. >> tom you said you like how we shortened dominique strauss-kahn's name to dsk and you said it savesrealize it would have been faster to say dominique strauss-kahn than to have that conversation. >> are you saying i am wasting precious time on your show? >> every night. so the lawyer says i defy you to tell the difference between a naked prostitute and a naked woman. bill, you said the prostitute asks for money. obviously you have never been to a french swinger session. everything is paid for in advance. so once you show up you have no way of knowing. >> i would have to say i thought this dress like callaway and do crazy dancing. >> you are talking about hep cats. >> got you. >> by the way, there seemed to be questions about whether dsk himself was naked. michelle, were you grossed out by this image. his lawyer says, quote, at these parties people were not necessarily dressed. so the answer is we just don't know. >> okay. all right. >> i keep thinking of eyes wide shut. >> it has nothing to do with this story. >> i have been doing that for the last three months. >> by the way, gettin

as long as we're talking about this, i would add in dominique strauss-kahn getting involved in a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful story for the new york city tabloids. >> what's the story? was he framed? >> well, i don't know if you have read the report on it. it certainly indicates that it's not a, shall we say, a black and white story because there is no doubt that there is a lot of very fishy information going on with that story that goes back to french politics. >> the worst political scandal of 2011. the u.s. senators and representatives and their staffs have information that would send wall street insiders to jail. okay. most underreported story, pat? >> the progress of run paul. he win straw polls, regular poles, he wins debates in the votes and he gets no credit whatsoever. >> what kind of credit do you wanted him to get, pat? >> i would like the media to treat him with fairness, eleanor. >> okay. most underreported story is the positive impact the people are feeling of the affordable care ability, otherwise known as obamacare. >> rich? >> the secret war against iran where elements

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this is dominique strauss-kahn, the one-time chief of the imf who resigned in may over allegations ofa new york city hotel room. now he's defending himself against allegations that he's involved in a paris prostitution ring. and today his lawyer mounts his defense that is either one of the more disgusting things in the world or the most genius. our staff was split on which by gender. here's why. "the london telegraph" reports that dsk's lawyer says his client had no way of knowing that the women at the parties were prostitutes because they were "all naked at the time." says the lawyer to be exact, "i defy you to tell the difference between a naked prostitute and any other naked woman." yes, there were quotes around that.

face additional scrutiny considering the last high profile rape case in new york involving dominique strauss-kahntely fell apart. >> yeah, well, certainly in a case like this which is sort of an acquaintance rape or date rape case, they're always scrutinized because the credibility rises and falls on the witness. we have a late report of an alleged report, we're talking october through january. it's a difficult case to prove. i hope the office won't give it any more unusual scrutiny than they would give any other case because all of these cases should be scrutinized before going forward. >> next case, you know, as we speak, thousands of people are at this public memorial service for long-time penn state football coach joe paterno. it got us wondering now that he's gone, what happens to the case against the former penn state officials? you have tim curley and gary schulz accused of failing to go to authorities with the child rape allegations against jerry sandusky. paterno was expected to testify at their trial. so now what? >> i've been asked this question over and over again, even on the street

this is dominique strauss-kahn, the one-time chief of the imf who resigned in may over allegations ofssault in a new york city hotel room. now he's defending himself against allegations that he's involved in a paris prostitution ring. and today his lawyer mounts his defense that is either one of the more disgusting things in the world or the most genius. our staff was split on which by gender. here's why. "the london telegraph" reports that dsk's lawyer says his client had no way of knowing that the women at the parties were prostitutes because they were "all naked at the time." says the lawyer to be exact, "i defy you to tell the difference between a naked prostitute and any other naked woman." yes, there were quotes around that.

. >> reporter: dominique strauss kahn faces seven counts including attempted rape, unlawful imprisonmentl assault. >> prosecutors admitted his alleged victim had told a string of lies. >> i understand that the circumstances surrounding this case have changed substantially. >> the state of florida versus casey marie anthony on the charge of first degree murder we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: conrad murray has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter for causing michael jackson's death. he now faces four years behind bars. after nearly four years of i am prisonment, american amanda knox won her freedom and vindication in italy. >> thank you to everyone. my family is the most important thing to me right now. i just want to go be with them. >> reporter: this was the moment that altered the course of japanese history. >> the monster quake thought to be the largest in japan's history triggered a ferocious series of tsunamis. a fire at this large oil refinery was out of control. >> a 6.0 aftershock as clean-up continues in the quake zone. the dai-ichi nuclear plant was

we remember the case of dominique strauss-kahn. the french official who was accused of rape as well. they ended up pursuing it and then dropping the charges. they're going to be extra careful here. >> there you had the police and d.a. both working on the case together. here, police are not going to be investigating. it is just going to be the d.a.'s office. they're going to do everything by the book. not only is the world watching. but because of the fact that his father is the police commissioner, they want to make sure that they have dotted every "i," crossed every "t," talked to every witness. people always say, in high-profile cases, do people get the benefit of the doubt? sometimes. in this particular case, i think what you're going to see is incredible care and detail. >> how do judges and juries and prosecutors look at information like the fact that there was a long time lag, there was communication? >> again, this is if it goes to trial, right? again, we're not at that point yet. that's for the prosecutor's office. >> that'

is heading up the investigation just months after handling the dominique strauss-kahn case where charges of criminal sex abuse fell apart amid questions about the woman's credibility. in the kelly case the woman's boyfriend confronted the nypd commissioner at a public event. a police spokesman said greg had, quote, ruined my girlfriend's life but never mentioned an alleged incident. commissioner kelly suggested the man write him a letter. it is not clear if it was sent. when the woman went to police the case was immediately moved to the d.a.'s office. new york mayor michael blumberg approved the decision. >> you don't want the appearance of a conflict of interest when you would have with the son of a commissioner. >> reporter: as for kelly his lawyer is providing information to prosecutors. unclear if or when the news anchor will go in to clear up questions prosecutors may have. lots of questions still swirling about the case. back to you. >> jonathan dienst, thank you. here's ann. >> now to the latest on the doomed cruise ship off italy. the increasing allegations surfacing now against

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