Evening Anderson and everyone. That 8 point earthquake is scary, tells you that mother nature is very peeved.

Helloooo Anderson, Erica, Ed Henry, David Gergen and my friends Twitter/Facebook Bloggers!!!!!
My heart goes to pacific ocean struck both area Samoan and Indonesia!!! My thoughts and prayer with them!! Please help for donation both area.

Good evening everybody

Looking forward to the show tonight. Hi everyone!

Hiya Anderson and Erica. How are you doing tonight? The devastation in the Philippines, Somoa and Indonesia is horrible.

Yes Heather,
That is so scary earthquake, I had drill at home and school, how to evacute and keep away from windows, poles, everywhere.

Hello Anderson.

Hello Anderson, Erica & entire Team 360.
Good evening fellow bloggers.

The two earthquakes so close in time and area is deeply concerning.

Good Evening

Very sad about this news

Good evening, Anderson! Hello David ((Indiana), friends and bloggers!

Hello everyone!

Mother Nature has reared her fury. I was just thinking how lucky we've been with no hurricanes. My thoughts and prayers are with those suffering.

Good evening Anderson, Erica and bloggers.

These quakes are quite frightening. How strange for them to happen so close together. Thanks for bringing us this story. I've tried to keep up with it all day.

Good evening. My thoughts and prayers go out to those in the South Pacific affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Such tragic images…….brings back the memories of the 2004 tsunami.

Anderson,
Hi!
The earthquake reports are alarming. I hope the people there are or will receive more assistance in their recovery effort–as the situation becomes more difficult.

@ Anderson
Please do not show that picture of President Obama with a Hitler mustache even as an illustration. It is an image that has no place , period.

Certainly, our (family & friends) thoughts and prayers are with all of the people affected by both earthquakes and the tsunamis.

Good evening Anderson, Erica, Isabel, everyone. Looked terrible there in the western Pacific, esp the impact of the tsunami on Samoa, very unnerving to see people in Indonesia seek shelter after the quake there. Phillipines and Viet Nam too have both been hit by typhoon Ketsana too. Int'l Red Cross undoubtedly needs donations.

Those quakes are bad. The scare the heck out of me.

my prayers go with them

Yes, I am very worried about Pres. Obama's safety! There seems to be very angry people who could be potentially dangerous to Pres. Obama. I hope he has a lot of secret service around him at all time and with his family.

I remember the last earthquake I was in, which was the 5 point earthquake that Seattle had back in 1999, and that was scary enough not just being in it but seeing the immense damage it did within the 5 minutes it went on and how it brought Seattle down in elevation. It scares me to think that its possible for something like the one that happened in Indonesia to happen here in the U.S

They are dangerously raw politics Anderson.

There seems to be more rage against this president than any other president in my lifetime and I suspect it could also have to do with his race!

Greetings to All! Glad to live in the NorthEast where the chance of an earthquake that devastating is rare.

The angry tone now is no different than the rhetoric from the far left against Bush. The only difference is that the MSM are picking out very selective instances to report on.

evening everyone.. thanks for joining us... another quake just hit indonesia..

this is very sad I want everybody to pray for these people

I am always sad to hear about earthquakes around the world. Having lived in Los Angeles most of my life, I know how frightening and destructive they can be. It always reminds me how fragile our lives are on this moving earth!

I was sleeping in bed a few years ago and one hit in another town but the shock was felt in my town. It was something else. Something I will never forget.

Patrick Kennedy's remarks are irresponsible. They are just another ploy to try to keep people from opposing Obama's policies.

I think these two are minimizing the danger towards Obama...

Mr. Cooper.
Watch you, and CNN all the time. But why on earth would you put te picture of our Commander in Chief on the screen, with the Hitleresk mustache????? NO GOOD

@ Gayle I'm shivering here tonight

There is a lot of denial out there about the atmosphere in the country since President Obama was elected – conservatives have not spoken out stronger against some of the more disturbing elements within their party who are stirring up so much anger.

@Dodie, this President is proposing more extreme policies than any in my lifetime, so it's getting an more extreme reaction than most. Race isn't the issue. Bill Bennet had a good point.

What those poor people are going through. My God.

The Anger is building in this country against Obama. I am really worried for his safety! I am also worried for his family too!!!

@ David, Indiana

This week the nature is angry. I pray that people can re-establish itself and to those who have lost someone that they have forces! It is very sad when the nature of overlap and there is so much chaos. I hope that people can restore their lives.

I think that people are just fed up with Washington in general, Rep and Dem. They have combined to run the country into debt, fill their own pockets and then tell us what we need to do to fix it. Obama is no better or worse than all of the others, it is just more in the news. I don't trust any of them.

Heather – Spokane, WA,
Yes, I remember that time I had felt earthquake on Feb 28, 2001 and May 2, 1996........ I have really experience my life look like waves and move round.

Yes Anderson the President is at risk. Threats against the President are up 400%. Thomas Friedman is no "nut job" and for Michael Steele to try to dismiss this when he has lived through the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy. If anything happens to this President , God help us all. Also, it only takes one , crazy, unbalanced person to do something horrific. Fomenting hate and dehumanizing this man to make it ok to call him Hitler, Stalin, and in the case on Rep. Trent Franks" an enemy of humanity" will lead to violence!

How many times can you equate Obama to Hitler before some nut job with a gun starts thinking that it's alright to kill him? This is not a game and, unfortunately, those with both the power and responsibility to stop this are doing nothing.

Jesus! Another quake hit them just now??

I'd take Bill Clinton, even with his right wing conspiracy paranoia, over Obama in a heartbeat.

Katrina survivor but Mother Nature gave us the option of escape whereas these poor people had no choice.

It's unfortunate how nature's worst side always hits our poorest parts of the world. However, it makes us realize how fortunate some of us are and remind us never to stop reaching out to those less fortunate in the near and far corners of our world.

I think Bill Bennet is wrong. When you see women crying about the Pres. making a speech to school children, outrageous behaviors at town meetings, rantings by Rush Limbaugh, and so on. Not one Republican is objecting to the things that are being said.

I think that the Rhetoric has gotten completely out of control. The behavior of a Representatie of House is another example of disrepect towards the President.

Words matter. I have yet to see Any conservative or Repblican try to present rational responses to any of the negative and crazy Rhetoric out there.

I agree with Mr Carville that President Obama is in danger from the right wing where there is so much anger over losing the white house and bigotry against a black president. Their real true colors are showing and talk of treason and comparisons of Obama with Hitler should all be investigated by the CIA and FBI. These are domestic terrorists and much more dangerous than Taliban. They are American Taliban.

@ Mike, Syracuse, NY

Pres Obama walked into a Huge Mess! Nothing has been seen like this since the 1930s!

Well I guess it's "raw out there" as James Cariville is saying about public sentiment, but I was under the impression that congress, dems and republicans are managing to come together over HCR.

Another earthquake in Sumatra? Just horrible. I'm sorry I was a bit late today, how are efforts to rescue those caught in collapsed buildings in Samoa going?

I don't understand what all the extreme policies are. President Obama has a big mess on his hands from years of neglect and congress has been catering to the corporations for years. He's been in office 8 months, what has he done that is so terrible?

It's not about groups, republicans or democrats. It's about one crazy individual who is encouraged by an impression that their actions would be celebrated. Polls on whether you do or don't want the President dead are absolutely inappropriate, and to call it honest dissent is irresponsible.

@Jo Ann, I agree. The double standard of the left regarding legitimate protest is absolutely staggering.

@ Mike, Syracuse, NY

Our unemployment is 12% right now in California. I have never seen it this bad... ever

@Jane. I know,I could feel the fall creeping in this week...We have such bone chilling winters.

I remember seeing Obama at a rally in Harrisburg and the heavy security, including sharpshooters on all the rooftops. It can't be ignored that he is our first African-American president and some people are enraged by this progress, but it also seems that we've beefed up security to keep him safe.

Hi Anderson,
It is very horrible situation area so devastation..... I agree with you, It is very scary for people....... I hope they need help get donation, food, and water too.

Saturn? That's a good killin'.

Hello! everyone... my sister said the earthquake in Indonesia was 8.3? Oh my....

I hope we do not bail out the car company. I would prefer give my tax dollars to secure their retirement benefits that they will be losing.

Another quake hit Indonesia! Wow...

sexile...its not new Anderson...its been around for at least 10 years... I'm just sayin'

take the money away,by taking control of the drugs.let people make there own decision,thy buy it

@Dodie – California...What about the retirement benefits of all the millions (of others) who have lost their jobs?

@Isabel Yes, I'm sure people in the affected areas will need all kinds of help.

omg Anderson... "Sexiling" has been around since my college days... Call it hanger on the door, or sock in front of the door... It happens and making rules against it will bring the issue to light but may do little to make an impact on the urges of the college student.

having lived in Manila for 16years, I"ve experienced those bad earthquakes and it is scary...

The violent rheoric is very dangerous and should be taken very seriously. There seems to be an increasing boldness when it comes to persons speaking negatively about our President in very public settings. I agree with Rep. Kennedy's statement in reguard to the rhetoric. News media should be very conscience about how they present their information, cause its getting people riled up in a disturbing way.

@ Casey, I've never even heard of an 8.3... wow!

Big killing in Chicago. Nothing new there.

The killings in Chicago is just crazy. When is that going to stop?

come on people our future is at stake!

FYI Anderson, on the USGS website they show 2 big earthquakes in the that region in the LAST HOUR. Sorry about the caps, one is in the ocean, it looks like. Another Tsunami? Can you tell us?

@Mike and JoAnn...there's nothing different with the negative rhetoric. It's all the same. The only thing that chanegs, from administration to administration, is the primary target. It's a wash.

Carvel's teaser regarding people unable to control their emotions is not an under-statement.

Have we mutilated the interpretation of "freedom of speech" to justify hateful speech and actions towards others?

Where are the boundaries? Look at the way we depict our president in protest. No one should be shocked our children have learned to have very little respect for life.

@Heather Spokane WA

I too remember those earthquakes. I was in Poulsbo, WA and i t was a rolling type of movement. I was in a rocking chair, and instead of going back and forth, i was going side to side. It made me nauseous.

I'm glad to have moved out of the area as it is overdue for a 9 earthquake!

hi, everyone.

sobering pix of samoa from friends... parents carrying their deceased children to a hospital chapel now being used as a morgue. beyond heartbreaking.

@ susan

I completely agree. Well at least those people will not have lay-offs! We are looking at furloughs for the first time ever!

Anderson. Both parents have to work these days. The children are raising themselves. They end up going to a gang who assumes their family. Very sad

How can Bill Bennet say that "it is the same as it was with President Bush"? I can't believe the horrible signs and comments that are made by these right wing people at the rallies!!! The worst that I saw about Bush was the "Mad Magazine" picture. There were lots of "impeach Bush" signs, but that is a lot different than the Hitler and witch doctor depictions that we see about President Obama. This aught to be banned and for God's sake think about how this appears to the rest of the world!! I believe in free speech, but that doesn't mean that we should tolerate this kind of garbage!

i live in chicago, have a 18yr old son, honor roll student. Every day I am afraid for him. I am embarrassed and ashamed because of all of the violence. Olympics? with all of this mess?

@ Mike
Bull, Race may not be the whole issue , but it is a part of it. It is used against the President now just as it was during the campaign . Make him the other , make him , "not one of us", make his desire to help the people that need help and get others that have more pay their fair share , and solve some of the problems that have been allowed to fester as somehow extreme. What's extreme are the lengths that the far right has gone to to portray this good honest and decent man as some sort of menace to society and a danger to children. What angers me the most is that rather than argue on the merits of a policy all the right can do is whisper in a large tone that does not go unnoticed is " did you know he's black." Yeah we know Mike and for some us it doesn't matter , but to some of the American people , unfortunately , it still does.

Martial Law may do this city good but we all know that the juvenile detention here and other jails are already packed....where would we put them once they are picked up?

we need disiplan

The cops are leaving Chicago because they dont want to get killed.

How come those of us in the Pacific,US Terriorties of Guam and the Northern Marianas have to watch CNN Coverage of China.. CNN International prempted your show...when we are starving for information about the devastation on American Somoa, and the condition of our fellow Pacific US islanders? WHY?

@ Erica: that is truly horrible and heartbreaking! I hope your friends are alright...

Gary was too easy on the council woman.....

Would I be out of line to ask why the PARENTS cant help more?

It would help the police if those in these neighborhoods didn't stonewall investigations for fear of being labelled a snitch. There is a culture on noncooperation.

The problem with continuing to throw tax dollars at the Chicago youth crime problem is that we're treating the symptoms. We're not dealing with the root(s) of the problem. You MUST look at the bigger picture, starting with sex education and people who have children who are not prepared to be parents.

Many of the kids in Chicago have little parental guidance and they don't value themselves or others–they don't think they have a future and there's a large sense of hopelessness–this is a too-common thing within the inner city.

@Dodie- I agree, califronia use to be the prime of all jobs, now its worst than ever before!

We need to hold these parents responsible. The government is not a baby sitter and is not there to raise their kids. The problem lies with these parents and the kids themselves.

If kids are raised without morals or respect for themselves and others this is what you end up with.

If the Chicago police can't protect their own citizens, how can they protect the visitors to t he Olympics?

Hope!

My heart goes out to you. I know how you must feel. I raised my son in the middle of a drug filled city. I worried every day and night!

prime of his life,he did not even gotten started

I do not agree he was killed by his "peers." Peers means someone like you. That mob behaved like animals.

Conflict resolution and self regulation skills are taught in early childhood. Another reason why quality early education is so important especially for at-risk children. It helps them learn ways to deal with anger and conflict that are more productive.

@Mike – very true. I am from Illinois.

@ Mike, Syracuse, NY

Being labeled as a snitch is not the problem. They can be killed for being a snitch. Everyone is living in fear!

Not a single tip???? I'm horrified by this.

Great point Anderson. If these people don't come forward what do they expect?

Anderson: Everyone is living in Fear!!!

The snitch will be killed

Obama should speak to the parents and the kids in his old stomping grounds. Maybe they will listen to him.

@ Kelly S, PA-yesterday's earthquake was between 8.0-8.3 on the Richter scale...very very scary...

We need stop violence each other, too much trouble the teenagers!!! I think we need stop gangs hit, kick, or push down, are not acceptable violence our school.. Zero!!!!!

As a teacher in New York City, I see this type of violence constantly. Teenagers are constantly planning, discussing, and acting out violence against one another. Simply walking down the hall, one can overhear the conversation of who might be attacked later in the day. It is culturally acceptable in America for our teenagers to fight. It is not a random event. I'm actually shocked the media finds this so surprising. Where are you guys?

I've seen grown men here in Harlem with Dont Snitch t-shirts.

If you say something... its a good chance you will be killed

Great report by Gary, he always asks the important questions!

not a single tip.
so difficult to imagine.
not one.

Violence is a direct result of a loss of hope.

You give these kids hope, you give them a way out, something to live up to and they will respond.

When they don't have hope, there won't be change.

JW

No tips and no call in's to the Police. Know why? because the gangs will settle it between each other. Like they have for years and years.

Hello Anderson! I am a huge fan of yours. I am excited about tonight's 360 report. I am devastated to hear of another quake in Indonesia. I hope you can cover on a lot of what's being done to help those people. Efficiency is key, on those of us who have much, to help those who are struggling.

If it weren't for the credit crisis, the auto companies would have skyrocketting profits.

If no one has called in in Chicago, how did they apprehend the four suspects they have in custody?

I'm sorry but I didn't get how long from the start of the incident to the 911 call. How long was it?

Anderson, perhaps a way to end the Stop Snitch problem is to charge some of the folks that are standing around watching with being accomplices to murder. Perhaps hiring a famous rapper to do a marketing campaign saying doing one's moral duty is not being a snitch, it is being honorable.

Good night Anderson and friends!
I'm out of the transmission of AC360 today, unfortunately.

See you tomorrow!

@Starr formerly known as Vincent

I was at work at the time of that earthquake and it was so bad I could see the fire sprinklers shaking and the hanging lights that were on the ceiling were swinging so hard they could have went through the ceiling. I do worry that we get an earthquake big enough that it sparks Mt Rainier or Mt St Helens to erupt

Good Evening Everyone!

Anderson, part of the reason the people in the video may not have called 911 or otherwise tried to help is something called Bystander Effect–It's also called Diffusion of Responsibility, and is under the umbrella of what we consider "groupthink" or even "mob mentality." When a group of people watches a crime taking place, often no one calls for help. The primary three reasons are that 1. you automatically assume that someone else must have and your 911 call will just clutter things and get in the way, 2. you second-guess what you're seeing and you don't want to be the person who cried wolf, 3. the first thing we all do in a situation like this is to monitor the reaction of everybody else watching to see if*those* people are reacting as if the event is a crisis–since everybody is doing that, nobody picks up panic from anybody else. Bizarrely, the findings state that the more bystanders there are, the*less* likely it is that any one of them will help.

@JoAnn...you hit the nail on the head. These kids don't have any self-respect to begin with, let alone respect for their lives and the lives of others. That's what they learn (I'm guessing) in music and videos.

The situation in Chicago with so many innocent children being killed is mind boggling.

There HAS to be a way to address this situation.

I can't believe the "don't snitch" has so much power over the citizens of Chicago, although i do understand that people do not want to be murdered themselves.

However, people need to take their city back and start helping the Police...it's the only way.

@Dodie, people can always provide information on an anonymous basis. Until the people in these communities decide to cooperate with the law the situation will not improve. Their fate is in their own hands.

Like my friend says, we have to get to the youth on the inside; trying to change the violence from the outside, is too late.

@Mike, Syracuse, NY – Can you enumerate these supposed "extreme policies" that you claim the President is proposing? Or are you just repeating the talking points the right is using to gin up opposition to anything and everything the President says and does. Everything the President proposes is automatically labeled by the unhinged right as socialist/marxist/communist/nazi without any regard for the facts to the contrary.

Its obvious that the City of Chicago is not doing anything to stop the violence there, its especially obvious after that interview

If we want to be world leader in human rights, we can’t let Roman Polanski off the hook. Western nations recently chastised the Afghan government for passing a law that allowed Afghan men to rape their wives. How can we then say, it’s ok for a man to drug and rape a 13-year-old and then flee justice for over 30 years just because he’s wealthy, famous, talented, and troubled?

The only reasons I can imagine there would be no tips is either people think nothing will be done to bring the killers to justice or they are too scared for their own safety.

@ Jo Ann, North Royalton, Ohio

Those kids do not care about any president. The parents are often afraid of their own kids.

You have to have lived in an inner city high violence to know that.

I live in the Chicagoland area. I'm tired of our dollars being poured into these low income communities and NOTHING is being done with it. Instead of constantly asking for even more money, someone should ask what happened to the money that was already given to these communities? Did it reach to the community, if not why?

I work in Residential Life in a college campus in central New York. I have supervised a group of RAs for a few years now, and know that many residents complain about being sexiled. I wish this was a new phenomenon, however – incoming students continued to be focused on self more and more – and forget that they live in a community where their choices effect those around them. Many of these students are not willing to confront their roommate to resolve the situation – and instead look for rules to save them. I think these situations could be prevented if students took the opportunity to talk to each other, be open and honest, and consider, "how does my choice effect people around me."

Anderson-yes, unfortunately THAT is the definition of a snitch... having to work with young children and adolescents who belong or affifliated with gangs, it is hard to understand why they would rather keep their mouth shut than help their peers who are in trouble...it seems that their loyalty is to the people who will never be there for them when times get tough. I,too, have a hard time understanding this....

Talk about the cause of the tsunami in samoa and the earthquakes in Sumatra. Might want to investigate the krakatoa volcano. Last time all this happened it blew and killed 30,000 people.

Polanski is no victim.

Doesn't matter how famous you are, rape is rape, and rape is a dirty act!

Social services, more police and longer school days are not the solution. How can you expect kids to respect others & value of a life when they don't respect themselves? Why – maybe b/c they've never been respected since they were little. Maybe they were told they are no good, they can't learn, they're trouble makers , there's no hope. And we expect them to change themselves with more violence & discipline?
They have to learn to respect and value their own lives and talents – from school, teachers, parents, big brother/big sister, etc. You can't take a dying and diseased tree when roots have already rotted. It has to be nurtured as a tree is taking root...

Whoopie and the rest of the Hollywood crowd are all morally bankrupt.

@Isabel yes the overlap of storms and earthquakes is overwhelming.

@ Jeff – Los Angeles

These kids are raising themselves because their parent(s) have to work and there is little to no family support. So they find their own family (the gang)

Re: Kelly Swanson

Absolutely. There is no hope for justice.

Anderson,
I can not believe the alderwomen has no or little idea what to do. I taught in a Chicago high school for many years and would often tell students that adults do not handle matters by hurting each other. Well, many kids would often say my parents do. They would also share, "if I fight, I better win or I'll get it when I get home." That strongly suggests the culture of many homes. Reeducate the parents on proper life skills and then the kids but don't ask for more police!

Thank you for the clarification of the charges and the legal terms Whoopee and Anderson. If we want to blame anyone, we should be blaming the "sensational" judge who blew it, royally. I completely understand people coming to Polanski's defense at this point. I don't like any of this, but I get the point and I can't argue with it.

Kids or adults, homicide is homicide. It would be interesting to review why the homicide rate is so different country to country. The 2008 rates for the Olympic contending cities for homicide is: Tokyo 1:100,000; Madrid: 2:100,000, Chicago: 18:100,000, and Rio: 33:100,000.

Polanski needs to be jailed. I am sick of stars getting preferential treatment. Bye bye Justice, cash is here.

Why is Randi Kaye trying to play down Polanski's guilt. Giving a "sliver" of a drug to a kid is still a criminal act and no matter what the judge did Polanski is still a scumbag pedophile and should be punished.

No warning of an 8.3 earthquake would be horrible.
My prayers go out to them.

great to see you joy

it doesn't surprise me about another earthquake, sumatra is where i'm worried about.

Whoopie sure sounded like she was behind Polanski.

@ Mike, Syracuse, NY

Easier said than done. Living in close quarters... not nice big homes gives one less privacy! Its just too dangerous to do that...

Regardless of a plea bargain, Polanski had sex with a minor and he should be held accountable. Why should his status as a director make a difference?

Hi Erica,
Yes, Very sad for mothers lose their babies, durning earthquake..... I agree with you....Very hard for moms lose love ones, I knew what god need help moms to cope/confortable lose.

All I can say is just because Roman Polanski is famous and old doesn't mean that he is the angel his peers think he is...

I can't imagine how those celebrities can seriously defend what Polanski did. "Protecting their own" is not a good enough reason, what Polanski did was reprehensible and he needs pay for his crime.

What? They are looking for a part in his next movie or what?

Not Rape? Really? A grown man having sex with a 13 year old is very wronge!

True point, a judge is under no obligation to honor any plea deal. Polanski should be charged with all the original felony charges.

I guess Polanski is getting a lot of support from the Hollywood community because this is acceptable behavior for that bunch.

He raped and drugged a 13 year old child! End of story!!!

If we reward people who run to another country... everyone would take off

What a mess. Dude needs to be in prison. He raped a child.

.fin.

The video is itself a tip, there must've been tips that helped police arrest the four suspects they've arrested, but maybe there's something I'm not understanding.

Polanski should have long ago, gone down like any other rapist, he should pay for his crime. He pleaded guilty

I seriously think Woody Allen should not be doing any talking on this subject!

My opinion of Joy has gone up a notch.

Time to pay the piper, Roman!

And I wonder how many children in Switzerland were also abused by this guy. That behavior does not stop with one child!!!

Let's all hope for strength and resilience for the earth quake victims to fight against the odds until help arrives to meet their direct needs...

If the girl was accusing him of rape NOT just statuatory, then it needs to be taken as rape.

Joy and Lisa, right on!

Polanski should be prosecuted for his crime, and if found guilty should go to jail. What he did was inexcusable.

I also agree that stars need to quit getting 'star' treatment.
Its ridiculous what our 'justice' system allows.
Not to mention the cash flow 'under the table'.
The American justice system really disgusts me sometimes.

I agree with Joy...so what,he should be prosecuted.If all the people that have gone through this called out their molesters,there would be a lot more people in jail,trust me! Perhaps if he does serve time it may deter others from seeking out victims for their own exploitation and save some one a life time of heartache and confusion.

Hi everyone.

What time did this new earthquake just strike? What was the magnitude?

@Anderson: You've been to Sri Lanka after the tsunami in 2004, what was it like when you went?

How much damage can a ten foot tsunami cause?

30 years later how important is it to punish someone for not serving a 90 day sentence? Or is the sentence longer now?

"Whoopie and the rest of the Hollywood crowd are all morally bankrupt."

@Mike, Syracuse, NY, I agree completely! I am not surprised by their attitude because this is acceptable behavior for that bunch.

I feel that Polanski should serve his time and said so on set Thursday...maybe that is why I have not been on set since....lol...Or there just isn't work right now.

I can't believe the twisted thoughts of those in my town.

HE did the crime, he was allowed out of the country to finish a film and ditched....I think they would call that bail jumping in any other terms.

HE needs to do the time he was sentenced to...Do the crime, do the time.

Someone need to get Lisa Bloom on The View.

She can definitely hold her own. I love it.

Thanks for laying down the facts. : )

It doesn't matter how many years have past, a horrific act must not go unpunished.

Two great guests.

I really love the unity of you citizens to uphold our laws and defend women in our country. Thanks to all of you! That is one thing which sometimes makes us different from other countries. Sometimes.

yes they do.i broke my neck at a wal-mart and they screwed me around for 6 years.i lost my job an insurance,so for 3 of those years i had to just deal with it.

So sad about these earthquakes and tsunamis.

My heart goes out to them and their loss.

No public option = No health care reform

Statutory rape is consensual with someone underage. This wasn't consensual so yes it really was 'rape rape'.

Polanski should have been sent to trial and jail all those years ago. The fact that people and Hollywood elite believe we should allow him to remain free sends a blaring message to children their victimizations don't have value. What a sick society?

Interesting point Lisa brought up about the feelings of the French toward Polanski.

My sister lives in France, my brother-in-law is French, and the outrage from both of them tonight watching people defend Polanski on the news and on a debate show was intense. Another reminder of how important it is to not generalize and lump people into one category. I think it's safe to say all of Hollywood is not behind Woody Allen et al, as well.

"You have to have lived in an inner city high violence to know that."

@Dodie, California, That is why my family moved to the suburbs.

that's it, that's the best you can do. these earthquakes need to be taken a little more seriously than this. look at history to understand.

A broken wrist is an existing condition? On what planet.......?

Does no one understand that, regardless of whetehr Polanski is guilty or innocent, his crime now is that he fled the court's jursidiction. He had no right to do that. He has lived over 30 years in freedom, and now people want to protect hi because "the judge was not going to honor the deal." Whatever happened to the rule of law? How can anyone defend this man's unilateral decision to flee to live a life of luxury without the guts to face whatever the judge decided – with the right of appeal?

Erica!

Yes... I completely agree. Very dangerous to lump everyone together and draw assumptions from that strategy.

Thank you, Erica. It's wrong to generalize about any "group" of people, and it's just irrational.

Hey Anderson, nice stripes! (though you look better in solids)
Receiving no tips at all is such a strange (non-) occurance, but the investigation should be able to rely on more than just a few phone tips – haven't they identified 4 of the participants already?
How is Washington going fix this? Let's hope our policymakers come up with a better solution, because the effectiveness of their past 100$ million is certainly questionable.

Excellent report by Tom Foreman.

Insurance co.'s exist to make profits. As a nurse who worked as a medical consultant for insurance co.'s, i can tell you some adjusters act as though the insurance money is theirs. They very often do not want to pay out. And, often bonuses are gfven to adjusters who save the insurance company the most money.

I'm glad Lisa got her view across on Polanski. I agree that the rich and famous think they are above the law or scrutiny and he should be held accountable if he didn't fulfill his plea deal.

Does anyone REALLY believe that insurance companies are actually interested in looking out for consumers? Wendell Potter is right.

Hi Anderson and Erica,

This one is a real downer tonight... The devastation in the Pacific, killings in Chicago, and anger against President Obama. I had to turn the show off-getting sick of seeing what is happening in our country. How did we become so angry and hateful?

@ Jo Ann, North Royalton, Ohio

Your family was very wise. Mine moved to Hawaii for that same reason.

I think, as citizens of America, really need to start speaking up on the poor quality of our justice system.

@ Erica
That is truly heartbreaking to hear! I'll be praying for the situation.

The people that attend the tea parties and are so against health care reform, have they never had to fight to get a claim paid? How can they not want things changed?

@Erica Hill, If all of Hollywood isn't behind Polanski, where are the ones who want him to serve time? Are they afraid they'll be blacklisted if they speak out?

I had a breast MRI at the Mayo Clinic because my old sister has breast cancer. My insurance company didn’t want to pay for the bill. They said they weren’t sure my sister had cancer. Really? My sister has had both breast removed and has been on chemo for most of 7 years. What a scam! After a lot of work on my end they finally paid the bill.

Good night Anderson, Erica, Ed Henry, David Gergen and my friends Twitter/Facebook Bloggers!!!!!
See you Friday night!
Have a great night and sleep tight everyone!!!!
Day of the shot with

Private companies with private records pay taxes and those records are public are they not?

It is ridiculous that the woman in W. Virginia's broken arm was covered and then regarded as a pre-existing condition. Great instance of the need for health insurance reform. That's part of what's going on in congress right now though.

I hope all the heated rhetoric doesn't make people turn away from the proposed health care reforms.

Tufts students don't have enough consideration to not force their roomates to have be in the room while they're having sex?

To tell is to set yourselves free!

I'm a medical billing advocate. I help people with mountains of medical bills get what they are entitled to. The Medical Billing Advocates of America estimates that 9 out of 10 medical bills have some kind of an error. That doesn't even deal with the insurance companies playing games to avoid paying correct bills. Patients should fight back Hire a medical billing advocate to help you - most of us work on contingency - if we don't find you savings and get your claims straightened out, you don't pay us.

Great, raise your kids to kill animals. Way to go,Dad!

I guess Palin is getting the last laugh. Maybe she's not so stupid after all.

My insurance company denied my son's treatment(tx) on the claim it was
*experimental/investigational* (untrue) I still continued with my son's tx due to his condition (paid $11-$12,000+) and after 1-1/2yrs+ of endless calls, copies of medical records/doc, trying to appeal this (extremely frustrating and I was about to give up the appeal) they finally reported they made a *mistake* and that it all was approved, sent retro check

palin'l book – just in time for christmas – if they have any of those Palin dolls left they can sell them as a package deal!

"Erica Hill, If all of Hollywood isn’t behind Polanski, where are the ones who want him to serve time? Are they afraid they’ll be blacklisted if they speak out?"

@Mike, Syracuse, NY, I agree. I haven't heard one celebrity speak out against Polanski and they don't speak out against Woody Allen either, in fact quite the opposite, they are always praising him.

There's no reason for anyone to speak about Polanski AT ALL. None of them have any first-hand relation to the incident. Why should anybody speak out against Polanski–to be a busy body?

Poor elephants.

Hello Anderson,
Huge fan and first comment on the blog.

Of course, Health Insurance Companies make life very difficult for people; as a finance person this is simple for me, and I coach others on this stuff. I am passonate about those who are very ill, trying to get better, and have added stress to deal with insurance.

How much is "left on the table" from consumers – I would love to personally audit the Insurance Co records! I guarantee I would find a bundle !! Let's team up for this investigation!

Keep up the great work! My best....Tracy

Those poor elephants

@ Mike

To simply answer your question:

"All evil needs is for good men (or women) to do nothing".

And sad to say the people who should be closely involved are doing nothing.

Geez, stay out of the way of hungry elephants!
Good night everyone.

Goodnight everyone.Peace to all of you and yours.

Good night Anderson, Erica, Ed Henry, David Gergen and my friends Twitter/Facebook Bloggers!!!!!
See you Friday night!
Have a great night and sleep tight everyone!!!!
Day of the shot with Elephants burst in the hotel!!!! Awwww! I do love elephants!!! Cool shot!!! I love this shot! Awesome shot!
Anderson,
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Have a plenty sleep!

Good Night!

Good Night Everyone! Enjoy the night!

Good night everyone. Great show tonight as always.

GoodNight All! Great show as always!!

Good night everyone. Have a wonderful evening and week.

Wow, very fast blog tonight. Thank you and good night Anderson, Erica and Team 360.

Good night too fellow bloggers.

The shot: Amazing that no one was really hurt, especially the elephant. And yes, i remember the "hungry" elephants...LOL

Prayers for all those affected by earthquakes and tsunami in the Pacific.

Another case of animals being abused and exploited by stupid humans.

Good night Anderson and Erica!

have a good night everyone! Great show tonight, Anderson!