, as the victim back in 1977 in california. she came out and admitted it was her. so i think she's long ago resigned to the fact that she's forgiven him for that crime. so it really remains to be seen how the swiss are going to be looking at his application for bail. i think that will be the next development in the case. >> all right, tom, thank you. >>> a disturbing story in southern california. a 24-year-old woman is missing after being released from a los angeles county sheriff's station. she vanished two weeks ago. her mom blames the disappearance, well, she puts it really at the sheriff's office where she was last seen. >> there was nothing protecting her when they allowed her to walk out that door. based on policy and procedure. >> it is hard to put into words what i feel as a mother. i can tell you with absolute certainty it feels like i have stepped in a nightmare. >> nbc's miguel amagare's been tracking this story. joins me live. go back to

if polanski returned to the u.s. afraid of jail time. polanski said no. the judge might get his request. julie. >> julie: all right. greg, thank you very much. a new mexico teacher who went missing five months ago has turned up dead. and police, get this, say at that her daughter-in-law and two others murdered her and buried the body out of revenge because the victim, ellen ross, turned her son in for stealing. her daughter-in-law, 23-year-old james johnson and 20-year-old christopher donovan, each charged with murder. police say a fourth person, bela gonzalez stored the body in her apartment before the suspect's bare he had it in a pre-dug grave about two hours north of albecurque, the victim's son was also in court on charges of larceny and credit card fraud. he was in jail at the time of the alleged murder and has not been charged. security video shows a pretty shocking crime at a strip club in fort worth texas. a dancer allegedly attacking a waitress with a stun gun. take a look, the woman walks up and zap! the o

polanski's victim samantha geimer, says she has for given him. with her in 2003 when polanski was nominated for an oscar for his film, "the pianist." at that time she was adamant that it is never too late for justice to be served. a plan that geimer was a 13-year-old who wanted to be a movie star. roman polanski was one of hollywood's hottest directors when they met in 1977 for a if he toe shoot. >> he took topless pictures of me which i think in the back of my head i was thinking they'll be cropped or it's in european magazine and we all know they show breasts in european magazines. >> reporter: samantha did not therl mother about the pictures. polanski basking in the success of his littest film arranged a second photo shoot, this time at nickel so that's house. >> how did it go from the photo shoot to a rape? >> the last photos were taken in the jacuzzi. with you then but then he got in the jacuzzi and then that's when i started realizing that i might be in trouble or i at the time uncomfortable. i knew it didn't feel right, so i -- i told him

the majority ofhem in favor of polanskieing returned to th u.s. of our viewers wrote about the then young girln this case. shwas a chi, not capable to consenor understand his perverted sex. he ranway like a thief with a young girl's innocence. jail him for theest of his wardly self-serving life. but another viewer said that mr. polanski should not be pursued, not because of his cebrity, butecause he's nolonger a threat to the community. iould still recommend to not prosecute if he were an obscure pauper. the man is rehabilitated. >>> all rig. for tonight's queson, we want to mind you of another story that's getting a lot of attention this wee the new coalition th will gove germany for the next four years. t onlyill that shift a bit the right with the free democrats partas its ma partner but the head ofthat party d the man who will become theice chanclor is the first openly kayperson to hold that position. with that in nind, we' like to know from u, is t united states ready to ele a opey kayan or woman as the vice present or even president? you can

roman polanski arrested, in a zurich jail this morning, 31-year warrant. the director, of course, fled this country back in 1978 after pleading guilty to seducing a 13-year-old girl. much more on all of this coming up. >>> we're going to hear from the parents of annie le this morning. the yale medical student who was murdered. her family and friends gathered in the small town she grew up. a tribute in their own words. >>> also with flu fears on the rise, how do you protect yourself if you're playing a sport where close, personal contact is a part of the game. >>> bill, you got to take an amazing ride. >> yes. >> tell you what, imagine this resume. rhodes scholar, rock on tour. kris kristoffer is the man. he told his reflections on a life lived large. great guy. but, first, ron claiborne starts off with the headlines. >> more on that breaks news. roman polanski, the film director, has been taken into custody by police in zurich, switzerland, as a fugitive on a u.s. arrest warrant. dating back to 1978. more now from hillary brown. good morning, hillary. >> r

roman polanski did plead guilty to sex with a minor.d spend 42 days for psychiatric assessment. it's on that charge this warrant as been issued. he had never gone back to the united states because of the fear that he would be arrested. now he is facing the music, it seems. >> donna, thank you very much. >>> with us on set, a former defensive attorney. remember, his wife was murdered in the manson crimes. and -- >> this is like one of his movies. >> do you have any insight into the why now question? >> i knew there were attempts in the past to extradite him, but he has an appeal in the united states. what happens now is he probably will fight extradition, which takes months. the last extradition out of switzerland took months. we are looking months down the line. >> put this in context, toure? >> well, he is a great filmmakers of all-time. and "china town," and probably polanski's greatest movie. it's a beautiful detective story. >> that doesn't mean he is not a criminal, toure. >> great. let's infiltrate them. >> and if you look at the