. >> okay, jack heealy of "the ne york times," thanks for joining us. >>> just about an hour and a half be back in a new york courtroom. >> he's being arraigned on sexual assault charges in connection with alleged attempted rape of a hotel maid last month. the former head of the international monetary fund is expected to plead guilty -- not guilty, i'm sorry, to the charges. >> cnn's deb feyerick is outside of the courthouse in lower manhattan. expect any surprises today, or is this procedural? >> reporter: well, the arraignment itself is procedural, but we really want to set the scene for you down here at the courthouse. the spectacle of what is dominique strauss-kahn and the incident continues. take a look at all of the media that's here. many of them french, of course, this is a man who was a presidential contender. he is credited with saving portugal, greece, and ireland. if you cross the street, now, something unexpected that did happen. we apologize for the subway noise just below us, but a bus load of housekeepers from hotels across the city got off, just a couple of moments ago.