tambiÉn. >>> im lÍa gracigracias. >>> regresamos con imÁgenes que repÚblica vivan el tema de dominique strauss-kahnte habrÍa tenido un problema con Único mujer en el hotel, y aquÍ estÁn las imagenes que revivan la controversia. >>> aquÍ se ve a el hombre saliendo del elevador con su maleta, y dirigiÉndose a la recep, del vestÍbulo del hotel y luego se le saliendo del edificio y tomando un taxi mientras tanto otra cÁmara capta a la mucama y vÍctima presunta, sentada en una banca de un corredor con dos hombres aparentemente sus jefes, en esta escena a eso dos hombres se le ve como si le celo brarn por algo se abrazan y reino uno de ellos hasta baila y aunque el v video no tiene audio la alegrÍa estÁ. >>> y llegan autoridades al hotel y se llevan a la mucama. >>> lo abogados piden que las imÁgenes de los hombres celebrando crean sospechosa sobre la legitimidad de las acusaciÓnes de la empleada y rechazan cualquier sugerencia que el hotel estÉ meto ninned conspiraciÓn. >>> es todo en el programa. y vamos con la vocera del presidente de mÉxico. felipe calderÓn. >>> esto estÉ es e domingo, la gobierno de

avery put it on his list. >> you had it tied, avery with dominique strauss-kahn. y is it you could not decide? >> there was no quantitative basis for a tie, i just couldn't figure it out. i think that's right. the fact is just like dominique strauss-kahn, this is like some old guy taking advantage of young women. the good news in the warren jeffs case is that they got him out of utah. they finally got him to texas. they tried this guy. it was maybe the most bizarre trial of the year because what he did was he stood during closing arguments, said nothing and tried to stare down the jury. good news, the jury came back two felony counts. put this man away for life. let's see if we can establish the lives of both these young women and young men affected so they can start a new day and live the life the way they should. >> top three, four and a half really. we've got more. we're going to reveal the rest of you all's list and the fascinating or at least top picks of the legal stories in your view of the year 2011 coming up in just a few minutes. >>> and then just three d

news around the world, surveillance video publicly aired for the first time shows dominic dominique strauss-kahn leisurely checking out of a new york hotel where he was accused of committing sexual assault. later on in that tape it appears to show his accuser acting out the alleged attack. dominique strauss-kahn was initially charged with attempted rape after a hotel maid says he attacked her. new york prosecutors dropped the charges after they say they lost confidence in that maid story. she has still maintained her civil case. [ yelling ] >> 73 people are reported dead in eastern india. at least 40 more injured. a fire started in the basement of that hospital. investigators are trying to determine what caused that fire. >>> this is the way the next king of england will be saying merry christmas this year. britain's daily mail says this is the official christmas card and a photo for prince charles and his wife camilla, the dutchess of cornwall. it was taken during prince william's wedding in april. >>> one of the best-kept secrets in history and it was used to build an empire. now a super secre

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down last week citing health reasons. >>> new video from the hotel where the former chief dominique strauss-kahn was staying when he allegedly attack one of the hotel maids. the video you see here, dominique strauss-kahn is walking out of the elevator checking out and leaving. you then see the maid who accused him of sexual assault sitting behind a security guard. at one point, it looks like the maid is acting out the assault. the prosecutors dropped the charges because they didn't believe the story. but a legal analyst says the new footage doesn't help his case. >>> iran is showing off the missing spy drone lost last week and the pentagon confirms it is the drone. it is highly classified. apparently it landed intact. and u.s. military and cia drew up plans to try to retief it, but president barack obama decided against it. >>> lava from hawaii's volcano is inching closer to the ocean. it has been erupting since 1983. but now lava is reportedly just a little over a mile away from the pacific. the flows have reached a nearly abandoned subdivision. the loan remaining resident says it was about 500

it has to be dominique strauss-kahn for me. just the alleges of what happened in the hotel room and everything we learned subsequently. his incredible fall from the pin cal pinnacle of power, futer president of france, blew it all. chris: and it showed how he lived. >> i suppose the consequences of his actions had much broader reach but i can't -- anthony weiner to me is the biggest embarrassment to himself, to any adult human being and to -- to talk about. >> my issue is with arnold and it's because it's the housekeeper and i'm thinking and go to something my wife said to me, when that housekeeper needed a day off, did she go to arnold or maria? the idea that -- no, meaning -- chris: you thought this true. >> meaning the idea that the housekeeper did this also sort of this betrayal, double betrayal. betrayal of the husband. betrayal of somebody who helped you raise your kid. double betrayal. the whole thing is arnold lived in the same house with both. that to me -- that's why i think maria just walked so fast. >> in this day a

apologize to families who are involved in this. >>> new surveillance video has surfaced of dominique strauss kahnminutes after he was alleged to have sexually assaulted a hotel employee. the video was aired on french television that shows strauss kahn leaving the hotel, paying his bill, and hopping into a taxicab. then the accuser, diallo appears to be acting out the attack. there is then a bizarre sequence of two hotel employees hugging and dancing and then going out and reporting the alleged assault to police. strauss kahn's lawyers say this is proof there was a conspiracy to bring him down while diallo's lawyers believe this is proof that strauss kahn did indeed sexually assault the maid. >>> penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky is out of jail this morning. police arrested him wednesday at his home on two new sex abuse charges. one of the boys told a grand jury sandusky assaulted him in the basement of the victim's home. the vikd said he, quote, screamed for hope knowing sandusky's wife was downstairs. his wife dottie denies any child was ever kept in the family basement. she released a s

click today. >>> welcome back to "news nation." >>> a stunning new development from the day dominique strauss-kahn of sexually assaulting a maid. surveillance tape has surfaced from the new york city hotel where the sexual encounter occurred. it raises suspicions whether strauss-kahn is part of a an elaborate setup. he's facing a civil suit by the alleged victim even though criminal charges were dropped. michael joins us live now. this is the surveillance that i guess belonged to the hotel and it was turned over as a result of the civil case. is that what happened here? >> this is surveillance that was turned over as part of the chris case, and it was obtained by nbc news. it does add yet another mystery to a sex scandal that brought down one of the world's most influential financial figures. at 1:29 p.m. on may 14th a call to the police from this upscale hotel. >> i want to report a sexual assault. >> nbc news has obtained hotel video taken as a security official at want front shown of the hotel calls 911. >> it's one of our room attendants. apparently she was assaulted by one of the guests. >> t

the surveillance video shows the former head of the international monetary fund, dominique strauss-kahn, checking out of the hotel where he was accused of committing sexual assault against a maid. now, another video shows the accuser appearing to act out the alleged attack. nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff joins us live from washington, d.c. michael, there's also this additional piece of video where two other employees appear to be doing some kind of victory dance. put these images into context for us. >> reporter: well, it's the last one that's really getting the most attention, thomas, because what it does show is within two minutes of the phone call, the 911 call from the hotel that day, these two hotel security officials do what appears to be a victory dance. i don't know if you have it, you can show it, but they do a mock high-five, they bear hug, one twirls the other and then there's a little jig, and it seems so incongruous to what has just taken place. that one of the hotel employees has just called 911 to report -- or the hotel on behalf of one of i

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the video suggests that strauss kahn may have been the victim of a political plot. >> it shows dominique strauss- kahn walking out with a suitcase. we see him get into the taxi. this does not help the victim's case. >> he does not seem to me like mr. strauss-kahn was in any kind of rush to leave that hotel. about the same time, the hotel maid is sitting in the hallway behind the security guard. at one point, she appears to act out the attack. >> it does give her some credibility here. >> there is a message for strauss-kahn for sexual assault. >> at the hotel where a woman felt she was assaulted by one of the guests. >> when was this? >> this was approximately 30, 40 minutes ago. >> .com newsweek strauss-kahn. >> yes. >> does she need ems? >> she does not need ems. she does not have any -- any -- any sustained injuries. >> a few staffers are doing some kind of dance. some reports suggest they were congratulating each other after framing the french financier. the setup theory is a long shot. >> that could have been they found out that they won the football pool or they found out that the y

plus, a new video of dominique strauss-kahn.tape is creating new confusion about the charges that have been dropped. and a year old hostage video that's painful to watch. it's now public. part of a new bid to free a retired fbi agent who went missing in iran. we want to welcome our viewers in the the united states and around the world. breaking news, political headlines and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the stop newt gingrich campaign is moving into overdrive right now. his republican opponents watched as poll numbered soared this week with less than a month to go for the first contest. romney's camp is releasing a new video. it's slamming gingrich for calling the plan to overall medicare quote right wing social engineering, a comment he later dialed back. ron paul is also getting more aggressive in his criticism of gingrich, saying he has to expose the man he calls, i'm quoting, a counter fit conservative. the january

aptadas por las cÁmaras del hotelÓnde se ve al ex director del fondo monetario internacional dominique strauss-kahnificio y tomando un taxi otra cÁmara capta a la mucama y vÍctima presunta, sentada en una banca de un hombres con dos aparentemente sus jefes, en esta escena a eso dos hombres se le ve como si le celo brarn por algo se abrazan reino uno de baila y aunque el v video no tiene audÍ estÁ. >>> y llegan autoridades al llevan a la mucama. >>> lo abogados piden que las imÁgenes de los hombres celebrando crean sospechosa sobre la legitim dad de las acusaciÓnes de la empada y rechazan cualquier sugerencia ue el hotel estÉ meto ninned conspiraÓn. >>> es todo en el programa. y vamos con la vocera de mÉxico. felipe calderÓn. >>> esto estÉs e domingo, la vo que rno de mÉxico dice ellos ni sabÍan ni participaron en el lavado de dinero con agens de ladea. el de ninguna manera gobierno tuvo algÚn conoo naturaleza en mÉxico. la congresista sale a la defensa de la polÍtica del presidente barack obama. barack obama e ha presionado suficientemente para que el congreso aa reforma integral. de doctor queria

and former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn made headlines when he was accused of sexually assaulting. and his wife stood by him throughout the scandal. she has been named france's most popular woman. a tv journalist won 25% of the vote, head of france's first lady bruni and new imf chief. >> and $88 million -- a russian billionaire bought the condo for his 22-year-old daughter. so what did he get for the record-breaking price tag. four bedrooms two, fireplaces and a huge terrace and it looks like $13,000 per square foot. there you have it. >>> coming up, what does governor mitt romney and matt damon have in common? plus things you didn't know about governor romney. ! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first player. no. i already called it. [ dad ] nobody's playing anything until after we get our homework done. thank you. hello? test drive's not over yet. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ louder ] hello? but we still need your signature. right now during sign then drive, it's never been easier to get the allew passat, the 2012 motor trend

. >> i think dominique strauss- kahn, the future president of france. what were you thinking of? >> he is not staying with the news. he was set up, pat. >> i don't care whether he was or not. >> he was framed. >> is this scoopville? >> there was enough guilt there that he was easy to frame, i'm afraid. i give a joint award to the republican governors of wisconsin, scott walker, ohio john casick, rick scott, florida. they all blew enormous leads by overreaching and pushing a far right agenda. >> worst politician was hosni mubarak. his corruption and tone deafness created the predicate for that revolution overturning the entire order of the middle east. >> we became aware of when we saw where he put the billions of dollars and that had accumulated. >> he invested with corzine, egypt would have been even worse off. >> are you taking me seriously on my defense of hosni? not a defense -- >> on what basis? >> i mean, he had a lot of money. he was salting it away. i don't like that about him. but he was our ally, wasn't he? >> he was, but he lost his people. that's a bad politician. >>

. >> dominique strauss-kahn was framed to deny him the presidency of france that. will become known and accepted wisdom. bye-bye!

dancing and hugging just moments after calling 911 to report an alleged sexual assault by dominique strauss-kahneve this celebratory dance indicates the assault was actually a setup. hotel staff claims the two men appear to be celebrating a sporting event. >>> the warnings against texting while driving apparently are not working. a new study shows it's increasing, especially among younger drivers. and half of american drivers between 21 and 24 say they have taxed while driving. at any given moment last year, nearly 1 out of every 100 drivers was using a hand held device and they were always driving right next to me. >>> amazing pictures out of hawaii where a lava flow from the kilauea volcano is making its way through of a village. scientists say it will eventually reach the ocean. >>> why is will ferrell pushing old milwaukee beer in low budget commercials? you won't want to miss these ads when we go "down to the wire" in 20. >>> civil rights leaders are expecting people to march to the united nations tomorrow in response to dozens of tough new laws that make it harder for people to vote either

these years. >> reporter: from divorce, to defiance, sex scandals went international. >> dominique strauss-kahn charges of sexually assaulting a maid in a new york city hotel. >> the thing i couldn't get out of my head was his wife was victoriously walking out of that courtroom like, yes. my husband may have had sex with someone. but at least it wasn't rape. >> reporter: the charges were later dropped. but not before it made everyone feel like they needed to take a shower. >> it's just very dirty. tawdry. and it's cheap. >> reporter: of course, in 2011, the hall of shame wasn't just about sex. >> you worry about your moment having passed? >> reporter: it was about dramatic stormouts. >> right now, it's about whether you support gay marriage? >> you're borderline being a little bit rude. are we done? >> are you leaving? >> reporter: and freakouts. >> aren't you the one that screwed me last time? >> i have one speed. i have one gear. go. >> reporter: and the mother of all meltdowns, charlie sheen. >> insane. >> winning. >> amazing. >> high. >> interesting. >> a mess. >> you don't worry you're goi

we would not have alond. >> would you have dominique strauss-kahn. >> but this being said, i don't-- i don't believe in any plot. you have all these people, plots everywhere. each time there is a mystery you have a plot. each time you have a very strange some believe there is a plot. each time there is unexplainable story, so extraordinary that you cannot find a rational explanation, like kennedy, kennedy assassination, you find a plot. but this is a magical-- it is not -- >> this book cled in french, i will have you pronounce it since your french is better than mine. >> not true. your french is good. >> also called war without love, it will be published in america at the beginning of 2012. thank you for coming. great to see you captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.g . ox funprapimating for charlie rose has been provpred by the coca-cola company supporting this program since 2 o 002. >> and american express.ed 1

. >>> video is out this morning of former imf head dominique strauss-kahn and his accuser.illance video from last may shows strauss-kahn checking out of his new york city hotel. the video also shows the maid who accused strauss-kahn of sexual assault talking to hotel staff who called police. the charges against strauss-kahn were later dropped and he returned to france. >>> a manhunt is on in california for the person who fire bombed a police station. the video shows someone throwing the first of two fire bombs at a sheriff's station in santa barbara last month. the molotov cocktail damaged the building and a patrol car, but there were no injuries. the fbi is offering a $5,000 reward. >>> a huge fire ball after a house exploded on wednesday. police responded to the fire were shot at and that led to four nearby schools being locked down. >>> and prosecutors want baseball's home run king behind bars. barry bonds will be brought back into court december 16th for sentencing for his conviction for obstructing a grand jury investigation into sports doping. federal prosecutors, thu

. >>> controversial video surfaces showing dominique strauss-kahn minutes after an alleged sexual assault in a new york hotel. the video aired on french tv and shows the former head of the international monetary fund casually leaving the hotel in new york. another clip those shows his accuser a maid appearing to act out the attack to coworkers. and there is a third clip showing two workers celebrating. strauss-kahn's lawyers says itprovence he was too casual to committed a crime the maid attorney says she is reenacting the attack. new york prosecutors dropped charges after losing confidence in the victim's story. >>> if you want to quit smoking, the task is tougher in american. according to the american lung association the state is 3rd worst because of the lack ofhelp it provide. they say the state's help line is underfunded when compared to the national standard. >>> it's a race against time to save america's symbol. as alex demetrick reports w. a bald eagle gets in trull, it's local help -- in trouble, it's local help to the rescue. >> reporter: if it can't fly it can't feed or protect

. >>> plus there is a new development in the dominique strauss-kahn sexual assault case. both sides now say it supports their case. >>> rare dramatic video of a marine fire fight inside afghanistan. nyquil (stuffy): hey, tylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. tylenol: we are? nyquil (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. >>> there are new pleas for help today from a family of a former fbi agent who is now missing and has been missing. he's been held captive for almost five years. for the first time we are seeing this video of robert levinson. you can see how differently he actually looks from when he disappeared in iran. that was back in marv 2007. the family posted the video on their website today. it is difficult to watch. we want to warn you as this 59-year-old pleads for help. >> i am running very quickly out of diabetes medicine. i have been treated well. i need the

and finally, standing by her man has earned the wife of the philandering former imf chief, dominique strauss-kahn, the title of france's woman of the year in a nationwide poll. really, france? really? >>> a top 20 college basketball upset is coming up, and last-minute nhl excitement on the ice. plus, national embarrassment for san francisco, as the lights go out on "monday night football," twice. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ okay. what's your secret? ♪ [ male announcer ] the new united mileageplus explorer card. get it and you're in. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. and in sports, normally, in san francisco's candlestick park, it's the w

former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss-kahn's alleged assault on a new york city hotel maid generated attention. charges were filed and later dropped, based on the accuser's credibility. >> things aren't perfect in the u.s. when the comes is sex cancels but the reality is, we don't have a complete disregard of the women just right out of the gate. do have support women, we're on tv talking about it right now. >> that led to the imf choosing a woman, france's christine legarde to head the agency. with ibms appointment of virginia rommetty as its first female ceo the number of women ceos in fortune 500 companies rose to 18 - but fell back to 17 as avon's andrea jung announced she was stepping down. >> she's a lot more polished. did excellent during the debate. she surprised a lot of people with her command of the issues. it's an interesting thing. and her coming in to the race i think steals the thunder away from sarah palin. >> one of the most consfertive women in congress, michele bachmann, announced her candidacy for the gop presidential nomination. sarah palin d