and dominique strauss-khan is free. the men who defended him sit down with me. >> this cass ways treated as a crime when it was not. >> and more of my exclusive interview with jon huntsman, the only presidential candidate that can do this. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. an extraordinary day of news around the world. in this country, an earthquake stuns millions up and down the east coast. and new york cell service, airports, and train travel disrupted. on the other side of the world, libya, rebels stormed gadhafi's compound. the question remains, who will rule the new libya? and my exclusive interview with the attorneys of dominique strauss-khan. they talk about my client and his family. and how he felt about what they call a nightmare. i want to start with wolf blitzer in washington following the earthquake which i suffered it from and the breaking news in libya for us. wolff? >> today's magnitude 5.8 quake hit about 88 miles southwest of washington, near the town of mine

i want to talk about the accusations against dominique strauss-coh strauss-khan back in france.ess twice now. quicken loans is definitely engineered to amaze. they were just really there for us. your nutritional needs can go up when you're on the road to recovery. proper nutrition can help you get back on your feet. three out of four doctors recommend the ensure brand for extra nutrition. ensure clinical strength has revigor and thirteen grams of protein to protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. and immune balance to help support your immune system. ensure clinical strength... helping you to bounce back. ensure! nutrition in charge! >>> and the attorneys of dominique strauss-khan, william w. taylor and benjamin brafman. how does your client feel about the way the media treated him? particularly, there were headlines in some of the daily tabloids. le perv. >> i think the media is partially at fault in this rush to judgment that mr. taylor spoke about earlier. i think the media banned the presumption of innocence and assumed he was guilty. i have often seen this in case whe

and in this case was treated as a crime when it was not. >> that was dominique strauss-khan's attorney new york judge sensationally dropped the case against the imf chief. strauss-khan said these past two and a half months have been a nightmare for me and my family. i want to thank all of the family and friends in france and the in the united states who have believed in my innocence. i want to welcome benjamin brafman, and cocounsel, william w. taylor. mr. brafman, i'll start with you. a great day for and you your team and mr. strauss-khan. were you confident this day would come? >> yes. i didn't think would come so quickly. i think both mr. taylor and i believed from the very beginning that dominique strauss-khan was innocent and if pushed to a trial he would be acquitted, but to have the case dismissed after indictment on motion of the district attorney's office, i don't think we expected that. but we certainly appreciate that decision and believe it was the right thing to do. >> obviously, the sexual assault charges were dropped. does your client, for example, concede that he behave

there's a new twist in the case against dominique strauss-khan. according to "the wall street journal", prosecutors are looking into claims that the lawyer for strauss-khan's accuser said he would make sure the criminal charges would be dropped if they could reach a civil settlement. it came after the maid's credibility was called into question but no settlement was actually made. strauss-khan's lawyers have made throughout the case that the maid and her lawyers' main motivation is make money off of it. the next court appearance is scheduled for tuesday. liberty media won't be buying barnes and nobles but they are investing $2.4 million. liberty purchased preferred stock that can be converted to 16.3% in the chain. they offered to buy barnes & noble for $17 a share. they could not agree on how to devalue the device. intuit is reporting a couple of firsts. they posted a wider net loss but a profit on an adjusted basis for the first time in 13 years. the company also announced the approval of its first quarterly cash dividend to be paid out on octobe

she is seeking unspecified damages from dominique strauss-khan for physical and mental harm as well as damage to her reputation. meanwhile, the strauss-khan criminal case is still pending even though the maid's credibility has been called into question. his next court date is august 23rdrd. steven? >> real quickly, recall elections in wisconsin putting the careers of six state senators and control of the state senate on the line. democrats want to recall the six republicans after they voted for a bill stripping public sector unions of collective bargaining rights. remember? >> we need to have a state senator in this district that represents the people of this district who will fight for education, fight for families. fight for the growth of our state. i'm being recalled for doing what i was elected to do, i had a big job, to balance a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes. we had to make cuts but we did it without having major layoffs. >> that senator you just heard from alberta darling will join us live coming up in the 7:00 a.m. eastern hour to talk about her recall race out in

. >> new york city prosecutors asking to dismiss sexual assault charges against dominique strauss-khaned in may after allegedly trying to rape a manhattan hotel maid. prosecutors said the maid has repeatedly given false information. a judge will hear the request to drop that case tuesday. i'm ainsley earhardt we now return to on the record with greta. thanks for watching fox and have a great night. >> greta: don't look for congressman ryan's name on the ballot for president. announcing he will not be lucky number 13. other contenders. last week governor perry's campaign reached out to congressman ryan, why? joining us stephen hayes. nice to see you. he's out? >> he's out. final decision. never in. indiana governor daniels said that he wasn't running paul ryan stopped, started the long process of thinking about getting into the racism he consulted with strategists. -- into the race. he consulted with strategists. he talked to his family. after thinking about it for three months. he decided he want going to go. >> greta: how old is he? >> 41. i think that that is really old. grell >> gre

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. >> reporter: the former head of the international monetary fund, dominique strauss-khan is now a freee sexual assault case against him today. prosecutors say the maid who accused him of attacking her could not be trusted and told them a series of lies. lawyers for the woman say they will pursue a civil lawsuit against the french diplomat. >> wall street showing signs of feeling today's quake which greta reported on earlier. dow dropping close to 60 points after it hit. the dow recovered within minutes. the dow jones average closed up more than 300 points. i was the biggest gain in the last two weeks. s&p and nasdaq finishing up on the upside. i'm ainsley earhardt, back to greta. . >> greta: what is up with standard & poor's? thirst they gave aaa ratings to toxic swaps that tanked our economy. then three weeks ago they got their math wrong and in spite of it downgraded our nation's credit rating. then the news leaking s&p is under investigation by the justice department if you think the justice department is getting tough on them? wrong only a civil investigation not a criminal investi

dominique strauss-khan still in the news, 15%.nd rick perry, right there with 14%. >> where is beyonce? >> where is beyonce? and so -- and where's mitt romney? so, is this something at this stage of the campaign where you're saying rick perry is sucking all the oxygen? is that good or bad? >> the worst thing mitt romney can do is showing weakness by flailing around and changing what he's doing. he's showing nice subtle differences and planned for the debates. so far be the jobs maker. david is exactly right. be the jobs maker and explain to him that the people got us into this mess can't get us out. >> it shouldn't bother romney? >> he's raising a lot of money and rick perry will have to do it all over again in an environment where campaign contributions are restricted unlike texas. >> and it's a long haul. the thing won't be decided in the next couple of months. >> you bet. you'll be with us. >> i will be with you. >> and you'll be with us for the next block, so stay with us. because while mitt romney and rick perry have been goi

. >> the attorney for dominique strauss-khan speaking earlier this morning on "today."2-minute hearing the nearly 3-month-old case came to a close yesterday. nbc's ron allen has more from lower manhattan. >> reporter: some 2 1/2 months after his shocking arrest, the man known worldwide as dsk left court a free man. but no longer head of the imf nor likely a french presidential candidate. in his first public statement after criminal charges were dropped, strauss-khan spoke only in french and says he was glad what he called the nightmare has over. "i'm relieved for my wife, for my children and everyone who supported me during this time" he said. prosecutors have taken the unusual step of asking the judge to throw out the case. saying they believe strauss-khan did have a sexual encounter with diallo, a housekeeper in this luxury new york hotel, but prosecutors say diallo made so many false and conflicting statements during their investigation they couldn't determine whether the sex was forced or consensual, adding there was no evidence of a violent attack. her attorney sti

quick headlines, former head of the international monetary fund dominique strauss-khan, dsk, could bessault charges and could be heading back to france today. prosecutors in new york dropping the case saying the hotel maid repeatedly lied to investigators about being ataxed. -- attacked. and what's this brand new bmw? stay in school. a high school in arlington, texas, they do interesting stuff down there, offering students the chance to win that car if they have perfect attendance. the program was successful last year. brian and steven? >> all right. get a flu shot. congressman paul ryan making it official. he will not run for the white house in 2012. the man he turned to for advice is frank luntz. >> take your business from ordinary to extraordinary, frank today joins us from cincinnati. frank, so you did some advising and some chatting with mr. ryan before he decided not to run? >> i can't -- i'm really not an advisor. i was one of many people that he apparently reached out to. i spoke to him just before his family vacation. i took a survey of some of the unannounced candidates, tho

dominique strauss-khan, dsk, could be set free and head back to france as early as tomorrow. he's accused of forcing himself on a hotel maid in new york. prosecutors say the maid lied about the attack and lied about trying to get money out of him and tried to cover up those lies. a police officer in southern california is shot in the head and he survives. check this out. the officer and his partner were responding, excuse me, to a disturbance call, shots rang out from inside the house, a fire broke out shortly after. >> one of the officers was able to drag the other officer to safety and hold the position until we could get other officers here to help him, get him out here and get him to the hospital. >> at this hour, the gunman is still believed to be barricaded inside or near his home, at least. the injured officer is alert and in stable condition. tropical storm irene upgraded to a hurricane as it batteders puerto rico. it's left thousands without power. it packed a punch on the u.s. virgin islands. irene is expected to hit the dominican republic and haiti next. texas gove

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dominique strauss-khan applauded as he returns to the headquarters of the international monetary fund in washington. he went back to his old office with his wife five days after he was cleared of sexual assault charges. strauss-khan apologized to the entire imf staff. not sure for what. he's expected to move back to france later this week. a great american story. a little league team gets a welcome home that they will never forget. >> the 2011 little league champions! >> family, friends and fans in huntington beach, california, went wild for the boys' big win. they defeated japan 2-1 in the little league world series and the city plans to honor them next weekend with an official parade. those are your headlines. >> wait a minute, were you just doing the sports? >> you're right. >> unbelievable. get some revenge for the women's world cup team. that's what was on the little boys' minds, i'm sure. u.s. this time beats japan. rick perry has got to be happy today. he made his decision to change his schedule speaking to the vfw. number one, some recent polls are coming out more in his favor

. >> it was a move -- it was moving day for dsk, dominique strauss-khan, movers cleared out his $4 millionof the imf is scheduled to move back to france now that he's cleared of sex charges brought by a hotel maid in new york. >> she was supposed to protect the flying public. now a former tsa agent has admitted to being part of a drug ring. prosecutors say she let drug dealers go through security numerous times at the buffalo airport in order to make drug runs. walker pleaded guilty to fraud. the accused drug dealer has pleaded not guilty. >> and this 6-year-old texas boy is now facing in school suspension for having his hair too long. school administrators in san antonio say he violated school policy that requires students to have their hair neat, clean and well groomed. but his mom says she plans to dispute this suspension and make sure her son has the right to express himself because garrett is growing his hair for locks of love and that is for kids with cancer. now, you know you have to grow your hair really long. >> my daughter mary did it and, in fact, got it cut off here on the prog

she is seeking unspecified damages from dominique strauss-khan for physical and mental harm as well as damage to her reputation. meantime, the strauss-khan criminal case is still pending even though the maid's credibility has been called into question. next court date is august 23rdrd. this logo causing some folks to scratch their head. government sponsored smithsonian institution created a blog called department of innovation inspired by president obama's sputnik moment speech in january but arranged in this fashion, the three interlocking in the logo won't move in any direction. they're just stuck. >> it's perfect. it's a perfect logo for gridlock. and that's what we got plenty of down in washington. when the president spoke yesterday, the markets dropped. is there anything he can do to inspire american investors? charlie gasparino from fox business network in our studio. he's coming to the curvy couch. >> outrage over arnold's outfit. does that shirt say i survived maria. what? [ male announcer ] heard this one? listen to this. three out of four americans don't get enough vegetables