dominique strauss-kahn today would be president of france. now he's not. allegations will follow him and every time you google him for the rest of his life they will always be there. to his credit he is not bitter. >> rose: not biter? >> not bitter. >> rose: understand that i had a bad... >> obviously something went on in that room. he's acknowledged that or the conventional wisdom is some kind of sexual contact took place in that room. i'm not sure what he's acknowledged or not. he did an interview that seemed to suggest that and i don't remember the exact points in that interview because... but you do. >> we took the position from the very beginning that the encounter, whatever happened, was not forcible and... >> rose: so there was sexual contact, not criminal. >> it was not criminal. whatever happened there was private and not criminal and therefore what really happened is not anybody's business but what this man has suffered as a result of that nine minute encounter is it's irreparable and you never get your reputation back. there will always be those

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a year ago, dominique strauss- kahn was the socialist party presidential front-runner. there must be some that are relieved that the headlines had broken before now. the scandal could have erupted in the final two months of the presidential campaign, d really his -- derailing his party's chances of winning the race. >> with exactly -- it was exactly a year ago that an earthquake devastated new zealand's the second biggest city of christchurch. today, people are marking the anniversary with events across the country. >> and new zealanders call it the quake that change a nation. when you're on from that day, the center of christ church is still completely off limits. -- one year on from that day, the center is still off limits. >> i call it the new normal. most of us are getting on with our lives and we deal with the reality that we could have more quakes. we live in a city that has been devastated. in the midst of all that, there is hope. >> this is the site of the canterbury television building. 150 people died here including almost 70 foreign students. the visual remin

. >> coming up, why former international monetary chief dominique strauss-kahn is headed back to court today. mardi gras season comes to an end tonight. >> a former teacher accused of a felony molestation involving more than 20 students at a los angeles-area elementary school will be arraigned today. he could face up to life in prison under 23 felony charges of lewd acts with children. he taught for over 30 years. he is currently being held on $23 million bail. former international monetary chief dominique strauss-kahn authorities investigating -- is being questioned by french authorities investigating a prostitution ring. he was at a restaurant in paris and washington, d.c., where he lived while he was head of the imf. this is not the first time he has had run ins with police over alleged sexual misconduct. last year he was charged with forcing a hotel maid to perform a sex act. those charges were later dropped. today is one of the biggest celebrations in the world. it comes to an end in new orleans with the last day of mardi gras. parades and floats will mark the final day of the fin

dominique strauss-kahn resigned after being accused of abusing a made and that case fell a part over at user's credibility. >>> and lawmakers delayed a vote on controversial antiabortion legislation following a large protest. they formed a human chain and stood in silence yesterday. they are angry about bills to low income women seeking abortions to require ultrasound for women seeking abortions. now they have cleared virginia's house of delegates and now depends on a senate vote. >>> in the presidential campaign, new information features the super packs, mitt romney has raised more money than their campaigns. mitt romney raised more than $5 million. his super pack raised 6 million. newt gingrich raised 6 million while his super pack raised 11 million. super packs have been criticized because they have no contribution limits. >>> he is going to give a lunch address at the hurling fame on saturday. he is the only one scheduled to appear at the 3 day convention which begins on friday. >> occupied protesters are demanding changes at state prisons. hundreds of people marched outside san

the former head of the imf, dominique strauss-kahn, has been detained for questioning by french policeho are investigating a prostitution ring. we report on the latest legal trouble causing a stir. >> since resigning his illustrious position at the imf, dominique strauss-kahn has been stumbling from one investigation to another. he was taken into custody again at a police station and questioned as a suspect in connection with a vice ring. this is named after the hotel where mr. strauss khan is alleged to have attended orgy parties. he was first arrested in new york last year for the attempted rape of a hotel chambermaid. the evidence was deemed unreliable and the charges eventually dismissed. his name appeared in this inquiry in the autumn. two of his business associates are already investigation for hiring prostitutes and misusing corporate funds to pay for them. it is illegal for a public official to accept a gift from a company and that includes sex. it is also alleged that he requested that certain women be brought to the parties, including those overseas. those that arrange it for

so dominique, does barack obama convey that idealism?ic decisionmaking that these moms are looking for? or is it someone else? >> i think he does convey that. but i think other politicians could convey that if they stopped being so extreme in their positions and started listening to what people want to hear about. >> dominique brown, it's a great read, interesting to think soccer moms and legacy moms and what everybody leaves behind. and you're right, it's a huge voting block out there in this country that does have very interested concerns in what they want to see get elected. thanks for joining me this morning, i appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> absolutely. >>> naked m&ms, overweight dogs, the average super bowl ad costs $3.5 million for 30 seconds of air time. was that money well spent? we take a look at some of the best commercials. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through

. >>> and dominique dawes-kahn is -- dominique strauss-kahn is questioned about a prostitution ring. >>> and a legal expert joins us live as the supreme court takes a look at affirmative action. gary. >>> and thanks, guys. another pretty nice day and temperatures the rest of the week are going to do nothing but going up. we'll look at that coming up. c  . >> well, you know right now, the gas prices are pretty crazy out. there we're seeing the pain in the punt. according to aaa, the average price for a gallon in the district is $3.77, $3.62 in maryland and as always, virginia has the lowest price at $3.55 a gallon. tonight, there are new warnings the gas prices could be headed for new record highs and some experts warn the prices could shoot to more than $5 a gallon this spring and even this summer. fox 5s tom fitzgerald is on the story tonight. tom? >> reporter: half of this is fueled by experts who are driving the prices up based on the oil in the middle east and iran. the other half is from the switchover that we're expecting and altogether, we can pay more at the pump. at the wh

. >>> dominique strauss-kahn may face new legal troubles today. the former head of the international monetary fund spent this day being questioned by police. they're looking into a suspected prostitution ring in france and belgium. some of the prostitutes had sex with strauss-kahn during 2010 and 2011 in locations in paris as well as locations here in washington. dominique strauss-kahn was a front-runner for the french presidency until he was arrested in new york and charged with sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper. >>> one week to go until the michigan primary, it is considered a must-win for mitt romney. and he has closed within three points tonight of current front-runner rick santorum. the latest gallop tracking poll shows santorum has a larger lead nationwide. steve handlesman has our story. >> reporter: it's more than just michigan next week. arizona holds a primary and rick santorum is there today. >> you can speak loudly on tuesday. that you want someone who's going to stand up and fight the insiders. fight the establishment. >> report

. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is being questioned by french police tao now. we'll have head on allegation that is the former head of the imf participated in a prostitution ring. >>> an exz collusive interview with an inside trade who are says dodge gee deals are note a victimless crime. >> now after all the riots and resignations, the mistargets and miscommunications, greece has its bailout. after 13 hours of talks, the word came greece had met numerous conditions and would receive $173 billion. that should help it default next month. it surely does not mark an end to the country's financial troubles. tt deal greece to cut the debt to 125% of grngsdp down to from a staggering level of 160%. if all goes according to plan greece can miss the debt repaymentless without the need for anymore bailouts. that's officially. reuters news agency is reporting that officials privately feel more bailouts may never be needed. otherwise it may go straight back up to 160% of gdp. under the rescue plan private bondholders will face a nominal loss of 53.5% of what athens owes t

. >>> former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss-kahn is in trouble with police yet again. this time french detectives are questioning him about whether he took part in orgies with prostitutes paid for by businessmen. the bbc's christian fraser reports from paris. >> reporter: since resign his illustrious position at the imf dominique strauss-kahn has been stumbling from one seedy investigation to another. he was taken into custody again at a police station in lilles and questioned as a suspect in connection with a vice ring. it's known as the carlton inquiry after the haute until lille where mr. strauss-kahn is alleged to have attended swinging parties and orgies. the investigation has now spread to paris and washington and has snared other high-ranking officials. >> it's very obvious that in a country where a little adultery is never a problem for a political career he's pushed it way beyond that and he's seemed to have an unexhaustible taste for sexual adventures. >> reporter: mr. strauss-kahn was first arrested in new york last year for the attempted rape of a hotel ch

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dominique strauss-kahn arrived this morning and he was surrounded by photographers.claims that two luxury hotels served as a base for the prostitution ring. dominique strauss-kahn resigned from the international monetary fund last may after being accused of sexually assaulting a new york city hotel made. that case ultimately fell a part over the accuser's credibility. >>> and a man is accused of driving drunk and leaving his injured young son at the scene is express oured to resign. yes, sir i james white was arrested after side swipe -- jessie james white was arrested after he side wiped a car. they were helping the child out of the car when white suddenly ran off. he was chased down until police arrived. that case is under investigation. >>> we remember those three skiers who died in washington state. they were all expert skiers. they were spending their sunday in the back country near steven's pass and one of the skiers triggered that avalanche sweeping a groove thousands of feet down that mountain. >> it has been a tough day because they are all experts and they

this comes less than a year after dominique strauss-kahn was accused of attacking a hotel maid. >>> if you're about to get your kid on a school bus, you need to trust the driver. >>> there are a bunch of reasons that these parents are thrilled. >>> and new information into the man that killed himself and his son from washington state. >> in a few hours, sandusky will be back in court. what he plans on asking a judge and why a reporter was almost run over by his wife. >>> jerry sandusky is now in the news. what he's asking the judge to allow him to do. >>> also, lawmakers are preparing from hearings from both sides today. >>> powerball jackpot is huge today. the next drawing will be for about $310 million. we'll tell you about that on this friday morning. >> thanks for joining us on this friday morning. let's check on the weather with lynette. >>> we're not talking about much this morning, you can see the clouds really trying to get in here. that's the scenario throughout the easing cloud cover, it's setting us up for the system to work its way in here. you can see the rain back into

. >> dominique strauss-kahn is being questioned by the police again. they are quizzing the former imf fund chief about a suspected prostitution ring in france. french investigators say prostitutes claim they have had sex with strauss-kahn. he was charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid in new york city but the charges were dropped because the made apparently had credibility issues. >> still look, and abc7 news at 6:00, see how you can take part in the naming a new train station on the metro line. >> a well known airlines followed up by its competition? we tell you when that will happen. >> doug hill in the belfort try to weather center and we hit 60 today. the warming trend has just begun. the seven-day outlook is just ahead. with the 2012 presidential campaign >> we continue now with the 2012 presidential campaign. >> scott thuman is following the money trail tonight. >> gordon and maureen, i assume a lot of what you are hearing has to deal with the fact that mitt romney has not been able to lock up this nomination. three different men have wins

gerard is set to star in a film inspired by the sex scandal former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn. >>> and finally soccer star david beckham admits he was recently kicked off the field at his kids' soccer game after he complained to a referee who reject add 7-year-old. i don't know. that's got to be pretty intimidating seeing david beckham on the sidelines for a referee. >> is he following the little tots league now? >> he's got young kids so they're probably playing in the game. a little intimidatinintimidatin >>> this coming to us from wcau nc 10 in philadelphia where in a town in new jersey it was a different kind of a sunday for one particular corporal marine. he was surprised to a parade after reuniting with his family. he had spend a year in afghanistan and more than a hundred people welcomed him home. they pride themselves on rock star-style home comings for the troops and well deserved there. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >>> he wanted to stop. he wanted to stop and he gets in the end zone. >>> well if

more trouble for dominique strauss-kahn. why the former imf chief is facing newie requests from police. -- new questions from police. >>> the body of an airman is back on american soil. new information about his homeand has final mission-- homecoming and his final mission. >>> mardi gras north. a party with a purpose. we'll explain coming up here on wjz. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is just before 5:29. 49 degrees and mostly clear. good evening, everybody. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are stories people are talking about tonight. grief counselors are on hand today at parkville middle school. 13-year-old classmate, killed this weekend along harford road. wjz is live at the school. derek valcourt has more on the message of friends of michael trulock. >> trulock was an 8th grader here. an incredibly popular student. classmates and students taking his death pretty hard. >> reporter: 13-year-old michael trulock is being remembered by his friends for how he lived. >> he is like the nicest person. like he referen

. >> prostitution ring probe and brands now includes the questioning of dominique strauss kahn. the car bringing him to headquarters was mobbed by reporters. he has not been charged that he can be held for questioning at least 48 hours. he allegedly attended parties run by the prostitution ring at one of those parties reportedly happened just days before he was accused of the new york hotel made of sexual assault. he was cleared a few months later. >> at critical shortage of vital touted cancer drug has been sold. there is an new supplier for methotrexate. redlands women's basketball coach and her husband were among those who were pushing for the new drug. their son had his life saved by it. it tops she wants school kids to get top marks which is why he's fighting for more brief food programs in schools. he took his appeal to the state legislatures in annapolis. >> i made any sorbet using pineapple. >> is the world renowned chef and finalist on season six of bravo's top chef. his passion is now the lunchbox and make sure that children don't go hungry. >> on monday he testified i

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gerard depardieu is set to star in a film inspired by the former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn. >>> and soccer star david beckham recently admits he was kicked off a kids' soccer field after he complained that a referee ejected a 7-year-old. soccer dad too. >>> this comes to us from wcau nbc 10 in philadelphia where in a town in new jersey it was a different kind of a sunday for one particular corporal marine. he was surprised with a parade after being reunited with his family. he had spent a year in afghanistan, and more than 100 people welcomed him home. they pride themselves on rock star-style homecomings for the troops. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> while we're not having winter in many parts of the country, in japan it's a different story. massive snowfall has made this year's snow festival all the more elaborate. over 200 ice sculptures were on display in parts of japan. among them was a massive snow taj mahal. sculptures ranged from small works to some that measured up to nearly 50 feet. >>> elsewher

. >>> dominique strauss cannes in custody. the tying to the district that he is a suspect in. >>> you can take the cash or take what's behind door number two. >>> as many as 25 million apple iphone owners could be eligible for a refund. apple is offering $15 or a free phone case to owners who bought the iphone 4 in 2010. that's when users discovered that reception dropped out when they held the phone a certain way. apple eventually admitted that it was a design flaw and could be fixed by putting a case on the phone. apple will e-mail all iphone 4 owners with instructions on how to redeem the refund. a web site, iphone4settlement.com, will be set up to help those owners. >>> right now french police are holding former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss-khan for his possible connection to a hotel prostitution ring. prostitutes told detectives they had relationships with strauss-kahn in paris and washington, d.c., where he lived while he was the head of the imf. the investigation could lead to a number of arrests.

a former head of the international monetary fund, dominique strauss-kahn, is facing questioned by police after he and alleged prostitution ring. he is accused of having sex with prostitutes organized in paris and washington. he resigned in may of last year after being accused of assaulting a maid at a hotel in new york. he denied the accusation and the charge was dropped. our correspondent in paris gave us the background into the investigation. >> it is named after a hotel where sex parties, orgies were organized to which mr. strauss- kahn was invited. there were a number of sects w -- sex workers who had sex with him. he does not dispute that. he said they did not know -- he did not know they were prostitutes. it is not illegal in france to sleep of prostitutes but it is illegal to supply them. it is alleged that strauss-kahn took his own whim in to these parties. it is also alleged they were paid for out of corporate funds from a large construction company. it is also easily go for a public official to receive gifts of any kind, including sex -- illegal for a public official to receive

gerard depardieu is set to star in a film inspired by the former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn. >>> and soccer star david beckham recently admits he was kicked off a kids' soccer field after he complained that a referee ejected a 7-year-old. >> that's awesome. >> you don't want to mess with david beckham in the vis tibty of a soccer field. >>> this comes to us from wcau, nbc 10 in new york. there was a different kind of a surprise. lance corporal was greeted with a surprise parade after being reunited with his family. he spend a year in afghanistan and more than 100 people greeted him home. they pride themselves on rock star stile home comings for the troops. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> the good morning, everyone. after a little rain and snow over the week, it will be nice and quiet. skies are clear. there is actually some ice fog in the western suburb. keep that in mind. 29, at the airport is 27. today, mostly sunny skies. a pretty nice day. we

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the former head of the international monetary fund, dominique strauss-kahn, is being questioned by french police today about an alleged prostitution ring. he resigned as head of the imf in may of last year after he is accused of sexually assaulting a maid in a hotel. the charge was later dropped. our paris correspondent gave us a background to the latest investigation. >> a number of sex workers from france and belgium came forward and said they slept with strauss-kahn -- a fact he is not disputing. he is disputing that he knew they were prostitutes. it is not the legal in france to sleep with prostitutes, but it is illegal to supply them. it's alleged that strauss-kahn took his own women to these parties. it is also alleged that they were paid for out of corporate funds from a large construction company. it is also a legal in france for a public official to receive a gift -- it is also a legal in france for a public official to receive a gifts -- it is illegal in france for a public official to receive a gifts of any kind. he can be held for up to four days. then they will decide whether

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the former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss call him is being investigated again this time for his alleged role in a suspected hotel prostitution ring in france and belgium investigators are working to determine if the prostitutes were pave using corporate funds from a large french construction company strauss kahn was charged by new york police last may with sexually assaulting a hotel maid those charges have since been dropped. no reports of an alleged burning of the muslim holy book the koran have led to the u.s. commander of nato troops in afghanistan issuing an apology the allegations have sparked a large protest outside the u.s. controlled bob graham air base and a statement general john allen called for a full investigation to determine if a large number of religious scripts were properly disposed of in april last year at least one person was killed and eighteen injured during protests over the returning of a moron in the u.s. during the night despite a grim outlook for some there are still even members waiting for a euro ticket lot via is planning to join the m

. >> the second day of questioning in france for former imf, dominique strauss-kahn.ed to know if he has any involvement with the belgian/france prostitution ring. he apparently has been associated with a luxury hotel and restaurant in 2010 in europe. if you recall? he was involved with allegations of a new york made. >> today's ash wednesday. new york -- housekeeper at a new york resort. >> increase the aggressiveness from panhandlers despite repeated efforts. now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >>stanley: this is may 27, 2011 issued by the san francisco district attorney's office. this is in effect until 2013. this is " no trespassing " of this chevron at night/howard. it also is a full-time scheckter regard. at ninth street. keeping away panhandlers a full-time-security guard. and they are providing a restraining order. this is also the same story at van ness. pleading with customers not to give money and they seem to agree that there is a problem. >> the will to wait even cursing. >>stanley: this man would walk up to cars in oakland a

. ♪ >> that is dominique pang of fullsome.e has won several awards and already played at new york city's carnegie hall three times. that's amazing. second grader can play the piano with his eyes closed. he says there is something of mozart and back that inspires him. >> i was tinkering around in a piano shop, and then i wanted to play the piano. >> well, it worked out pretty well. young dominic performed one day with the live orchestra and wants to become a teeno teacher and he also plays the -- a piano teacher and he also plays the chelo. my wife is a piano teacher. he is eight years old. that is phenomenal. >> i played the piano and i certainly didn't play like that when i was eight. >>> the wine can get you in serious trouble these days. why one case is heading to the supreme court. >>> san francisco sheriff heading to court this week. the key evidence that could be thrown out against him. >>> oakland police are investigating an officer- involved shooting. it is the latest incident in a violent weekend in east oakland. >>>

let's get to our last word because dominique strauss kahn is in the headlines yet again this time it was what he did with maid but with women that may have been prostitutes the clerk. spent two days in custody here facing questions of respect to prostitution ring straus com says he attended the parties but didn't know that the women were prostitutes. i challenge you to distinguish the naked prostitutes from any of the naked woman. i know you don't really believe me i will be a big. party i don't really know what the protocol is or what's going on but if you're naked. i just kind of that is the story has reinforced our view of french stereotypes because i was really concerned after d.s. kate was acquitted the last right right french consistency to the right it's true yeah no perp walk which you know they lived up to that because they were so critical of the perp walk that he went through here when he was arrested but you know naked. taken away our guys i got a bit of a thanks so much for joining me tonight it's a good night's show it thanks for tuning in animation from mike morrow med