the opposite. >> jerry referring to jason alexander character george. >>> a fiery debate over roman polanski, should he be locked up or left alone, even though he had sex with a 13-year-old girl 30 years ago. we got a call from a woman who think roman should serve time. >> my god, this man committed an act of rape against a child. i can't believe anyone. it wasn't even a charge, it was, in fact, an admitted offense against a child. oh, my gosh. he needs to go to prison like everybody else. >> we also heard from chris calling into showbiz on call from north carolina. chris doesn't get why some stars are defending roman. >> i'm absolutely disgusted there's even a debate over roman polanski. he's a child molester. he had sex with a 13-year-old. i don't care who he is, he needs to be brought up on criminal charges and brought back to the states. he has hidden and it's just disgusting anyone would even be celebrating a coward like that. >> thank you. call showbiz on call. let us know you what think about this, about anything. showbiz on call phone lines open all time. call the number, leave us a

this is one hollywood star who does not celebrate or defend roman polanski. his art did not rape her. there is no such thing as consensual sex with a 13-year-old girl. it is rape and polanski is a coward. he made two bad choices, rape and flee. vinnie, i've got to tell you, i find it hard to argue with kirstie's logic, but obviously there are some in hollywood who think there is an argument there. >> there are some people in hollywood that are completely out of touch. they get all their facts about this case from what, a movie. that's like trying to solve the jfk movie by talking to oliver stone. it's ridiculous. what you have to do is read that grand jury testimony of this 13-year-old victim. after you read that, then talk to me, and obviously, kirstie alley read it, because she's making sense. >> and i love what kirstie had to say. her words were so incredibly passionate. midwin, doesn't she sum up so clearly how so many of us are feeling? >> she sure does. and i think she's done an excellent job of doing that and m coing forward and saying this. beside, do

. >> also roman polanski back in the news. >> famous director and wanted criminal, roman polanski, nabbedfor raining a 13-year-old. celebrities and -- for raping a 13-year-old. celebrities and media crowd foul ignoring the crime. >> congress cuts funding and big business cuts ties some in the press painting acorn as the victim. really? all next on news watch. eryone'st them. and now we can actually do something about them. at wal-mart, their prices are unbeatable. over 300 prescriptions are just four dollars. four dollars. imagine that. . >> not charged. it wasn't rape, rape. i don't believe it was rape-rape. >> okay. comedian whoopi goldberg telling her view of the charges against director roman polanski which got some reaction. but it didn't stop there. other celebrities have come to polanski's defense. >> we came to honor roman polanski as a great artist. under the sudden and arcane circumstances we can only think of him today as a human being. we hope todayw

a brew new all out hollywood war over roman polanski. >> what are does that mean for other 12 or 13-year-old girls who are being drugged or seduced? >> some defend roman and some are disgusted by him. tonight, the stars are speaking out to "showbiz tonight." a short time ago, mackenzie phillips spoke out about more shocking incest revelations. did her father get her pregnant and pay for an abortion. tori spelling rushed to the hospital. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. these are more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. we placed leah's sofa in this glass box... full of black cats... hey, wait... no! to demonstrate the cleaning power of our newest pledge product. i'm gonna clean my couch with this pledge? not that pledge, leah. use the pledge fabric sweeper. it's quick and effective, removing as much pet hair... as 145 stinky lint roller sheets. wow! it really works! ooh, that is one big hairball. ( cat meows ) pick up pet hair. that's the beauty... of the pledge fabric sweeper. you'll find it where you find pledge. s.c. johnson, a family company. >>> what make

the opposite. >> jerry referring to jason alexander character george. >>> a fiery debate over roman polanski, should he be locked up or left alone, even though he had sex with a 13-year-old girl 30 years ago. we got a call from a woman who think roman should serve time. >> my god, this man committed an act of rape against a child. i can't believe anyone. it wasn't even a charge, it was, in fact, an admitted offense against a child. oh, my gosh. he needs to go to prison like everybody else. >> we also heard from chris calling into showbiz on call from north carolina. chris doesn't get why some stars are defending roman. >> i'm absolutely disgusted there's even a debate over roman polanski. he's a child molester. he had sex with a 13-year-old. i don't care who he is, he needs to be brought up on criminal charges and brought back to the states. he has hidden and it's just disgusting anyone would even be celebrating a coward like that. >> thank you. call showbiz on call. let us know you what think about this, about anything. showbiz on call phone lines open all time. call the number, leave us a

a brand-new star war over roman polanski. kirstie alley's remarkable rant against roman. chris rock comparing roman to o.j. simpson. "showbiz tonight" with the roman star outrage. plus, today's brand-new jon and kate bombshell. the unbelievable fallout today after jon gosselin goes on "larry king live" and opens up about everything. >> i had an epiphany and looked in the mirror and said i don't want to be this person anymore. >> tv's first news show starts right now. >>> i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. sex extortion shocker. we learned new details about david letterman's confessions about the twisted alleged black mail plot against him. extraordinary developments made for big news breaking. a producer for the cbs show 48 hours mystery was indict and arraigned on grand larceny charges accused of demanding $2 million from letterman to keep quiet about the fact that he had sex with women who worked for him and he is pleading not guilty. in an extra twist to the story, david letterman not only fesses up, but jokes about this terrifying

wanted criminal, roman polanski, nabbed for raping a 13-year-old. celebrities and the liberal meadia -- media cry foul, ignoring the crime. >> congress cuts funding and big business cuts ties now some in the press painting acorn as the victim. really? all mention, on news watch. i'm gunna do another one of my sleep studies. erouca y s te ona tuhachup -b. moav mooi 's p of hde tuhachup -b. coet msas nsio moav mooi . >> i know it wasn't rape-rape. >> child molest, maybe? >> i don't believe it was rape-rape. >> okay. comedienne whoopi told -- goldberg on the view telling us her view on the charges on roman polanski. it didn't stop there other celebrities have come to his defense. >> 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. we hope today this latest order will be dropped. it is based on a three decade old case ha is all but dead except for a minor technicality. >> hollywood big shots joined in, including woody allen, there's a role model and martin

you know, i'm certainly not rallying behind roman polanski.'m the guy who doesn't particularly like children. i don't really have a dog in that kind of fight. but, you know, i find, you know, if you give a 13-year-old a quaalude, and then do her in the naughty place against her will, i mean, if that's not a crime, you know, i don't know where we draw the line here. >> exactly. >> catch "the joy behar show" at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. tonight's guest will be film maker michael moore. you don't want to miss it. >>> easing the housing crisis has been anything but easy. even a federal plan to revitalize neighborhoods full of foreclosures hit a major snag, because banks haven't been willing to lend. one woman's six-month long odyssey to get a home in this edition of "money and main street." >> super duper. thank you. >> reporter: finally, lisa has the key to a new home, the first she has ever owned. >> when is the house-warming party? >> right now. >> reporter: but reaching this moment has been a test of endurance. she bought the house

comedian whoopi goldberg telling her view of the charges against director roman polanski which got somen. but it didn't stop there. other celebrities have come to polanski's defense. >> we came to honor roman polanski as a great artist. under the sudden and arcane circumstances we can only think of him today as a human being. we hope todayw> there's more. hollywood big shots joined in including woody allen, there's a role model and martin scorsese among others, showing their support for the filmmaker. juan, if polanski were a gym teacher or truck driver would he be getting the same treatment? >> obviously not. i think behind this is an argument that his brilliance somehow excuses the crime. >> which he pled guilty to. >> here's the thing documentaries saying there was improper behavior by prosecutors in the case trying to influence the judge. i think there's a great deal of credit to be given to the american newspaper reporters this week "l.a. times", "ne

check three, chris rock has a take on roman polanski. >> people are defending roman polanski becausemade some good movies? are you kidding me? he made good movies 30 years ago ago. come on, even johnnie cochran don't have the nerve to go well did you see o.j. play against new england? bill: check four, here is how the conservative group americans for prosperity reacted when the olympic news broke. >> if anyone cares, chicago is out. [ applause ] >> the very first vote they did not have any chance at even negotiating. they were out on the first vote. [cheers and applause] bill: kind of strange. i believe the olympic games in the u.s.a. would bring some prosperity. i guess i could be wrong. check five white house correspondent helen thomas wants government-run health care and wants the president to be stronger on it. >> because he. >> going to fight for it or not? >> we are going to work to get choice and competition into health care reform. >> you are not going to get it. >> well then why do you keep asking me? [ laughter ] >> because i want your conscience to bother you. bill: wow. c

community rallying behind roman polanski?you have any idea what's going on there? >> i don't. you know, i'm certainly not rallying for roman polanski. you know, time guy who -- doesn't particularly like children. i don't really have a dog in that kind of fight. you know, i find, you know, you give a 13-year-old girl a quaalude and then do her in the naughty place against her will, i mean, if that's not a crime, you know, i don't know where we draw the line here. >> exactly. >> catch "the joy beyhar show" at 9:00 p.m. eastern on hln. tonight's guest will be michael moore. going to be interesting. >>> banks are biting the bullet. they are trying to help struggling borrowers make their mortgage payments. that's the good news and n a bad economy. also ahead, whatever happened to hanging a tie on the doorknob? telling students what you can't do for privacy. ♪ ♪ congratulations >>> the number of gay characters on network television is on the rise. gay and lesbian alliance against defamation released a report which reports 3% of act

attorney gloria allred supports the decision to extradite roman polanski. willie brown has known polanski for more than 30 years and believes he should be freed. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning, meredith. >> mayor brown, if i can start with you. he admitted, roman polanski, 30 years ago, that he drugged a 13-year-old girl, then had sex with her, sodomized her. he then fled the country when he realized that this sentence might be coming down to 50 years in prison. you now believe he should be set free. why? >> you understand that this is a matter involving a person who pled guilty to a crime. he pled guilty at the time that the prosecutor knew all of the facts, considered all of the facts and arrived at a conclusion, and an appropriately plea bargain process that we have in the state of california. once that's done, that is the end of the matter if the judge is involved. when a judge is involved and the judge agrees to that sentence, that's what occurs. in this case, mr. polanski was sent off appropriately under the statute for a

♪ >> well, i can't speak for you, but, i will take joe friday's values, over roman polanski's, any dayf the week. [applause] that is my view and i welcome yours, contact me at mikehuckabee.com and click on feedback and share whatever comments you wanted to. and recent polls so president obama's approval ratings hit a new low and as conan o'brien is about to show us, you might be surprised at his latest critic. >> the first lady, went on sesame street and she talked to kids about gardening and eating healthy. that's right. all going very well, but then big bird showed up and things got... a little uncomfortable. look: >> well, look whose here to push your husband's socialist health care agenda. >> big bird, i'm not... >> not what the basket bunch says. >> your husband is a stinkin' liar. >> we're going to run oil out of office! yeah! [applause]. >> i think conan o'brien was kidding and i don't think big bird really said that stuff but it was pretty good comedy and, the president says he wants to wipe israel off the map. iran's threat of a nuclear strike goes beyond the middle east. and

the brand-new all out war over roman polanski. who is defending this guy and who said he should be locked up. what's with the stars falling? literally. what's tripping them up? you have to see this. that's our news break. tv's most provocative entertainment news show at the top of the hour.

. >> award winning director and child rapist, roman polanski still detained overseas for. >> there isnew information. >> taliban launching increasing attacks against american forces. how are american military leaders on the ground viewing it. >> and mounting casualties in afghanistan, we begin with the obama's administration review of the military strategy as the top commander's the more troops it will result in failure. yesterday stanley mcchrystal got a chance to meet face to face the commander in chief. describing their 25-minute meeting as productive. molly, what else have they said. >> molly: that it underscores mcchrystal's leadership even though president obama pressed him on the situation in afghanistan. mcchrystal has said is serious and reportedly he intends to ask the president for 40,000 more troops. white house says the meeting, quote, general mcchrystal expects that the president and others are going to ask questions about the assessment he has made and going to ask questions of our diplomatic side and intelligence side and all those involved in this to try to get the be

. >> i must tell you, we're getting tons of calls all about roman polanski. just today, kirstie alley went on a rant against stars who were defending him. louise doesn't care that it's been 30 years since he had sex with the girl. >> it's ridiculous the way people are taking up for him when he broke the law even though it happy 30 years. he has not paid for his crime yet. what are we supposed to do, bring out a band and have a parade for him? i think not. >> we heard from george et who called in. george et agrees with kirstie alley and doesn't understand how stars can defend roman. >> the question needs to be asked, if their 13-year-old child was sexually manipulated by a 40-year-old man, would there reaction be that their child's rapist serve less than two months and be allowed to continue as usual? >> thank you. the phone lines are always open. the rabbi speaks tonight. my explosive on with the rabbi who takes personal and sometimes very disturbing conversations with michael jackson. >> this is michael in his own words. the book speaks for itself and the ta

>> well, willie says that he has been friends with roman polanski for 30 years. so maybe he's got, you know, maybe he's not quite as objective as he might be if he weren't friends with roman polanski for 30 years. but all i can say is it's easy to attack a judge who is no longer alive and cannot defend himself. let roman polanski come back and then he can make his argument about judicial misconduct. my guess is that's not going to be a successful argument. he's got to come back and make it and be present in the courtroom. >> go ahead. >> everyone should see documentary "wanted and desired." >> i saw it. >> in that documentary, you have the lead prosecutor and the defense attorney both saying the trial was basically a sham and the lead prosecutor who say mormon -- imagine, you know, a straight-laced mormon, saying i can almost understand why mr. polanski chose to flee. isn't that rather unusual? >> he's a man. the guy is a man. let's just go there for a second. >> he's also a mormon. >> he may be a mormon, but he's a man first. >> back to what you said about peter

well, there's one thought on roman polanski.re's an important point there, but i have no idea what it is. and yesterday, l.a. passed a new ordinance that every building should be graffiti proof. there's a building next to our office here in hollywood that's graffiti proof and it is very effective. >> oh! >> i think they stole that from the show "wipe out". you know? some big news out of wisconsin. the wisconsin tourist federation has changed the name. they are now the tourist federation of wisconsin. they changed it because the initials for wisconsin tourist federation were wtf, which thanks to text messages has a completely different meaning. [ laughter ] similar thing happened to the official ministry of frankfurt, germany, about a year ago. they had to change a -- i didn't know wisconsin had tourists. i really didn't. [ laughter ] did you? this is kind of silly. tufts university has formalized an unspoken rule and that's no sex in the dorm room when the a roommate is present. i guess they ran out of socks to tie on the doorkn

hollywood luminari luminaries, 100 of them came out with a petition that the authorities free roman polanskihen whoopi goldberg said how it was not rape rape but something else, and then they talk about how polanski served his time in the south of france. it's appalling to me. and conservatives and culture warriors claimed all these years that hollywood was out of step with the moral tenure of the country, and you have to wonder if maybe at least in this case they don't have a point. >> well, out of step with the tenure of the country or just out of step with a morality. >> yeah, that's a seventh grader. this is a child. this is vile and disgusting and a criminal act. i don't know what planet they are on. i wonder if they had 13-year-old daughters that were somehow raped by one of their fellow directors, how they would feel? this is insanity? >> you know how they would feel. and it's pure hypocrisy. it's so mindless, and heedless of basic moral standards. i cannot believe people are defending this guy that raped a seventh grader and then fled before the state had a chance to punish him. >> e

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. >>> there is a disturbing yet growing defense of roman polanski in this country. and it's coming from hollywood. a look at the list of high-profile people who are defending this superstar director. martin scorsese, woody allen, debra winger. >> we hope today this latest order will be dropped. it is based on a three-decade-old case that is all but dead except for a minor technicality. >> this is for me a shock, and i'm ashamed to be swiss, that swiss is doing such a thing to a brilliant, fantastic genius. >> evidence shows that he got a little girl drunk, he gave a little girl drugs, he sodomized a little girl. >> he wanted to take some pictures in the hot tub. i was in there topless. then he got in the hot tub. 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. >> she was 13. he was 43. he gave her champagne and a quaalude. she said no. he still went ahead and had unlawful sexual intercourse with her many different ways. >> despite that polanski contin

when hollywood hero roman polanski drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl and fled the country instead of facing the consequences of his own dpailt plea, there should be no defensd of him from anybody.evil, a what he did was evil and rephe a rehencible. the fact that n he's a great director does not change the fact that he robbed fro a childs what becomes of our culture when people commit despicable ecuse criminal acts and get defended because their celebrities. mar if david letterman takesr advantage of suborde subordinatt work for him, it's not funny.aue the audience should not applaud, they should walk out in disguste our country was brilliantly designed by our founders, nurtured in the providence of god to withstand many points ofe view, but it cannot stand havint different rules of propriety based on a person's celebrity status. you know, i miss the days when we might have been divided by politics, but not on the basic n principles of morality. having grown up with the television drama "dragnet", idrg loved how the creators of this youtube video imagined the way e the roman polans

huffington post had at least four articles defending roman polanski. has two teenage daughters, would you be happy or comfortable leaving roman polanski in a room with her teenaged daughters. >> bret: i'm more offended that you name dropped arianna huffington. >> greg: the only reason i brut up the point is so i could name drop arianna huffington. >> whoopi is wrong because he copped a deal to statutory rape. >> greg: and then one of the woman, what is her name on the huffington post. joan. she is the president of women overseas for equality in belgium. >> is that an acronym for something? >> it as word. >> greg: anyway, she said that it wasn't really and she said -- she pooh-pooh ed the situation. she almost said the daughter asked for it. if a man had written it, they would ask for his job. >> this whole thing, i have never been there. flat earth, praise jesus, hit my developmentally delayed son with a spoon. >> she is one of the few flat earthers. earthers. >> you are right. >> greg: from dirt bags to degenerates. in raleigh, north carolina, which i

is formally asking switzerland to hand over academy winner and fugitive roman polanski. that's the word from swiss officials. he was arrested there last month. polanski has been a wanted man in the united states for more than 30 years since he pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. >>> checking in with you there. just want to make sure you're awake and getting ready. you're not running late, i hope. 31 minutes past the hour. i'm robin meade. >>> a district court judge through out a lawsuit targeting the adult service section of craigslist. a florida man sued the company saying it's a hub for prostitution. but he saidie eliminating the site would lead to other things like erotic dancing. >> they removed some of the really explicit photographs and we were left with the same thing. since they made their minor changes, we're still making the same arrests, and i know this is going to shock you, but when we go out to these different locations when they answer our calls, we've not had one legitimate masseuse. every time it's prostitution. >> the sheriff says he

premature like chronic lung disease. >>> we're learning details about a settlement that director roman polanski made with his sexual assault victim. according to court documents, in 1993 polanski agreed to pay the woman $500,000 to settle a civil lawsuit. court papers don't indicate if polanski ever paid. he pleaded guilty to having sex with the woman when she was 13 years old. polanski left the u.s. in 1978, the night before he was to be sentenced. he was arrested last weekend in switzerland on a fugitive warrant. >>> a california man accused of having a gang sign tattooed on his 7-year-old son won't face a charge of mayhem, which carries a potential life sentence. he still faces 7 to 10 years for child endangerment along with his friend who inked a dog paw on the boy's hip. the paw is the symbol of the fresno bulldog's gang. the judge agreed with defense lawyers that any damage left by a small tattoo does not amount to permanent and painful disfigurement. the man says he allowed the boy to get the tattoo because he wanted it. >>> if this dog could talk the tales of adventure he would tell. he

john, in roman polansky's chinatown what is that is metaphor?state of job where truth, justice and reality doesn't exist. roman has been living there for somele 30 sum odd years. >> i see what you did there. jill what is the hottest story on the entertainment beat these days? >> they are making a siegel. instead of placing it at an opera house withle be autolyze. scant wait to check o it out. and creia, who are you filling in for on position and. listen at your desk or on sirius or fm. >> bill, anything you want to plug? in check out a little travel venture i'm doing with a dud did i of mine at half show.tv. >> sunday at 70:00? >> yes. >> i'm busy. greg, i understand you put together a ferret nation habitat came? >> i did. i ordered a ferret cage for fair rates but i'm not filling them with ferrets. >> what are you filling them with, greg. real

so what would happen if chris hansen had confronted roman polanski about his raping of a 13-year-oldt to see this mashup video. it was put together by thenoseonyourface.com. take a look at this. >> now, what was your plan here tonight? >> hmm, um -- >> it sounds like what you're trying to see is if you could score with a 13-year-old girl. >> i need a second. okay. she was young, you know, and we had a love affair -- >> you knew she was 13. she told you. >> nobody was hurt. i don't understand, why should i be b-- why should i be punished with the pleasure i had with young women. >> you say here you like to pleasure people and be pleasured. >> i think it's both, actually. >> there's something i've got to tell you, i'm kris hanson with "dateline nbc." >> can we start it again? >> did you plead guilty or -- >> i pleaded guilty and i paid for it, you know. i paid my price. i went to prison and i suffered enough. >> so that makes it okay? >> i know now, it was not -- >> you think this is funny? >> but it was -- there was no premeditation. you know, it was something that just happened. >> i

eastern. >> see you tonight. >>> director roman polanski will stay in a swiss jail while authorities decide whether to send him back to the yed yesterday. polanski asked a swiss judge to release him. = they said it would never last. but it's been two months, and you're still going strong. glade lasting impressions. two fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh and exciting day after day. - and not just for 30 days. - ( inhales deeply, sighs ) but for 60. it's the longest-lasting plugins ever. get freshness that won't fade away for 60 days. ahhh! with plugins lasting impressions. and yes, it's glade. s.c. johnson, a family company. >>> the mother of the newborn kidnapped last week from his home in nashville, she is getting her four children back. the attorney appointed to represent the children says there was a custody hearing. it was supposed to happen today. it was canceled after an investigation that determined maria gurrolla was not trying to sell her baby. state child welfare officials placed the baby and his three siblings in foster care over the weekend. the infa

. >> there's more respect for roman polanski than hosts on fox news. just yesterday little contessa brewer on msnbc was introducing jesse jackson and introduced him as al sharpton. that's a little bigger than making a mistake about how many countries say you're a citizen if you're born here. >> i'm not going to deal with contessa brewer here. >> if i'm defending glenn beck, you are defending contessa brewer because she's yours. >> no, i'm not. i don't know who she is. how about hannity? this is another one i love. the cash for clunkers you can go to the junk yard, tow it to your house and get $4,500. that's not true. you have to own the car for a year. why is he putting that out? i don't know why he did that. >> how about the one from my column that went out today with everyone on msnbc citing the willie horton ad as an act of racism and the introduction of vicious personal politics? >> that was lee atwater. he was pretty vicious. >> no. no. no. no. they keep doctoring what they're claiming was the bush ad to make it look like they showed a picture of

what would happen if chris hanson confronted roman polanski about his raping of a 13-year-old girl. have to see this video put together by the nose on your face.com. take a look at this. >> what was your plan here tonight? >> um -- >> it sounds like what you are trying to see if you could score with a 13-year-old girl. >> i need a second. she was young and we had a love affair. >> you knew she was 13. she told you. >> nobody was hurt and i don't understand why should i be -- why should i be punished for the tension i had for young women? >> you like to pleasure people and be pleasured. >> i think both actually. >> there is something i have to tell you. i'm chris hanson with "dateline" nbc. >> can we start it again. >> did you plead guilty? >> i pleaded guilty and i paid for it. i paid my price. i went to prison and i suffered enough. >> that makes it okay. >> i know now it was not. >> you think this is funny? >> there was no premeditation. it was something that just happened. >> i'm chris hanson. you want to explain yourself? >> i would rather blow my brain. >> some might look at th

authorities to extradite roman polanski back to the united states we've heard outrageous defenses from of this film director who 30 years ago sexually assaulted a 13-year-old admitted he did it and fled the country to avoid going to jail. the bottom line is, it doesn't matter he's getting on in years. it doesn't matter this happened a long tile ago. what matters that we are a nation of laws he should have his time in court like everybody else. >> paul: remember cash for clunkers the federal program that paid you thousands to buy a new car. it worked for a few weeks. automakers reported sales, what do you know gm sales fell 45%, chrysler 40% and ford, critics were right,ll

the program was called "roman polanski wanted and desired." he lied about trying to urge a judge to sentence polanski to prison in having sex with a 13-year-old girl. this is what he told wolf blitzer on "the situation room." >> i was a d.a. in malibu the last couple of years in the office. the film crew said they were from france and making this documentary and they're going to try to sell it over there. i was under the impression it would never be shown in the united states. i made these comments just to liven it up a little. it was a bad thing to do in retrospect. i never knew it would be shown in the united states until someone called and told me it was on tv. >> so you heard from david wells again, the former prosecutor. what about the documentary director? she's astonished that he changed his story. you can read more about the story, see the entire interview on our website. >> he thought because its with a french crew it would never be seen in the u.s. appreciate it. >>> an exciting addition to our prime time lineup. joy behar airs every

. >>> roman polanski agreed to pay his sexual assault victim 500 grand to settle 15 years after he fled the u.s. that's according to court records. those records show he reached that deal in '93. not clear whether he paid. the film director pleaded guilty to having sex with the 13-year-old girl and left the u.s. in 1978 before sentencing. he was arrested in switzerland last weekend. >>> with all of virginia's traffic problems, would you think the commonwealth would jump all over federal highway stimulus cash. but a scathing letter from the house transportation committee to governor tim kaine says every other state but virginia has put the $695 million to work. kaine's spokeswoman says they are forecasting a response to that letter. >>> a deadly fire in georgetown. a row house burns with an elderly woman trapped inside. why this one may not have had to end this way. >>> a deadly delay. the surprising study about one group of women and breast cancer. what you need to know. >>> and lady gaga isn't letting drama with canny west keep -- kanye west keep her from the stage. how she's going sol

pollution in the ports of america samoa. >>> we're learning details about a settlement director roman polanski made with his sexual assault victim. according to court documents in 1993, polanski agreed to pay the woman $500,000 to settle a civil lawsuit. court papers don't indicate if polanski ever paid, but as of 1993 he still hadn't paid and owed her more than $100,000 more with interest. he pleaded guilty to having sex with the woman when she was just 13 years old. after giving her champagne and part of a quaalude. polanski left the u.s. in 1978, the night before he was to be sentenced. he was arrested last weekend in switzerland on a fugitive warrant. >>> archaeologist in britain have found a smaller prehistoric site here in the fabled stonehenge. the new site is called bluehenge. the stones are no longer there but the holes where they were placed still remain. the new site is located about a mile from stonehenge. archaeologists say it could date back to 5,000 years. >>> two good samaritans put their lives on the line to rescue some people from a burning car. witnesses say the car hit a tr

and the backlash from celebrities who are calling for the release of roman polanski from prison. a woman who gave up her son 18 months after she started caring for him through an adoption. >> just ahead, we will take a look at weather and traffic toge >> and ice morning so far. -- a nice morning so far. >> yes, there are some delays that are popping up. s logo of the northeast of the loop -- a slow go on the north east outer loop. 90 miles per hour -- 90 minutes getting from -- 19 minutes getting from 795. we have a delay in traffic. >> it is going to be a gorgeous day. 67 degrees and sunny skies. " but comfortable. -- cool but comfortable. there will be some showers saturday but it will clear up on sunday. >> thanks for joining us. have a good day. >>> this is a wbal tv editorial by the president and general manager. >> with the report of debt of one baltimore area child and dozens -- death of one baltimore area child, the swine flu virus is no longer a threat. ignoring the warning signs could lead to death. swine flu spreads like the normal seasonal flu from person to person th

. >> she wasn't saying that roman polanski wasn't a rapist and a creep. what she was say, let's get it straight what he was charged with. the words, rape, rape, consensual sex with your father. another new thing that just came out. >> but for him, i think they called it rape and i think they were going to have a trial, isn't that what happened, and then he left? >> i don't know. do you think i follow that legal stuff. >> don't you have to, don't you have to plow through nancy grace. isn't there something you've got to do there as you're running. did you hear what they found in the trunk?! >> nancy grace, of course, airs at 8:00, the hour before joy behar's show, 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >>> a teenager who lost his leg in a rocket attack in gaza is walking without crutches for the first time in five years. >>> the 15-year-old got a prosthetic leg after a donation from the palestinian children's relief fund. the teen is staying in washington state with a host family, taking classes too. he'll return to his family in gaza in about six months. >>>

has formally asked switzerland to extra died academy award-winning director roman polanski. polanski has been a wanted man for the u.s. for 30 years after he pleaded guilty. he fled the country before his sentencing, though, and was arrested in switzerland last month. >>>. >>> new york state health care workers do not have to get vaccines after all the. the governor says the state will have about 23% of the h1n1 doses they thought they were going to have by the end of october. the workers' union had sued over the mandate. >>> today some nato members say they won't send more troops to afghanistan until president obama decides whether he will. general stanley mcchrystal, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan and defense secretary robert gates are meeting with nato's defense ministers. mcchrystal plans to talk about the steps he wants to take next, this comes as the u.s. wraups up a review of its own strategy in afghanistan. >>> a tornado left quite a mess here behind in southwest louisiana. check out the damage. pow are lines were blown down, trees uprooted, and people's homes

do tend to jump more on conservatives who seem to run afoul than liberals, and it is all about roman polanski it is awful, awful, awful, let alone that these allegations have been sitting out there against him for decades, but this is a significantly delayed reaction to letterman. they are night and day. it is selective outrage. >> and when it comes to the two incidents, when it comes to feminist issues, and there are things they should be against, and you have got a feminist bloggers who are way cokesmore fair. -- who are way more fiar. you had somebody -- way more fair. they do not want that. that is something they have to watch out for. neil: this is probably telling you a great deal. mary, good seeing you. republicans screening yes, but how much longer saying no -- screaming yes. but how much longer for those saying no? tools are uncomplicated? nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping is easy. if it fits, it ships anywhere in

roman polanski, got a lot of attention throughout california. an adult male, feeds qualewds and booze to a 13-year-old girl, raped her, flees. look at all the trendoids, starlets coming to his defense. what kind of message are we sending to kids out there that you can do this and get away with it. >> we know there's a double standard of justice in this country. we know the rich and famous and powerful get away with crimes that the poor and powerless don't. and that is a fact. i mean, anybody who ever sat in court waiting for a celebrity case as i have, and seeing how the public defenders will shoot through 20, 30, 40 cases, convicting and sending away people who don't even know what's going on because they don't know the lingo used by these people, and you see the celebrity case come in and -- >> i don't buy that it was about the snitching. >> i don't either. >> i do not buy that. because any of those boys or men could have walked away and called 911 anonymously. they could have found a security guard. they could have done any one of -- numerous

roman polanski settled on paying the sum to his victim back in 1979. a series of earthquakes have struck a remote area of eastern california. the earthquakes had magnitudes reaching 5.2 but there have been no reports of injury or damage. there were centered southeast of the tehran -- >>> rescued jews are still working in american samoa. -- restroom -- rescue crews are still working in american samoa. many could still be trapped. >> climbers of hope today -- a teenager and his mother pulled from the rubble 40 hours after the earthquake. they were conscious and without serious injury. beneath the debris, rescue voices heard voices. this woman waited as restaurants -- this woman waited. >> i saw the rocks and rubble collapsing. i thought by some would be killed. >> sides of life have rejuvenate rescuers but they say it is a large task. they have limited machinery, almost no power, and spot a communication. >> their desperate now so where do you start? we need large machinery. >> amateur video shows the heart by moments after the first earthquake. people s

. >> movie director roman polanski has been moved out of jail and into a hospital for medical treatment, according to his lawyer. the lawyer said that polanski told them he was depressed and worried about his health. and he's not sure when polanski will return to prison. he is facing extradition to the united states for a sex case with an underage girl in 1977. >>> we've got incredible video of a bus smashing into an suv in new mexico. this is the video from inside. this is what it looked like when the bus could not stop in time for an suv making a turn. the bus driver, authorities say, is not at fault. check out the suv. it is flat basically. it took two hours to get the driver out. he does not have any life-threatening injuries, surprisingly. >>> i haven't looked on our face book page. i'm sure it is lighting up with your comments about the balloon boy. go to cnn.com/robin. there's a face book icon. >>> weather wise, bob's not going to start here. i'm going to tell you he will also talk about a hurricane that has been a category 5 over ethe weekend. now it's a 3. >> if uh-uh watched t

although when they arrested roman polanski i thought, oh, no, he's wrapping it up. >> chasm more of joyarry shandling tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on hln. >>> do you eat a lot of fish to stay healthy? well, some of that might not be as heart healthy as we've been led to think. also ahead, two people get on their knees in prayer in a business office. one thing, though, police say the guy with the hooded sweatshirt was robbing the woman. >>> you told me who did that remake and i was shocked. fergie, right? some of the fish up might be eating for health benefits may be bad for you. fish? well, an article in "health magazine" has a new list based on toxins. and how well the fish survived in the environment and at the top of the good list were farm-raised mussels and oysters. for a complete list, because there are bad ones, too, go to our website at cnn.com/robin and scroll down the important website section. >>> a navy team on the hunt for pirates turned up tons of drugs. when sailors from the "uss anzio" stopped them they found four tons. the navy says that money from the sale of thos