as the prosecution and announced, there's an indictment filed by the grand jury against dominique strauss-kahn, former head of the international monetary fund. strauss-kahn walked into court, acknowledged his wife and daughter who are present now, in the front row, with a smile, and then he sat surrounded by three courtroom officers. the defense said, he should be granted bail. there's a private security company, which has now been hired or available to watch him 24 hours a day with detention. they've put up the deed of his georgetown home, $1 million in bail, the judge has not ruled on any of that. the prosecution has argued that, because on indictment has been filed against the defendant, he should not be free on bail. there is a risk of flight risk they said. the prosecution says he has the means, he's an international figure with global influence to use enormous resources and has a network of contacts. quote, we see nothing about his assets or his accounts to negate that. the sole asset in d.c. is not in his name, it's in his wife's. the prosecution is arguing strenuously that dominique st

dominique strauss-kahn. i am sorry, but i do not.ffects them and his friends among the socialists to abortion pill. >> the imf chief is facing a total of seven charges. if found guilty of the most serious, he could be sentenced to up to 25 years behind bars. >> european finance ministers have got portugal out of the way. >> the european finance ministers have just wrapped up their meeting in brussels, where the greek debt situation was on the table. all opons were discussed. new loans a second bailout, and possibly more time to pay back debt to greece. a restructuring of greek debt is now very likely. but the fate of the imf has dominated the discussions behind the scenes. >> a routine finance ministers' meeting, but the affair surrounding dominique strauss- kahn is anything but routine. the french finance minister had been gathering support as a successor to dominique strauss- kahn, even before his arrest. her eu colleagues have not mentioning her name directly, but they have been making it clear the imf chief should once again come

just before dawn in new york where imf chief dominique strauss-kahn will be waking up after a second in custody. strauss-kahn is facing criminal charges including attempted rape of a maid at this new york hotel on saturday. further allegations of past sexual misconduct are emerging. including an attack on a young female. the woman at the center of the claim is apparently considering filing an official complaint. cnn is seeking comment from strauss-kahn's lawyers about these allegations. we'll bring you more as we get it. meanwhile, the fight to replace strauss-kahn at the international monetary fund is under getting under way. we'll be looking at the contenders for the job later in the program. nina? >>> his status -- the international monetary fund chief was denied bail in new york on monday and confined to a jail cell on rikers island, just off manhattan. >> dominique strauss-kahn. >> instead of a glittery financial conference in europe, dominique strauss-kahn entered an old new york city criminal courtroom facing sexual assault charges, looking haggard after more than a day in poli

he is presumed innocent. >> looking tired, dominique strauss-kahn -- dominique strauss-kahn moved to the side of the court. there is this belief in seeing a foreign minister handcuffed. he was protected by a silence that has shielded many french leaders. it is said he was warned before taking over the imf that the culture in washington was different from that of france. in 2008, he had an affair with a subordinate at the imf. a writer alleges dominique strauss-kahn attacked her when she went to interview him. she is planning to file a criminal complaint. >> this man has been around for years and years. he has to go to the u.s. for the police and justice to investigate him seriously. >> in brussels today, there were crucial talks about the crosses -- about the crisis in the year rose on. dominique strauss-kahn was expected to be here. he was critical in the talks on the bailout packages for greece and portugal. europe is moving toward another key moment when it has to decide on further assistance or greece. dominique strauss-kahn was a crucial broker with the greek government. the fac

." >> renewed pressure on dominique strauss-kahn , the u.s. treasury officials say he is not workable of running the imf. the wife of closing the park is not released from custody after handing over $4 million in assets. welcome to "bbc news." scotland's first minister says that independence for his country is all inevitable. spending $8 million on -- spending $8 billion on a phone company is a great deal. bill gates discusses the transaction. dominique strauss-kahn is facing charges of sexual assault is not in a position to run the international monetary fund which is the view of the treasury secretary, timothy geithner error. -- timothytimothy geithner air. more details have come out about the alleged victim. >> there is no way in which there is any aspect of this event which could be construed to be consensual in any manner. this is nothing other than a physical sexual assault by this man on this young woman. >> our correspondent gave us more details about the case. >> the 32-year-old west african immigrant living in the bronx with her daug

. >>> la defensa del jefe del fondo monetario internacional , dominique strauss-kahn está promoviendo vigilancia. >>> desde el fin de semana, el ex jefe del fondo monetario internacional, cumple arresto domiciliario. >>> sobre las investigaciones, se dice que en la camisa de la víctima hay restos de adn de dominique strauss-kahn . >>> nosotros estamos concediendo que hubo relaciones sexuales, el único debate es que si fue forzado. >>> el diario, the new york post, comunicó que amigos de dominique strauss-kahn, han tratado de pagar a la familia de la víctima, también la mujer conseguiría un montón de dinero, porque él no pasará mucho en la cárcel . >>> en un correo electrónico enviado a john liebsky, dominique strauss-kahn dice que lamenta con tristeza y frustración el haber tenido que marcharse, bajo estas circunstancias. >>> el fin de semana en paris, hubo protestas en contra del silencio de los políticos franceses en este caso . >>> mientras que el ministro del interior, dice que apoyaría que dominique strauss-kahn cumpliera su condena en su país, en caso de ser considerado culpable

more now on our top story and dominique strauss-kahn case. we have a professor from old dominion university in washington and i asked him whether strauss-kahn might claim diplomatic immunity. >> it is somewhat complex because we never saw someone from this high level facing this kind of criminal charges. many diplomats faced these problems before and caused all kinds of problems with the public when they get off because of diplomatic immunity. but this case will be a little bit different. because there is a significant question of what kind of immunity he might have and the big question is whether he has absolute immunity is what we would expect from an ambassador or say he is immune engaged in the actions connect todd his job. >> of course whether or not he was on a business trip will also be a factor in considering his immunity, will it not? >> kind of an expansive view that says as long as you are traveling on business, you have this kind of bubble of immunity that follows you around. there is a narrower view that says when you are travelin

a grand jury has indicted dominique strauss-kahn. at least 300 people were injured when two trains collided during a thursday evening rush hour in soweto. both of the transfer going in the same direction and then one train rammed into the back of the other. there was no fatalities. protesters in madrid have been camping out in the city's central square for a fourth consecutive night. many of the demonstrators are young and unemployed. they are protesting against the government's handling of the economic crisis. the electoral board is pushing to have the protests and ahead of local elections on sunday. >> no home, no job, no pension, no fear. this group calls himself "used without future -- youth without future." they are protesting what they call the central government indifference to their plight. youth unemployment in spain is above 40%. they see themselves as they lost generation. they are denied the chance of stable jobs at a regular income that their parents enjoyed. there is no single group leading this movement. the opposition

the head the imf, for him there's no bail for dominique strauss-kahn. one of the world's top bankers is behind bars on sex assault charges. >>> targeting tripoli, the area near moammar gadhafi's compound is hit again. in another night of nato air strikes. >>> and thousands of flooded homes, thousands of people evacuated as the mississippi river levels continue to rise. >>> we begin this hour in ireland where authorities say they have intercepted and defused a bomb on a bus headed for dublin, just hours before an historic visit to the capital by britain's queen elizabeth. irish police tell cnn the military found an explosive device not far from dublin late monday after someone phoned in a warning. police are now working to find out who placed it on the bus. a few hours ago officials say they got another call warning about a second device. when they checked it out, it turned out to be a hoax. well, the british government says the queen's visit to ireland will go ahead as planned. cnn's finnuala sweeney joins us. >> reporter: the queen is expected to be he

but dominique strauss-kahn's perks don't stop at his straight paycheck. kahn's best perks, an annual allowance of more than $79,000, tax-free to spend as he likes. according to his contract to maintain a scale of living appropriate to his position. plus he gets reimbursed separately for entertainment expenses. an imf spokesman says the institution does not pay for this $4 million house in washington or for other properties reportedly owned by strauss-kahn and his wife in paris and in morocco. imf staff assigned outside the u.s. do get housing allowances. people like strauss-kahn who aren't american and work at the washington headquarters get other benefits. >> they get allowances for keeping their kids in school, they get health care. they get probably generous vacations. >> reporter: it's also in strauss-kahn's contract that he and anyone in his family fly first class whenever he's on official business. i asked john suel about strauss-ka strauss-kahn's take home. you don't have a problem with the salary. >> i think this is one of the world's most importan

every day. >>> now, more on the top story, the news that dominique strauss-kahn, head of the imf, allegedlyed to rape a woman in new york city in a hotel room. it sent shock waves across the financial and political world in a large part because strauss-kahn plays a key role as the keeper of the global purse. what does this arrest mean for the future of the economy and france? for more on that, i'm joined by fareed zakaria. thank you for being here. there's unfortunate news about dominique strauss-kahn. you've known him for many years, obvious question, are you surprised? >> no. i mean, i'm surprised in the sense that i had no idea. he was a very, very good finance minister in france. he actually had to resign for reasons of a kind of scandal, but it was a corruption scandal for which he was then cleared of. there are always rumors of this kind of thing in his life. all one can say, in his professional life he was an extremely competent finance minister. the deficit shrank. >> his reputation was one of the technocrat. >> because he was a politician, he had a good sense of politics. because o

because i know dominique strauss-khan. i know him since a very long time, and i am -- in the depths of my soul, i am convinced that he cannot be the man who is depicted in some of the american and european medias today. he is a man who loves his family. he is a man who has no brutality in him. he is a man who, of course, likes life, women, but i cannot imagine him committing such a crime iras an act of rape. rape -- for me, and i really choose my words, is contradictory. this is the reason why i wrote this piece. >> in what way do you believe he has been treated unfairly so far? >> you know, it is always unfair when the press, and not the most serious press, takes the place of the judge. dominique strauss-khan will have a fair trial. i know that. when i see some of these things, it is true in america, but also in france. we have the same sort of press, depicting him as a pervert, depicting him as a sort of a serial criminal without having no element, no evidence is not acceptable. so there is a sort of manhunt which is abs

dominique strauss-kahn. step up, please. >> reporter: dominique strauss-kahn, 62 years old, unshaven after two nights in a new york jail, stood stone-faced. as the prosecutor announced the grim charges against him. >> -- restraining a hotel employee inside of his room. he sexually assaulted her and attempted to forcibly rape her. when he was unsuccessful, he forced her to perform oral sex on him -- >> reporter: the employee, a 32-year-old immigrant mother working as a maid, has told police strauss-kahn emerged naked from the bathroom, chased her, locked the door, and as the complain against him puts it, engaged in oral sexual conduct and anal sexual conduct by forcible compulsion. the maid immediately reported the incident to hotel authorities and the police. the alleged attack happened saturday, here, in a new york hotel suite that cost $3,000 a night. that kind of lavish lifestyle is just the way dominique strauss-kahn rolled. >> this kind of guy, when you arrive in the room, who will sort of focus and mag

." >> renewed pressure on dominique strauss-kahn, the u.s.ecretary -- treasury secretary says he is not in a position to run the imf. the wife of former egyptian president hosni mubarak is released from custody after handing over $4 million in assets. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in america on pbs and elsewhere around the world. an historic day in ireland as queen elizabeth pays her respects to those who fought against british rule. and skoglund says -- skoglund's had minister tells the bbc that support for his country is all but inevitable. dominique strauss-kahn who is facing charges of sexual assault is obviously not in a position to run the international monetary fund. that is the view of u.s. secretary of the treasury, timothy geithner. the imf will designate an interim head. this comes as more details about the 32-year-old that he is alleged -- the 32-year-old hotel maid that he is alleged to have assaulted sexually. her lawyer say she is traumatized. >> there is no way this event could be construed as consensual in

dominique strauss- kahn it is given bail. queen elizabeth combines pageantry with one of her true passion. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. today, president obama offered his full support for those clamoring for democracy and issued warnings to syrian leaders to stand in his way. it was his comments on the conflicts between israel and palestine come days before the visit of washington. mark has this report. >> as unrest exploded across the arab world, the response seemed incoherent. he compared it to reset -- places in american history. the top priorities are supporting democracy and change. >> we have a chance to show that american values the street vendor in tunisia more than the raw value -- power of the dictator. after decades of excepting the world as it is in the region, we have a chance to pursue the world as it should be. >> as the region changed, the need for an arab-israeli peace was more urgent than ever. he said that the president was under pressure. the united nations will pack

dominique strauss-kahn--former california governor arnold schwarzenegger publicly admitted fathering a child with his family's housekeeper more than a decade ago. and as cnn's tom foreman explains, these men are simply the latest in a gallery of cheaters. even in the midst of this sex scandal, the former california governor has plenty of company. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >> ever since bill clinton was caught fooling around 13 years ago, the public appetite for dirt have outed dozens of public figures for indiscretions. such public scandals have had an impact. newt gingrich led the charge against clinton, but twice had affairs of his own. senators david vitter and then senator john ensign have likely violated conservative family values. when the governor of south carolina, mark sanford was found with his argentine mistress, not on the appalachian trail -- >> i have been unfaithful to my wife. >> his wife suggested he take a hike. >> i frankly didn't know where he was. >> reporter: and it's not as if republicans have cornered the market on indiscretion. >> be

>>> well, the arrest of dominique strauss-kahn was an eye opener for the people in france.residential candidate paraded in front of the cameras appalled many people. the french media are learning a lesson about how they cover their own politicians. >> reporter: what was it that franklin roosevelt always used to say, there's no indispensable man? well, for some french who saw him as the next president, dominic strauss-kahn was about as close as you come. but put him in cuffs and in court and it wasn't 48 hours before they were writing him out of politics for good. wait a minute, go back a minute, you can't show a man in handcuffs in france, because the french people believe it implies guilt. in fact the strauss-kahn affair has been a learning experience on both sides of the atlantic, but mostly here. for days, blase french journalists have been wondering how strauss-kahn made it up the social and political ladder without someone taking note of his dark side. the relationship between politicians and journalists is a questi question. >> there's fear in relation with power in f

dominique strauss-kahn has since resigned his post and is out of jail on monday but even before the ink was dry on that headline, former california governor arnold schwarzenegger publicly admitted fathering a child with his family's housekeeper over a decade ago. and as cnn's tom foreman explains, these two men both very wealthy and politically connected, are simply the latest in a crowded rogue's gallery of cheaters. >> reporter: the former california governor has plenty of company. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >> reporter: ever since president clinton was caught fooling around 13 years ago, internet rumors, cameras everywhere, and the public appetite for dirt have outed dozens of public figures for indiscretions. among republicans such scandals have had particular impact. former house speaker now presidential contender newt gingrich led the charge against clinton but twice had affairs of his own. david vitter and senator john ensign likewise have defended conservative family values but vitter was linked to prostitutes and ensign cheated on his wife. when the gov

dominique strauss-kahn is released on bail, but is formally charged with sexual assault. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> u.s. president barack obama said that the middle east and north never go have the full support of the u.s.. he praised those who dare to rise up against oppressive regimes and says the u.s. will also help countries were change has yet to come. obama also announced a program of economic incentives to back reform. >> until now, the u.s. president has taken no clear position on the arab upheavals. but his speech thursday was wide-ranging. obama said it marked a new chapter in american diplomacy in the middle east and north africa. he promised to support democracy initiatives. >> our message is simple. if you take the risks that reform entails, you'll have the full support of the united states. >> but the u.s. president offered more than political support. he pledged economic aid, starting with egypt and tunisia, saying that the u.s. will forgive egypt $1 billion in debt. he also said washington would pass next week's g-

now, dominique strauss-khan sleeps in a cramped cell in an infamous new york jail. >> we're learning more about his past now. prosecutors say strauss-khan was involved in a similar incident at the same hotel earlier. >> pretty unbelievable. we begin, now, in washington with john hendren. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, peggy. somewhere, right now in a new york city jail sits a man many people thought would be the next president of france. the head of the international monitory fund is accused of sexually terrorizing an immigrant mother, who did nothing more than try to clean his room. he went from a $3,000-a-night hotel suite to rikers island jail. dominique strauss-khan has been talked about as the next president of france. instead, the 62-year-old was in court, stone-faced and unshaven, as a prosecutor accused of him sexually assaulting a hotel maid. >> restrained a hotel employee inside of his room. he sexually assaulted her and attempted to forcibly rape her. >> repor >> reporter: strauss-khan is an economist. a leader of the french socialist party and the head of t

what evidence does the prosecution have on dominique strauss-kahn? that's the question at the center of the case in which the former imf chief is charged with multiple first degree felonies including committing a criminal sex act and attempted rape. today, man hat than grand jury decided there's enough evidence in this case, for the charges to go forward. so, what is the nature of that evidence? we take a look. there he was again today, neat, clean-shaved and call. dominique strauss-kahn looking every inch the international power player he's been for years. >> and he has only one interest at this time, and that is to clear his name. >> dominique strauss-kahn. >> reporter: it was a stark contrast to his appearance in court on monday when she was drawn and haggered by two nights in police custody. but today, in courtroom 1213 in manhattan, it wasn't about the image. it was about the alleged crimes. >> the charges that have been voted by the grapd jury are serious. two b-violent felonies a c-violent felonfelony. >> reporter: the man hat than district at

she met with dominique strauss-khan. she was writing a book at the time.nterview him for the book and apparently he sexually assaulted her. the friend's moreporter's mothe is a friend of dominique strauss-khan and convinced her not to press charges at this point. but a couple days ago we had this mother on our network and she told us she regretted her decision, that she had made a mistake. she said in a way what she did was try to protect her daughter. she didn't want her to have this reputation, to be remembered as a victim, as the girl who had been assaulted by dominique strauss-khan for the rest of her career. but it seems that the whole family has changed their mind and they are going now to press charges so there might very well be another serious case for dominique strauss-khan in france in the very near future. >> thierry arneault from bf mtv in france, we appreciate your insights. a fascinating case as it plays out in the united states, being watched in france and around the world. dominique strauss-khan is staying in new york city's rikers island,

dominique strauss-khan in cuffs. >>> it's crunch time for u.s.kers, as the country's ballooning debt reaches its legal limits. >>> and bankrolling bin laden. we'll investigate the terrorist networks money trail. >>> pulled off a plane and arrested. that's how the chief of the monetary fund may be remembered if he's guilty of sexual assault charges. he is expected to appear in a courtroom in new york on monday to face charges of attempted rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment. as further details of the arrest of dominick strauss-khan come to light. we go to john in brussels. the first, most obvious question is, what does this mean for the imf, given the fact it's so instrumental in helping countries like greece and portugal in their bailouts? >> it's a fair point. uh you have added a level of intrigue and complication. i came out of a background meeting. and one of the spokespersons said it will be on the formal agenda. but intensely discussed. you can't avoid the obvious. the international monetary fund is one of the two key players on the

with dominique strauss-kahn sitting in prison, the talk of a successor is heating up. and passing the torch -- as the olympic flame is free to head back to britain, those who ran with more than 60 years ago still remember every stride. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. queen elizabeth made history when her plane touched down on irish soil. it's the first time a british monarch has visited since the country went independent 90 years ago. her arrival marks a new chapter in relations between the two nations. the queen's arrival comes with security alerts and the discovery of a bomb on a bus bound for dublin. >> it's just an hour's flying time from london and yet this particular flight has taken decades to get here. in the 60th year of her reign and wearing a coat of emerald green, queen elizabeth of britain was finally able to step on the soil of britain's nearest neighbor, ireland. it looked as so many other state visits have looked with the honor guard and dignitaries, yet here was a moment of history, a visit which signifies the end of c

head dominique strauss-khan on seven accounts related to alleged sexual assault. he's been granted bail. the oil spill in the gulf of mexico last year created shockwaves in the oil industry. the u.k. has carried out a huge exercise off the coast of scotland to try to find out how it would cope with such a spill. our environment correspondent reports. >> on the northernmost fringe of the united kingdom, the shetland islands couldn't be more remote but look what's offshore, a tanker. this is the gateway to british oil. shetland has earned millions from this industry, here a new running track and one of many centers. this is where the oil is brought ashore. so far from the shallow north sea but soon it may come from the much deeper atlantic, a far tougher job. today an exercise for a nightmare scenario, a plane sprays water to simulate the chemical disbursement to tackle a spill. a few vessels join the rehearsal in case a deep well blows out. we don't believe we're going to have that event, but if it were to happen, then we are well set up and in the u.k. the various

the former head of the i.m.f., dominique strauss-khan, is awaiting trial on charges of sexual assault and on bail. in a change of plan he'll be staying at a complex in lower manhattan run by the security company which is overseeing his 24-hour detention. >> after almost a week behind bars, dominique strauss-khan has left prison. his capacity whereabouts aren't known although he's believed to be staying in the lower man hadn't area of new york where he will be kept under armed guard. it markance extraordinary turnaround for the former head of the i.m.f. last sunday he was being tipped as a possible candidate for french president. and was leaving new york for high-level talks with the german chancellor. now charged with the attempted rape of a hotel maid, he has resigned his position at the i.m.f. and faces a long and very public trial for alleged sexual offenses. earlier in the day came the news he and his defense team had been hoping for. >> i have decided that i will grant a bail under the following conditions. first of all, that the defendant post the $1 million cash bail that has b

the imf chief dominique strauss-kahn has been tied to previous allegations of sexual misconduct. to this part of the story for us. what are you learning? >> reporter: we've learned that strauss-kahn is the subject of one serious allegation that he wasn't even linked to until his arrest on saturday. and another incident in his past where at the very least his character and judgment came into serious question. his attorney and his wife vigorously defend dominique strauss-kahn saying the imf's managing director is innocent of the charges. prosecutors suggest there may be a pattern to his alleged behavior. >> some of this information from reports of conduct similar to the conduct in this complaint on at least one other occasion. >> reporter: he could be referring to an alleged incident that strauss-kahn's been linked to only since his arrest on saturday. french journalist tristan benoit says that strauss-kahn tried to rape her nine years ago in a u.s. apartment. they didn't respond to our inquiries on the allegation and one only mentioned it briefly in court. >> i can't respond to all

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in the case of dominique strauss-kahn, each case brings more twists. he was ordered to be released from jail and sent to a temporary detention center. our reporter is outside the building in question. she joins us now. i understand that dominique strauss-kahn has been freed from prison. >> he has been released from the rikers island jail complex. he is not headed here. this is where he was initially going to be headed. but u.s. media has been reporting that the neighbors objected. they did not want to have three of reporters and 25 satellite trucks on their doorsteps every day for the next six months. he is the coming year. he will have to go back to court this afternoon to get another temporary location approved in lower manhattan. there will be 24 our armed guards and electronic surveillance. that is where he is headed on a temporary basis until they find something else. he is leading bikers island as he begins the fight to clear his name -- rikers island as he begins the fight to clear its name of the serious charges of attempting to rape a couple t

emily, this scandal involving dominique strauss-kahn is unprecedented for the corridors of the imf. umably they will want a safe pair of hands now. >> i think it was interesting what john was saying earlier. strauss-kahn's resignation comes at a time when the economic power in the world is shifting to emerging markets. the institutions like the imf and world bank are very much in the hands of western economies. finance ministers from sweden to spain want a safe pair of hands. they're saying look at the sovereign debt crisis in europe. we need a european leader. then others are saying let's have somebody from the emerging markets. here's what the economist martin wolf had to say on that subject. >> in the present situation, however, there is an argument to be made that the extraordinary political sensitivity of the imf's role within the currency union, which is a very special structure, requires someone with extremely good connections to other european policymakers. that doesn't have to be a european but it has to be someone that they really can trust and can have a good relationship

the first of them is to repeat that dominique strauss kahn is presumed innocent. >> ifill: adding to his troubles today a 31-year-old french novelist claimed strauss kahn assaulted her nine years ago. for more now on about who dominique strauss-kahn was and the fallout, we turn to eswar prasad, a former i.m.f. official who's now at cornell university. he's also a senior fellow at the brookings institution. and sophie meunier, a research scholar in the woodrow wilson school of public policy and international affairs at princeton university. she also co-directs the european union program at princeton and has written several books on french politics. how important is dominique strauss-kahn in the scheme of things? >> dominique strauss-kahn is very important because the international monetary fund, the institution that he still heads, is very important. he was very important in making the imf as important as it is today. before the global financial crisis when he took office in 2007, the imf was sliding into irrelevance. it's set up to give money to countries that are in trouble. in 2007

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in fact, i had dinner with dominique strauss-kahn in washington a few weeks ago. he gave a speech as the director general of the i.m.f.. and he looked and he sounded presidential. he had that combination of gravitas, serenity. in fact, it is as if a p.r. agency had decided to make him look as the exact opposite of nicolas sarkozy. he wouldn't shake, he wouldn't move, he would be posed and people left the room saying "he's going to be the next president of france." and that was only a few weeks ago. and that was in washington. >> rose: and is the impression of anybody who met him-- and we've said this a thousand times-- he's innocent until proven guilty, we do not know the facts and what happened here those will come out, some of them will come out, but is the presumption here... the assumption here that this... how could this man have been even in this circumstance? or do people say something else? >> well the completely outrageous and unbelievable story that has just burst is obviously fueling some of these conspiracy theories that he was set up and things like t

she did not know who dominique strauss-kahn was. she spoke to the police. >> a senior chinese army general has said that china has no intention of matching u.s. military power. during a visit to washington, he said that china welcomes the role of the u.s. in maintaining peace and stability in the asia- pacific. he warned that any u.s. arms sales to taiwan could jeopardize relations. china has said that the three gorges dam has created major problems. it cost nearly $40 billion and forced more than a billion people -- more than a million people to relocate. there has been an almost sixfold rise in the deforestation of the amazon rain forest in brazil. between march and april last year, about 100 square kilometers of vegetation were taken. queen elizabeth has offered her sympathy to those of suffered in the relationship between britain and the irish republic. she said that they were now france. she said it is impossible to ignore history. our correspondent was listening to speech. >> to dublin castle, which had won the seat of british

you've got to start with who dominique strauss-khan is as a figure in europe and the globe. he's not just an economic leader, he's a political leader who was leading in the polls to be the next president of france. and that's what gave him so much clout in the negotiations over whether or not to continue the bailouts of greiss, what to do about portugal, what to do about ireland. the concern in the global finance markets right now is that greece and portugal are the bear stearns and leemen brothers of this year and if they go down they could bring the rest of the global financial system with them. the markets are watching this very, very carefully. dominique strauss-khan was viewed as a guy who could go into these conversations and really bang heads and get a deal done in a very difficult situation. now this thing explodes out of nowhere and removes one of the central figures at the table, they had to have these negotiations in brullses this week without him and the i.m.f. spent most of the week this week insisting that it was fully capable of operating without dominique str

tammer, how does the case stand tonight against dominique strauss-kahn? >> well, what we're waiting for at this point on wednesday is for a forthcoming court appearance on friday in which it's expected that mr. strauss-kahn will be learning whether a grand jury has voted to indict him and on charges of presumably sexual assault and criminal sex acts, among others. at this point, he's in rikers island jail here in new york city where he's there protective custody and under suicide which is not a very unusual move for an inmate who is being incarcerated for the first time and particularly someone of his prominence the world and considering the charges that have been leveled against him. >> ifill: what are his attorneys saying at this point against the charges that we've heard about? >> well, what we've heard from the attorneys outside of court has been very little beyond that he's going to plead not guilty to whatever charge and this he denies anything happened that was criminal. what we heard in court was that they don't believe that there's... there was an

>> back in court -- after resigning from the imf and being indicted on sex assault charges, dominique strauss-kahn is given bail while he waits charges. rolling up the green carpet -- queen elizabeth's visit to ireland combined pageantry with one of her true passion. >> the case of dominique strauss-kahn continues to play out on a number of fronts. he resigned his post as head of the international monetary fund and formally indicted on charges of attempted rape and, just in the last few moments, he has been granted bail by a judge in new york. let's get the very latest on the story. no bail at the beginning of the weak and pale now. tell us about the conditions under which the male has been granted. >> they are pretty strict conditions. he will have to pay a million dollars in bail and he will wear an ankle bracelet and be at all times accompanied by an armed guard. as to where he will be staying, he will be in an apartment here in new york with his wife. it is believed to be possibly the apartment of his daughter who studies here in new york city. >> the main argument of his defense lawyer i

>> reporter: the developments, the prosecution has told the court that dominique strauss-kahn, formallyndicted about a grand jury. this sets the stage for potential trial. the defense is arguing for their client, strauss-kahn, to be released on bail. the prosecution in the court has said it opposes this. the defense, in the last few minutes, stating to the judge, judge obis, that the conditions for bail are more than sufficient, yesterday he was ahead of a major global organization, now he is not a security risk, he can stay with his wife in an apartment in new york city and that they have recommended a security company to do the monitoring, the defense saying, quote, we have obtained service of a well-known security company. we are proposing the most restrictive possible conditions in manhattan. the defense opposed the presence of the video camera. the judge opposing the request. dominique strauss-kahn walked into the courtroom, acknowledged his wife, who is now there, and his daughter, with a smile, and sat down, surrounded by three court officers. once again, the prosecution telling

then quick approval is expected from the house. >>> former international monetary fund chief dominique straussahn starts getting pretty comfortable in a new luxury townhouse in new york. strauss-kahn was allowed to move in the palatial digs as he fights sexual assault charges while under house arrest. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich could testify in his own defense as early as today, retired on charges he tried to sell president obama's old senate seat. defense opened yesterday by calling jesse jackson and chicago mayor ram emmanuel to the stand. >>> coming up later on "good morning america," would you pay $500,000 to see shrimp on a treadmill? guess what, did you already, your tax dollars at work. the scientists say it's important research. we'll have more on a new report that says it's actually a waste of time and money. >> it's got to be one tired shrimp. >> all right. for some, local news up next. >> for everyone else, we ask barbara walters who could fill oprah's shoes. her surprising answer when he come back after this break. ver . and today, we're re-inventing aspirin for p