dead dominique strauss-kahn know he was sleeping with -- did dominique strauss-kahn know he was sleeping with prostitutes during sex parties? so far, he has been quite calm on the witness stand. how about today? >> it all changed. for the first time, dominique strauss-kahn really lost his nerves when he was asked about his private life and here is what he said. i have had enough. maybe some people disapprove of my behavior. this behavior does not necessarily mean hiring prostitutes. dominique strauss-kahn admits he enjoys sex parties, but said he hates prostitution. at one point, a lawyer said, you can't ignore the fact that there are prostitutes inset clubs -- sex clubs and private sex parties. >>he replied, flying fish do exist, but they are not the most frequent, prompting a few laughs in the court. former sex workers describe sex with him as violent and brutal. he said that he ask exactly the same way with all women. >> he is defending his private life there. the focuses mainly on one particular sex party that took place in washington. >> very much the case. the focus is on this trip

dominique strauss-kahn takes the stand. a blow to the minister of india as an upstart anticorruption party wins a local state election in a landslide. the value of the swiss franc is hurting big companies. it has left many people unable to pay their home loans in eastern europe. we hear from those most affected in romania. a ruling in the case of two families whose babies were switched at birth 20 years ago. they has been awarded nearly 2 million euros in compensation and france. more on the psychological impact later. first, top stories. first, german chancellor angela merkel has stopped in the u.s. and canada for top-level talks on ukraine. u.s. president barack obama has yet to rule out sending weapons to help ukraine. there has been renewed fighting around the eastern ukrainian town of debeltseve as rebels push to seize it before talks in minsk. sean in moscow. the only thing the russians seem to have agreed to is to keep talking. what is the likelihood anything concrete will come from tomorrow? >> we've had a lot of ta

course, the former head of the international monetary fund and former presidential hopeful dominique strauss-kahn are all on trial here. all of them were up on charges of being part of a prostitution ring. dominique strauss-kahn himself is accused of not partaking but part of the reasons that these evenings were organized and instigated. after the two-year investigation, the magistrates as these were women being paid to have sex with him and he was the main beneficiary of these evenings. this is part of dominic strauss kahn's defense -- he says he never himself paid a penny. he admits to taking part and said that for him everybody was a consenting adult so no harm, no foul. if he is found guilty of maintaining a prostitution ring he could be sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of 1.5 million euros. >>'s trial is meant to go on for three weeks. what else can we expect in the days to come? >> indeed, over the next three him up potentially four weeks we could see a flurry of witnesses taken to the stand including, we are expecting, four prostitutes to tell their side of the story. they have o

him and cursed him as a sexual predator. >> tim and activists had a special greeting for dominique strauss-kahn's arrival at the courthouse in leon, but the protest was only short lived. strauss constanze qs of aggravated pimping in what is known in france as the carlton affair. he allegedly participated in sex parties with prostitutes run out of the luxury carlton hotel between 2009-2011 area the 65-year-old denies the charges. he told the court he did know that the women were being paid. >> the challenge is to see if mr. strauss con will have convincing answers for the court . whether he thought these young ladies were merely guests or knew they were prostitutes. >> during these three days of questioning, we will see if his answers are credible or not. >> for many, his pleas of innocence ring false especially because it's not the first time he's been involved in a sex scandal. his career as the head of the imf and an expected run for the french presidency ended in 2011 after a chambermaid from a new york hotel press charges against him for sexual assault. strauss con was arrested and it was set

she said she did not choose to go into products -- prostitution. >> what about dominique strauss-kahn? lessee in court today -- was he in court today? >> dominique strauss-kahn is not expected back in court until next tuesday, when he will give his side of the story. he was present on monday, when all of the codefendants were presented. he will be back to the stand next tuesday. that's when he will give his defense. he admits he took part in sexual evenings with a number of women. he never paid a penny for their services and believed it was consenting adults. they said he never set foot in the carlton hotel. it remains to be seen if he was in this carlton apartment. >> thank you. greece's new left this prime minister has swept to power on a pledge to end be painful austerity measures in greece. they had been touring europe to build support for renegotiation of their massive bailout. we have more on the latest stop today in rome. >> a more sympathetic ears. the prime minister has been calling for change to help employment for the past year. the latest step on the tour of europe oscar c

dominique strauss-kahn. >> strauss-kahn went from being a pillar of the global economic elite to being a disgraced -- overnight in 2011 after a new york made accused him of sexual assault. he quit his post and gave up his aspirations of running for the french presidency in 2012. the charges were eventually dropped, but strauss-kahn never recovered his legal standing -- his political standing. regarding the current allegations, strauss-kahn has said he is being unfairly handed over his lifestyle, in a country where frequenting prostitutes is not illegal -- unfairly hounded over his lifestyle in a country where frequenting prostitutes is not illegal. >> on a visit to hungary, ukraine is topping the agenda. >> and we had to the super bowl -- we ha toead to the super bowl. we will explain after the great. -- break. >> welcome back to the program. german chancellor angela merkel says her country will not supply weapons to support ukraine in its ongoing fight against russian-backed separatists. she made the comments following a meeting with viktor orban. >> the ultraconservative prime minist

visit universalorlando.com >>> the former head of the international monetary fund dominique strauss-kahnoing on trial today, accused of helping to procure women for sex parties. the prosecution alleges mr. strauss-kahn was at the heart of the prostitution ring centered around a hotel. mr. strauss-kahn, one of 14 defendants in the trial, denies the charges. from paris is lucy williamson and we can talk to her now. lucy, tell us more about the trial. >> well, the charge he faces covers quite a wide range of accusations, and dominique strauss-kahn is accused of having an organizational role many this so-called prostitution ring, of knowing the women he met were prostitutes, and of aiding or encouraging their procurement. so he's facing the trial really being painted as the kingpin of this network. and as you said he denies those charges and said he took part in these parties as a con sensensual adult and nothing more. >> how is this being seen in france? >> the private lives and public lives of their public figures are kept very separate but there has been a lot of interest in the details t

dominique strauss-kahn is facing first questions about his personal life.managing director of the imf is one of 14 men and women for alleged involvement in prostitution ring. the case is being heard in a city and which trial is expected to last two weeks. strauss-kahn's lawyers have declined to comment. ok, time for a little bit of a check in on the foreign exchange market. we have had a talk with one of the big players and private banking. over at julius baer and the reaction by the swiss franc against the euro when the as of the departed -- wendy s&p was overly aggressive. he feels that a corridor would be reasonable and the central-bank maybe a little bit lonely. continued speculation that the imfb buying the euros to create this corridor. keep an eye on euro/swiss. quite a significant move as you can see. the swiss franc declining. the euro rising. this is the weakest the swiss franc has been to the euro since the swiss national bank released itself. the aussie/dollar is almost, such a big move before the central-bank's meeting. this the first rebound i

and the aggravated pending trial of former imf boss dominique strauss-kahn have dropped accusations against him. french president france while on has been visiting the jewish cemetery in the northeast reason -- francois hollande has been visiting the jewish cemetery northeast france after grace of been desecrated. and greece's debt dilemma. we will be looking at the options facing the athens government after it rejected a -- and the implications of that deal, which has seen france sending 34 frederick jets to egypt. -- 34 fighter jets to egypt. first, the prospect for an already fragile truce, looking decidedly dimmer in eastern ukraine. after failing to meet monday's deadline to with draw heavy weapons, both ukrainian government and reveled say they will do so later today. news just coming in, mortar fire has a errantly caused a gas pipeline explosion from 15 kilometers. meantime, german chancellor angela merkel has gotten an agreement from both sides to allow servers into the region to monitor the situation, but the organization for security and corporation in europe is saying their monit

most of that so off you go and think about it. >>> in other news the former head of the imf, dominique strauss-kahnurt where his trial is about to start. he's accused of helping to procure sex workers for private parties. the prosecution alleges mr. strauss-kahn was at the heart of a prosecution ring. mr. strauss-kahn denies those charges. >>> the president of south sudan and the rebel leader have signed an agreement to end more than a year of war. the deal hasn't been made public, and they are still haggling over power sharing in a new government. one negotiator in ethiopia said he expected hostilities to end on monday. >>> a combined force of nigerian soldiers and vigilantes have beaten off the second attack in just over a week on boko haram militant in the northeast. the army says they caused them major casualties. >>> large parts of the u.s. midwest have been hit by a major winter storm. more than a thousand flights were canceled at chicago's national airport after more than a foot of snow was dumped on the area. blizzard conditions remain with planes being deiced and the runways being cleared

and if dominique strauss-kahn is found guilty he could face up to ten years in jail.is the evidence against him? >> well, it's hard to tell. but it doesn't seem very strong from -- i'm not a lawyer. but from following the case, it seems quite weak. he might go down for being dominique strauss-kahn as there's public interest and pressure to get a conviction. at least so far in the trial, the connection between -- so far in the trial his defense that he really didn't know they were prostitutes seems hard to disprove. >> of course you've been there in the courtroom. he was there tuesday. he'll be there again giving testimony today and for a third day. as mentioned, how would you describe his demeanor in the courtroom? and others there? what are you sensing? >> well when he turned up for the initial proceedings last week he seemed very -- almost pleased to be there and pleased to be in front of an audience. cool and calm. and he was also quite calm and collected yesterday. but his demeanor started to break slightly when the prostitutes started -- the former prostitutes st

dominique strauss-kahn will testify about his alleged role in sex parties involving prostitutes.y man now joins us live from paris with details -- jim bittermann now joins us live from paris with details. stunning this potential presidential candidate mixing it up with pims. there were even protests over the trial itself. what's the latest? >> reporter: well there was a wild scene when dominique strauss-kahn's limousine arrived this morning. protesters feminist protesters attacked the car. police bundled them and took them away. this trial is obviously attracting a great deal of attention across france and around the world. and for dsk himself, it brings to sort of the culmination of four years of doubt about his legal future. seldom has such a high flyer come to earth in such a spectacular fashion. four years ago, dominique strauss-kahn was on top of the world literally, as director of the international monetary fund. he had huge influence on the economies of countries around the planet. what's more he was the leading prospective socialist candidate in the french presidential el

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high-profile prosecution trial have dropped their executions -- their accusations against dominique strauss-kahn. he argues he did not know the women participating in the sex parties he attended were prostitutes. this increases the chances that he will be acquitted. the leaders of france and germany say they are concerned about a cease-fire in eastern ukraine. there have been reports of shelling. close to the government held town. both sides refusing to withdraw heavy weapons from the region as outlined in the minsk agreement. >> the separatist flight has been flying over donetsk since pro-russian forces seized the strategic location. despite a cease-fire coming into effect on sunday, the fighting and shelling continued. separatists showed journalists these scenes of devastation, blaming the ukrainian army for the ongoing violence. >> here, this is a depressed region run by terrorists. they say it is out of control. you hear that? no the firing is incoming and outgoing. work is underway to destroy the physician they are firing from -- the position they are firing from. >> this has become the epi

dominique strauss-kahn on the witness stand for a second day. he defends his private life as prosecutors try to prove he helped run a prostitution ring. also coming up this hour, crunch time for greece. a new government has to sell a debt plan to its partners later.

this is the first testimony from dominique strauss-kahn at his trial in france. he and 13 other deforts are accused -- defendants are accused of operating a prostitution ring out of luxury hotels in paris. >>> muriel >>> breaking news from the montgomery county board of education. breaking news from the montgomery county board of education. get a hold of your kids. they're all going to be able to sleep in 20 minutes later in the next school year. the montgomery county board of education just voted 5-3 to start schools 20 minutes later. a lot of parents don't think this is enough. they wanted the kids to be able to sleep in at least another hour but at least they got this 20 minutes. the board of education says that this will have minimal impact on the financially hard- pressed schools but for kids, it's going to mean a little something and maybe for some -- [indiscernible] back to you. >>> there is a new push to make clarker building a key part of education in the district. edwin powell, assistant professor of pediatrics is here. he's behind the move trying to ma

dominique strauss-kahn, the former head of the international monetary fund, has gone on trial in france on charges of helping to procure women for sex parties. he was once tipped to win the french presidency. he is accused of being at the center of a prostitution ring. the parents of a former spy have said that -- she thought her husband would be killed when he spoke about corruption. he died after drinking tea leaf with radioactive polonium. marino was testifying at the public inquiry in london. three people have been killed by a bomb outside a stadium in northern nigeria just moments after president goodluck jonathan addressed in election campaign rally there. a female suicide bomber blew herself up inside the car. 18 people were injured. coming up on this program trying to combat ebola one jeff at a time. the first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine have begun in liberia. south korean prosecutors are seeking a three-year prison term for the former korean air executive who became infamous for an in-flight tantrum over how she was served macadamia nuts. she ordered the plane

dominique strauss-kahn denied knowing the women were prostitutes. the 13 co-defendants are accused of aggravated pumping at a luxury hotel. it's not illegal to pay for sex in france but is illegal to run a prostitution business. >> in france, an electrician is accused of stealing from a painter. doesn't sound terribly interesting, really, until you realize that painter is pablo picasso. the retired handyman is suspected of stealing 300 works of art. he claims the spanish artist gave him the collection back in 1970 as thanks for installing a burglar alarm at his villa. picasso's heirs and the state prosecutor say he's lying. the art was hidden in a garage for decades and that never been on public display. >> to honduras now which is a main hub for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine and other illegal drugs across the entire americas. the honduran army is fight ago constant cat and mouse bat toll try to stop the flow. local people are make that go fight more difficult. we have a report. >> every week, soldiers destroy lon did he say stein landing

. >>> well, the former chief of the international monetary fund dominique strauss-kahn goes on trialharges. he was once considered a top presidential candidate in france. he's accused of being involved in a prostitution ring in france. he also resigned from the imf in 2011 when he was accused of sexually assaulting a u.s. hotel made. >>> another box office record for "american sniper." it made nearly $32 million. the biggest super bowl weekend gross ever. it has now made nearly $249 million in six weeks making it the most lucrative war movie without adjusting for inflation. the animated "paddington" came in a distant second. it was in a have itual tile with the time traveling thriller "project almanac." >>> and finally super bowl sponsors went for the heart strings. they made emotional and at times serious pitches to football fans. budweiser ad features a lost puppy and the buyer maker's signature clydesdales horses. it seemed to be a hit. always feminine products are in praise with this commercial urging viewers to reconsider what it means to do things like a girl. the ad was one of

. >>> former international monetary fund chairman dominique strauss-kahn is on trial in france. the disgraced 65-year-old economist is accused of being at the center of a vice ring that hired prostitutes for sex parties in brussels, paris and washington. strauss-kahn admitted attending sex parties but claims he didn't know the women were prostitutes. he was once considered as a possible candidate to be the president of france. now he's facing a ten-year prison sentence and a fine of $1.7 million. >>> supporters of a bill requiring maryland employers to provide paid sick leave will make their case later today. the working matters company willing is releasing new details on the cost benefits of workers earning time off. a state senator from baltimore is proposing a bill for up to a week of paid sick leave. critics say if the bill passes, it would hurt small businesses. >>> a dream vacation turped into a nightmare for people a-- turned into a nightmare for people aboard a baltimore cruise ship. crews are scrubbing down the cross type after an out-- cruise ship after an outbreak of

and the aggravated pending trial of former imf boss dominique strauss-kahn have dropped accusations againstim. french president france while on has been visiting the jewish cemetery in the northeast reason -- francois hollande has been visiting the jewish cemetery northeast france after grace of been desecrated. and greece's debt dilemma. we will be looking at the

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whether or not the complaining witness was reached out to in an effort -- i am not saying that dominique strauss-kahn didn't do it but the rumor mill was full. if you hold a preliminary hearing and that time and the judge determines there is probable cause, the defendant can still be in jail and the court date is 30 days or 45 days. the reason we did not is because, number one, we did not know that much about strauss-kahn's individual wealth and reach. and there was wrote concern about putting the complainant on the witness stand in a circus -- a real concern about putting the complainant on the witness stand in a circus. i think -- i really think handling this case, as controversial as it was, as prosecutors, making the right judgments when we found information that could only come to light through the passage of time. we kept on working and we found there was ultimately evidence which we turned over to the judge which caused a sensation. >> was it immediately turned over? >> the defense and of the judge. it is what you should do as a prosecutor. did i like having to get lumped for doing it? no. it

today in france dominique strauss-kahn is testified to his alleged connection to a prostitution ring. he says he has no ideas that the women at the hotel in paris were pursuits. >>> and the mega millions jackpot is up to $485 million. the third largest jackpot in powerball history. >>> and in tonight's health alert, a mysterious condition that can turn a meal into a trip to the e.r. millions of american suffer from an allergic reaction called eoe. when it strikes it becomes impossible to swallow food. >> reporter: a trip to the market this man reads everything on the label because of food allergies. andy started having reactions to food for no apparent reason a few years back. >> i call it my irrational fear of choking because i found i psyched myself out. >> reporter: turned out it wasn't irrational at all. doctors diagnosed him with eoe, a mostful to say and for growing numbers of americans can make it dangerously hard to swallow. >> in worst-case scenarios they swallow and the food gets snuck the escoff gus and needs to be removed. >> reporter: doctors aren't sure what triggers oeo

. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is now on trial for aggravated pimping.m from sectionx parties he allegedly took part in. encouraging progseing prostitution is illegal in france. >>> the most of the new cases of measles are linked to disney land in california. the outbreak is ramping up the controversy over whether to vaccinate. >>> a serious gap is revealed at airport security. this follows a high-profile case in atlanta where a gun smuggling operation was broken up involving a baggage handler and passenger. >> there are two different security standards at american airports, one for employees in secure areas and one for passengers. cnn has more. >> reporter: at miami international airport, this is the security you don't see standing in line. cnn got exclusive access to the screening that takes place for what they call the back of the airport employees. these are the baggage handlers the mechanics, cleaners anyone you don't see going through screening with passengers. it's the same screening, no matter what kind of security badge or security clearance the

d dominique strauss-kahn is accused of running an international froprostitution r.n 2011, a maid accused him of rape in new york city but those charges were dropped after the maid's story was not credible. >>> last week's wall street gains are slowly wilting away. we will check in with scott mcgrew in a few minutes. >>> and the snow just keeps on coming. new england doesn't know where to put it as another storm barrels into them. >>> we'll take it if you're looking for spacing options. in fremont, folks making their way to work. a closer look at traffic and weather after this. >>> capitol hill takes on the measles. the questions they're asking top health officials. >>> good tuesday morning to you. i'm christina loren. warming trend beginning today. upper 70s, a couple 80s on the way. record breaking warmth expected for your valentine's day weekend. coincidence, mike? i think not. >> folks getting together in the east bay. unfortunately it's a new crash in walnut creek. and this crash over my shoulder, why it's different from the shot yesterday. >> and no doubt we wi

disgraced former international monetary fund boss dominique strauss-kahn testifying before a french courtk that he only, only attended four luxury hotel orgies in a single year and that he did not know the women there were prostitutes. he is known as dsk. he faces up to ten years in prison on, and this is the charge believe it or not, he is charged with aggravated pimping. >>> president obama delivering a message to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on his visit to capitol hill in two weeks at a press conference with german chancellor merkel today. mr. obama said she wouldn't have put him in such a position. >> as much as i love angela, if she was two weeks away from an election she probably would not have received an invitation to the white house. and i suspect she wouldn't have asked for one. so you know, the -- [ laughter ] so you know, this is just -- some of this just has to do with how we do business. >> wow. when the press corps is laughing with you -- or was that at you? you have a problem. joining us now former israeli ambassador to the united states, batsheeva university

in france at least two prostitutes are dropping their claims against the imf fund chief, dominique strauss-kahns charged with aggravated pimping, for his alleged role in organizing sex party the while he was in charge of the imf up until 2011. he deny the any wrongdoing but if convicted, he could face ten years in prison. what a fall from grace that is. >> opinion polls have him higher as a preferred president than francois hollande that's only because francois hollande is at 2%. >>> lance armstrong must pay $10 million to a sports insurance company. this dispute is around whether "the cycle"ist used performance enhancing drugs during three of his winning tour de france races. >> armstrong later admitted that the allegations were in fact true. as a result the company claimed it did not have to pay armstrong bonus money for the victories. the company has now asked a court in texas to confirm the ruling. >>> next up here on cnn newsroom we'll take a brief ride through television history with the former stars of snl, saturday night live then and now. but aleve can last 12 hours. and aleve is prove

dominique strauss-kahn is accused of being involved in a prostitution ring operating out of luxury hotelsesign from the imf in 2011 after he was charged in new york city with trying to rape a maid in a hotel. the case was dropped three months later. >>> perhaps following a lead of the white house fence jumperrers a bike rack jumper has been taken into custody outside the white house. the arrest was made yesterday. the rack is set back from the white house fence on pennsylvania avenue so it was unlikely that anyone could use it to get over. the secret service charged the man with unlawful entry and turned him over to d.c. police. >> thanks a lot, nick, live in the newsroom this morning. >>> it is 6:18. it's a rainy monday but the wind shield wipers don't have to be on high right now. >> in a lot of spots we're not seeing much. we'll see a few more showers and then the winds will kick up, potentially like friday. it was gusting big time friday. we'll get into big time gusts this afternoon. i start with good news in the sense that the winter weather advisory has been scaled back for most spo

want to take you to northern france where today, dominique strauss-kahn, the former head of the imf, actually on -- in court on allegations of aggravated pimping in regards to these alleged orgys in paris and washington, d.c. the protesters, three protesters, topless protesters, were removed by police. he actually took the stand and said this. when you read the criminal complaint you get the impression it was all fren nettic activity but it was four times a year, not more than that. he's talking about the sex parties he attended. it wasn't out of control. i had other things to do. i had political ambitions. tomorrow the headlines will read that he had basically, therefore, 12 sex parties over three years. a lot of that guys, was head of the imf from the mouth of babes. >> one of the quotes of the day. thanks so much. when we come back according to senator ed markey too many cars in this country are vulnerable to hacking. what can companies do to make sure they're protected? she has over a billion views on her youtube channel and counting. michele phan will join us later on this hour.

the trial of dominique strauss can't and is drawing to a close in paris -- of dominique strauss kahnlose in paris. a prosecutor has asked that the pending charges be dropped. the u.s. central command official says as many as 25,000 iraqi troops will be needed to retake mosul. the official says u.s. advisers will be training them. there may be as many as 2000 rebels hold up there at the moment. brendan: you just heard it yesterday. the pentagon leaked plans to retake mosul the second-largest city in iraq. at the table today is james staviridis. admiral, generally you do not leak plans for an invasion several months in advance. james>> first of all, the pentagon is a notorious sieve. secondly, you are trying to get quantity over quality level of iraqi forces, trying to give a boost. they would like to see wingmen coming up from the south. erik: the plans involve several iraqi brigades, several kurdish brigades. is this a constellation that we know will work, or are they floating this idea to see if we like it? >> you never know in war. hitler said that war is like kicking the door open

. >> dominique strauss-kahn on trial for aggravated pimping.ng accusations he organized prostitutes to attend sex parties with him in paris. mark lanier is here. do you defend him? >> only in france. what is aggravated pimping to normal pimping? >> that's normal. >> maybe they pimp with women who get on their nerves that's aggravated pimping. >> would you defend him? >> no. >> why not? >> waste of my time. >> you have the responsibility to take the case. >> i have a moral obligation. >> you have moral obligation to attack american corporations. >> i also defend american corporations, i defend them. >> when you are getting 30% of the take they are always wrong. >> i only take cases i believe in, if that's what you believe. >> you believe can you get 30% of the take. >> i do pro bono work. >> what? >> absolutely! we do a lot of work for people who we won't make money off of. >> do you really? >> of course. >> we tithe our time as well as our money. >> would you come back for more of this? >> i'd love to. i have to work, i've got companies to sue.

. >>> well he fell from grace, now in court, dominique strauss-kahn saids it was all for a good reasononly participated in wild sex parties because that was the best way to release the stress of quote, saving the world. okay. he is currently on trial for organizing his parties, but has denied paying the women. >>> little league baseball officials now investigating whether or not the chicago team that won the 2014 u.s. title may have cheated following allegations that the team players who don't live within the team's geographical area. no word yet if the team could be stripped of it's title. >>> and members of the fraternity of the university of texas are being called racist. they're accused of throwing a board we are a border patrol theme. guests wearing ponchos decorations including a giant-sized bottle of patron. the president of the frat says it was an old western theme, now the university says it is investigating. and those are your headlines oh my. >> thank you heather. >>> new video overnight from massachusetts where a national guard troops are helping dig people out from record

. >>> dominique strauss-kahn remember that name?ormer head of the international monetary fund? is testifying on pimping charges this morning, accused of organizing sex parties with prostitutes in europe and the u.s. he has admitted to attending the parties. but testified he did not know the women were prostitutes. strauss-kahn was arrested in new york in 2011 in an entirely different sex scandal. accused of sexually assaulting a maid. >>> 45 years after apollo 11 landed on the moon a bag of sour nirs brought back by the late neil armstrong has appeared. a 16-millimeter movie camera from inside the spacecraft one used to capture armstrong's famous first steps. this treasure trove was discovered by his widow, carol armstrong. woor told the items were intended to be left on the moon but armstrong carried them back and kept them a secret. i think that's one of the tethers that was used a waist tether to tether him to the spacecraft. apparently it's going to be on display at the smithsonian. part of their exhibit there. >> that's good. >