and i was granted a meeting with cy vance and i asked cy vance how could he ensure that his number threed not get information from all the other prosecutors here and inadd ver tantly tell her husband when they're home at night. i said i want to make sure you have taken the necessary steps to wall off this prosecutor. i want to see the e-mail that went to every prosecutor in the office saying that karen friedman had rekuzed herself. i wanted to see the letter that went to every prosecutor in the office and guess what? there is no letter. there is no e-mail. cy vance told me, tell the victim you've spoken to the d.a. as if that was sufficient. then when i asked cy vance to explain "the new york times" report that after dominique strauss-kahn was taken off that air france flight by the port authority police on may 14th, and turned over to the custody of n.y.p.d., and after he had been taken all the way up to harlem to the special victims squad and had been in that station house for at least five hours and had asked for an egg sandwich, asked for coffee, said he wanted to call europe because

and so i demanded a meeting with cy vance. and i was granted a meeting with cy vance. and i asked cy vance, how could he ensure that his number three person would not get information from all the other prosecutors here and inadvertently tell her husband when they're at home at night? i said, i want to make sure that you have taken the necessary steps to truly wall off this prosecutor. i want to see the e-mail that went to every prosecuting office saying that karen friedman had recused herself. i wanted to see the letter that went to every prosecutor in the office. and guess what? there is no letter. there is no e-mail. >> all right. that is the accuser's lawyer, kenneth thompson, just speaking. just as we have learned again this hour in the breaking news that scandalized imf chief dominique strauss-kahn is a free man. we were also listening a little early your to strauss-kahn's lawyers a few moments ago. this is what was said. >> it is a great relief and a wonderful time for the family to be together and to have some flexibility in their lives. i want to remind everybo

. >>> good evening, i'm jim vance. doreen is off tonight. a busy day for crews in d.c. at a row home on cater street in northwest. the flames spread quickly. tonight more than a dozen people have no place to call him. darcy spencer is on the scene with more on this. >> reporter: a u.s. park police helicopter crew that was returning from a mission apparently was the first to spot the smoke and flames. they called it into d.c. fire and shot this spectacular video. this video taken by u.s. park police helicopter camera shows thick, black smoke and flames engulfing four row houses in the 900 block of decatur street northwest. the flight crew apparently the first to spot the fire that also left more than a dozen people displaced on this holiday weekend. >> when we arrived on the scene, we had pretty heavy fire conditions. it was well advanced and already from the basement up through the roof essentially already spreading through the neighboring houses when we got here. >> reporter: the flames broke out around 4:45 in the afternoon. meadow meadows, who is hard of hearing, was

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. we begin tonight with new details about the alleged misappropriation of city funds by one council member in the district, from hooters to a perfume store to cash withdrawals at a las vegas casino, the washington city paper published charges from a debit card in the name of team thomas, a nonprofit group run by harry thomas meant to introduce underprivileged kids to sports. here's a sampling of the charges from 2007 to 2009 that the city paper uncovered after a freedom of information request. $143 at hooters. $278 at jimmy buffett's margaritaville in myrtle beach, nearly $600 at a hotel in little rock, arkansas, $150 at a steakhouse in the same city. the list goes on. these revelations follow the d.c. attorney general's civil lawsuit filed last month that alleged thomas used $300,000 in city money as a personal expense account. the attorney general listed 14 such examples in his complaint including money spent on an audi suv and golf outings to pebble beach and other courses. thomas ha

vance's team had described the request as wholly without merit. and now dominique strauss-kahn's successor at the international monetary fund christine lagarde has started her new job. she will have to tackle the problems in the euro zone. we spoke to christine lagarde in washington. this is the report. >> christine lagarde is the first synchronized swimmer to become head of the i.m.f. she's also the first woman. but in other respects, she's not a novelty at all. after all, she is a european like every other managing director before her. >> i don't see myself, nor do i feel specifically french or european. i feel very much a member of the entire community. and having to serve the entire community. >> there are 187 members of the i.m.f. there have been 11 managing directors. five of them have been french. how can you justify -- is it something in the wine that makes french people particularly good at running the i.m.f.? >> it gives us a better longevity. that's for sure. and talking of longevity, my time is to be here for the next five years. >> la

it's a goal vance sharp knows well. owner of the sonoma sausage company, vance dabbled in the wine business a little before meeting mac. together, the two and 6 others came together to form the association of african-american vintners in the hopes of stimulating other minorities to investigate careers within the business. >> it's od being in it and ha--and being associated with others who have precisely the same thoughts that you have, although you have other--you have your independent thoughts. but there's certain things that we all wake up and think about, and--and that'good that, uh-- that's our bond. >> one of those inspired by the group's tight bond was daniel bryant. he joined the group early on abd had a successful customized wine country tour operation called "a color of grape," but it was at the urging of mac that he decided to step into the business of making wine as well. in 2004, he released his first vintage, and today his wine is being served in 4-star restaurants all across sacramento, including the popul

good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm dorene gentzler.at this hour. much of our area is under a thunderstorm warning. we've been on the storm watch, and doug joins us from the weather center with the very latest details. hi, doug. >> hi, dorene and jim. we have seen the rain come throughout the entire area. one portion or another during the afternoon. you've seen heavy rain. portions of frederick, maryland, earl

cyrus vance sought an inch dietment and got it. that day prosecutors were just as confident in their accuser as commissioner kelly was. >> the complainant in this case has offered a compelling and unwavering story about what occurred in the defendant's room. >> what asit can't d.a. mcconnel did not say were facts about the alleged victim's past and questions about her account. in a moment, former prosecutor sonny hosten and jeffrey toobin on whether they think a rush to prosecute made this case impossible to prosecute. first, though, tom foreman lays out the facts. >> reporter: dominique strauss-kahn's new york arrest in mid may was a sensation. the head of the international monetary fund, the potential next president of france, snatched from a jet moments before takeoff, accused of attempted rape by a hotel maid. manhattan d.a. cyrus vance put it simply. >> these are extremely serious charges. >> reporter: the maid told police she had gone to clean strauss-kahn's $3,000 a night suite and he had jumped her, naked, chasing, grabbing

. >> yes, sir, jim vance. 11-game home stand.avy johnson making his home debut, trying to get his first victory in a nationals uniform after going 0 for 3 on the west coast. good news tonight. the nats will get back rick ankiel. he will be available to be in the lineup later this evening. he is not starting but could come off the bench to pinch-hit. out on the west coast the nationals scored just eight runs in the three games against the angels. overall the nats had a solid month of june with a 17-10 record. and the nats have had success against the pirates this season. tonight the nats are look fogger their sixth straight home win against pittsburgh, a perfect opportunity to get davy johnson his first victory. >> yeah, awesome. the mood and tempo in the dugout is great. i enjoy playing for him. i know the rest of the team enjoys playing for him. we'll get him a win. >> i love being this the dugout. i love being around the players. i don't even mind talking to you and the press. the red-eyes sometimes aren't that fun, because i d

and cyrus vance did the right thing. >> what's going on here, richard? yes, avery underscored there is some forensic evidence substantiating that something, there was some sort of contact between these two, at least that's the allegation and investigators want to stand by that, but they have a problem with the story of the alleged victim. how is it that perhaps -- i guess the story really needs to supercede that forensic evidence or at least match it and that's the problem here, it just doesn't match? >> fred, the great yogi berra coined the phrase it's not over till it's over, this case is over. this case will be dismissed and there's no way they can prosecute him for this. >> no way even if there's forensic evidence, there's no way they can go in regard. >> the defense says it was consensual, number one, and this victim has now proven to be a liar on many issues, including, claiming he was gang raped, raped back in her own country. that was a lie. you cannot have a rape victim on the stand with her credibility on the line who previously claimed to have

. >> our concern is that plant district attorney cy vance is too afraid to try this case. >> reporter: thompson says the victim will come out and tell her story, but didn't say when. in lower plant, laura engle, fox news. >> district attorney bernie graham joins us now to dissect this more. bernie, thanks for being with us. a stunning turn of events. we were so surprised when we saw this last night. went from being a seemingly air- tight case to hanging from a thread. what is your reaction to this? >> it's seismic. a month ago when the news broke out, people said this guy did it. i imagine the saying is true it his somewhere in the middle. i think the mistake was her lawyer coming out and calling out the prosecutor, saying he's a coward, afraid to bring the case to trial. a fascinating dynamic. >> is this a career decision for the lawyer? >> somebody's career when you spin the wheel and it stops, somebody is not going to -- i guess when the music stops, somebody is not going to have a chair. obviously strauss-kahn's lawyers are doing a remarkable job. bill taylor from washington, d.c.

backstage is vance degeneres, our old correspondent working with steve in a producing role, and it'so great the see vans. i hadn't seen him and your lovely wife nancy who is also backstage and the dallas cowboy cheerleaders also backstage and the band, the marching band. you roll deep. you roll heavy. i think that's important. what's going down? what is this "crazy stupid love." ryan goes goesling. is he the other guy? >> he is extremely, extreme handsome. but he is as good looking on the inside as the outside. he's a great guy. super nice. and nobody cares. nobody cares how nice actors are. nobody cares how much fun you had doing a movie. we had the best time. we laughed. nobody gives a... >> jon: did he sign your yearbook afterwards? >> yeah. >> jon: wow. you're in love. we tried desperately. this is so interesting that you bring this up. we tried desperately to get ryan goesling. we wanted him desperately for this movie. he's the guy that we really wanted. we called the publicist of the movie and the director and we said, boy, ryan goesling looks great in this. can he come do the

. >> our concern is that manhattan district attorney cry vance is too afraid to try -- cy vance is too afraid to try this case. >> reporter: thompson said the victim will come out and tell her story but didn't say when. >>> we want a closer look at this now, a stunning turn of events today. joining us now is clark neily, senior attorney for the institute of justice. thanks for being with us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> this is so unusual. let me start by getting your reaction to today's events. >> the idea that this woman has some credibility issues, made some misrepresentations on a visa forms and following this investigation i don't think that's unusual. >> it was such an airtight case that they were boasting about from the beginning and now it's pretty much hanging by a thread. >> true enough, but in real life these things tend to be more messy than not and i think one question i have is what does he say happened? we've got plenty of physical evidence something happened and today he hasn't told us what his side of the story. is i think that's a little suspicious. >> you mention -- i

i'm jim vance. doreen is off tonight. investigators in temple hills, maryland is trying to figure out how the child got the weapon and to whom does it belong? jackie bensen right now has more on our story. jackie? >> reporter: jim, the little boy is recovering here at children's hospital in washington, d.c. tonight. he is lucky to be alive. >> it's a tragedy from everything. >> reporter: neighbor devon adams is in shock to hear that a four-year-old boy was shot on the playground by a five-year-old boy. >> he's a nice little boy. i never would have thought anything. he's not a troubled kid. i used to see him go to school, come back and play. i took him to the swimming pool a lot. it's just crazy in this whole area, man. >> reporter: the scene the police found were horrifying. just before 4:00 p.m., the two were playing with others in the complex. the five-year-old had somehow gotten his hands on a gun. it went off. the bullet struck the four-year-old in the shoulder and penetrated through the other side, narrowly missing h

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. >>> to florida, vance worley, off his glorchlt gets worley at first. mr.verage 6'4" out. >> and finally, get ready for some rapid forced eating. the 96th national hot dog-eating contest. after ten minutes of inhaling dogs, joey chestnut is the wien wiener. he's the top dog. i'm sure he'll relish the moment for life. that's a look at sports. >>> for another look at the weather, here's nbc's meteorologist bill karins, who's always good with a hot dog pun. >> it's always difficult to add something with sauerkraut. let's take a look at this forecast. good morning, everyone. temperatures very warm. joining us in the washington area, down in virginia we had a lot of thunderstorms. this morning, everything is clearing out. you can see all the clouds, the white pushing off the coast. that means the front is-off shore. so it's less hue mitt, but it hasn't dropped the temperatures. with full sunshine, it's going to be a hot day in the sun. in the shade it will probably feel oklahoma. in d.c. and maryland, mostly clouds. in new england, sunny and bright. probably a g

but on that particular day, she may have been the victim of a sexual assault, and i think that virus vancethe unenviable choice to decide whether there is probable cause of a crime committed and that dominic strauss-kahn committed the crime, and in the end he may believe it is even steven and let the jury make the call. >> it is compelling read in "newsweek." thank you, michael smerconish. >> thank you, thomas. >>> coming up on "newsnation" -- >> i hope she has a lot of compassion as a mother herself. >> a judge is set to sentence a mom in the death of her 4-year-old son even though he wasç killed by a drunk driver. we will explain the twist of this story in today's "newsnation" gut check. >>> new details emerging about amy winehouse's final hours after an autopsy is conducted after the singer's sudden death. >>> john crowley and bill hunter set out to streamline the bathroom remodeling business. they created bath simple a bath in a box concept to treat the whole bathroom as a single product. they put the bathtub, toilet and tiles and even the tiniest screws into one box. for more watch "

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after we heard from the allege's victim's attorney we heard and ripped cyrus vance, ripped him a new one, my question is this, did he do anything to rebut the charges that, "a," a rape did, in fact, occur or, "b," richard, juu$e case? >> reporter: definitely wanted to try to get ahead of this. he said, look, we have protected this victim despite what her own attorney was saying where she was screamed at by prosecutor, what he alleged in that long appearance before the court. he's saying we have to follow the evidence. we have to follow what she said. she said enough to the cops so that they dragged dominique strauss-khan off that air france jet. he said, we're still -- the case still stands. the next appearance for dominique strauss-khan confirmed a few hours ago by the district to attorney's office, july 18th. but the difference is he won't be wearing the ankle bracelet and he'll be flying in from california, and he won't be going to france because they took his passport. >> you mentioned his house arrest rescinded, what are the immediate plans beyond or, let's say, before that july

what you have inside vance's office, he's got to look at this alleged victim, look at her story, look at these statements, talk to her again, continue his investigation, meet with the defense lawyers, see what the defense has to offer, and then he has to use the most prominent tool in his toolbox, which is prosecutorial discretion. and in many d.a.'s offices around the country, at this point in time, looking at her problems, it may mean he has to dismiss the case. >> as her lawyer pointed out, even if the female accuser has been inconsistent or she's told lies or cheated on her taxes, it's still possible she's a victim of sexual assault, no? >> well, of course. you could have a prostitute that could be a victim of sexual assault. a liar, a cheater a drug dealer can be a victim of sexual assault. however, in this particular case, what you have to look at, she's not only lied, she's lied about the fact that she was raped before, in her political asylum application. she's lied to the grand jury about fundamental facts, including the fact that she went back and cleaned the rooms. so it's

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. >> four, five -- >> reporter: arlena vance has peace of mind knowing that her 85-year-old mother who is legally blind -- >> seven -- >> reporter: and suffers from dementia spends her weekdays at el sabronte's guardian health center. >> for my mom and people who need it. they need a facility like this. you know, the nursing, the exercise, everything. it's their home. >> reporter: the center's days may be numbered. the program was eliminated through lawmakers' budget cuts, and now governor jerry brown has vetoed a bill that would have kept the state's 300 centers afloat. >> doing something for a tiny subset has to be looked at when we're short of money. and when you're trying to do it in a way that will utilize medicare, medi-cal in the best way possible. >> reporter: peter baird, founder of the guardian adult day health center is outraged and worried. he says his clients' lives are on the line. >> the governor is lying through his teeth. there are no places to transition these people do. basically they're going to be told to go straight home, deteriorate, and die. >> reporter: 85-year

good evening, i'm jim vance. doreen is off tonight. we begin with the fireworks on the mall and another successful celebration of independence day here in washington. craig melvin had a front-row seat for the performance on this night. craig? >> reporter: some summer heat, late-evening sprinkles, even stepped-up security, none of those things seemed to deter folks from being part of what has become one of the city's most enduring traditions. it's america's birthday and she had one heck of a party here tonight. >> it's my birthday today, i'm 235 years old. i came down to party. >> reporter: he had lots of people show up to help him. tens of thousands descended on d.c. first a concert at the capitol. then the spectacular show in the sky. along with a sea of people watching in the shadow of the washington, millions watched on television and some held viewing parties around the area like this one in dupont circle. it's a bona fide tradition now. the careen family made the drive from chicago. >> wanted to enjoy the fourth of july here in wa

. >> and i'm jim vance. doug kammerer. >> watching a couple of stoppers out there. one came through loudon county. that storm now has completely died out but more storms back to the west and western portions of virginia and into western virginia right,flash flood warnings for west virginia and frederick county in towards virginia and also for the rest of us, a flash flood watch in effect for the day tomorrow. some areas tomorrow could pick up one to two inches of rain. maybe more. tomorrow is going to be a very wet day. a storm system moving in from the west is going to impact the entire day on our friday. i'll let you know who i think will get what coming up in my full forecast. >> okay, doug, thank you. >>> we're following some breaking news out of grand rapids, michigan, tonight, that's where police have cornered a man suspected of shooting seven people to death including two children. police began a manhunt today after finding four people dead in one home, and three others dead in a home across town, after a high-speed chase the suspect crashed his car and ran i

manhattan district attorney cyrus vance said the hotel maid lied about events immediately following the assault on may 14. sources tell cbs news investigators also obtained a reported phone call to her boy friend an arizona prison which she said that she could potentially cash in on the case. all of this raises serious issues, says former sex crimes prosecutor robin saks. >> she lied about the events, she lied to the investigators and she potentially lied under oath to the grand jury. when you have lies that are specifically about a case, there is no recovery from that. it's case over, day over, good-bye, good night. >> reporter: the district attorney's office and police are facing criticism over how the case was handled from the very start. >> it appears that what happened was that this was a rush to judgment. they did not want a roman polanski situation where he was going to go run off in france and possibly never return to the united states. but they chose speed and they chose sloppy work over precise interviewing and these were the consequences. >> reporter: for now, strauss-kahn mu

i knew born on a positive note exporters vance would take over. here in moscow the markets will start trading soon tested in my eyes it's closed in the black on thursday growth was mainly supported by energy industrial stocks. as the eurozone problems remain one of the main issues on the markets from. expects investor to take side like. the market is is nervous and shaky european debt situation and not just greece but all overall i think gives a lot of uncertainty to investors when other hand after greece is at least for some time is out there is no significant risk on the horizon as well so that's why i think to and including the some what i would do the liquidity in the level of the strain will be huge it will be. sidelined for the next i guess couple of weeks. burton's brain and you have to bribery of all that's going to affect foreign companies with links to the u.k. and they're going to lose current ports from london its impact may not be might not be what was originally. critics say that has been blurred and may not be really in force but br