dominique strauss-kahn pleaded not guilty. prosecutors dropped all charges against him. aking out exclusively to cnn. and joining us now from paris, richard quest who had an exclusive interview with dominique strauss-kahn who one day might have been the president of france. he was the managing director of the international monetary fund. but he got himself into deep trouble. what did he have to say to you, richard? >> reporter: it was one of the most startling images of the whole incident back in 2011. the sight of the managing director of the imf having been accused of rape in handcuffs. the so-called perpetrator walk. much loved and used in new york as he's paraded in front of the press being taken from police station to prison or to the courts. dominique strauss-kahn has never really spoken about how he felt being made to do the perp walk. until now when he described the walk as terrible. >> i think it was a terrible thing, frankly. but only because it's difficult to live with. the problem is that it's a moment where in all your appeal american society, you're supposed

let's most on to dominique strauss-kahn. remember this guy?ormer imf chief, career riddled with sex scandals. well, he has a rather new gig. this time it's in russia. he's now sitting on the board. russian regional development bank. what do you think, michelle? >> he and snowden should get together. i don't know if they are hanging out in russia together. >> russia is a popular place. >> at the airport the lounge. >> you're sought after and warranted. i guess it makes sense. look, a lot of people when it came to financial issues had a lot of respect for dominique strauss-kahn even though he's a socialist so it makes sense for him to end up in russia. i think he and putin are the same height. >> decided to juxtapose a couple of things, written on the statute liberty, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. this one we gave you up, give me your wealthy, corrupt and wayward masses. that's what we're dealing with. i don't think what the guy did was honorable in other sense of the world. he's lobsly got a high level of expertise in this

. >>> dominique strauss-kahn will face trial on plinking charges, led to sex parties he allegedly attendedu know -- it's better than weiner, right? the decision was a surprise, according to reuters, after public prosecutor recommended in june that the inquiry be dropped. there's an 80% chance that dsk will actually go all the way to trial. earlier this month, he gave an interview to cnn, in which he said, quote, i don't have any kind of a problem with women. >>> well, the dow jones stroil average squeaked out a fifth week of gains. investors afraid economic growth is not gaining steam. still, consumer sentiment hit a six-year high today and the c of goldman sachs, speaking in australia said things are getting better, but then he dropped this bomb. >> given enough time, very low probability events not only can happen, they absolutely will happen. >> his company received $10 billion in taxpayer money, said another crisis is inevitable. he said the fed is going to stop giving out free money starting this fall, which brings me to our daily countdown. it's been 720 days since the u.s. lost its

. >>> former international monetary fund head dominique strauss-kahn will be tried on charges of pimpingcknowledged attending sex parties at a hotel in a french city. he maintains he did not know some of the women who participated in the parties were prostitutes. a lawyer for strauss-kahn called today's decision, quote, absurd. strausz kahn quit his post in 2011 after a maid accused him of rape here in new york. a charge that was later dropped. >>> pope francis draws throngs to his first ever foreign trip. he brought a personal touch to his trip, repeatedly reaching out from that famous pope mobile to hug and kiss adoring members of the crowd. today, thousands turned out to see the pope deliver a prayer. later tonight, the pope will return to the beach front of copacabana where last night he was greeted by more than 1 million young pilgrims. on sunday, 2 million are expected at the beach for his final visit. claudio joins me now there in rio. a much better day today weather-wise. let's start with that sunday mass. it did have to be moved because of the weather. >> reporter: well, absolut

>> new this morning, prosecutors in france have just announced former international head, dominique strauss-kahned on charges of pimping. sex parties attending by a man who's hopes were dashed by a separate 2011 u.s. sex scandal. the finance minister quit his post as head of the ims two years ago, accused of raping a maid in new york, a charge that was later dropped. >>> and we're following breaking news involving u.s. and russia relations. the obama administration is making a major concession in hopes of tracking down nsa leaker edward snowden. attorney general eric holder is telling the russian government that the justice department will not seek the death penalty against snowden if he is extradited back to the u.s. on espionage charges. >>> time now 8:49, another juror in the george zimmerman trial in florida has come forward and she says zimmerman got away with murder. >>> i literally fell on my knees and broke down. my husband was holding me. i was screaming and crying and i said kept saying to myself, i feel like i killed him. >> the juror says shelfs like she let trayvon martin's parents

. >> i would like to spy on dominique strauss-kahn, not the imf. that guy, who does that? hey, little lady, going to come to clean up the room, are you? check this out. >> you could sell those videotapes. >> exactly. this is your read. no, this is becky. no, we're going out. >> we are. >> to break. >> we are going to take a break. >> a couple of bucks. >> when we come back, we'll have an update on the extreme heat gripping the southwest. plus, what's next for microsoft after losing a key executive and planning a major restructuring. as we head to break, check out the futures. we can show you right now, dow futures up by 39 points now above fair value. gaining a little ground as we have been talking. "squawk box" will be right back. in a world that's changing faster than ever, we believe outshining the competition tomorrow requires challenging your business inside and out today. at cognizant, we help forward-looking companies run better and run different - to give your customers every reason to keep looking for you. so if you're ready to see opportunities and see them throu

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