. >>> and i'm jessica kartalija. the defense just began their arguments as they try to save a city police officer from life in prison. mike hellgren has more. >> reporter: this officer,'s defense team started their trial today against the fact that he murdered tyrone brown. tshamba claims it was self- defense. prosecution witnesses included a friend of brown's sister. have, she said she saw brown begging for his life. tshamba fired the service weapon over and over again. the officer's lawyers say that the witness' testimonies are inconcession taint -- inconsistent. >> both sides are indicating that he was wrong for what he did regardless of any intoxication or he was actually consistently doing what he was taught to do. >> reporter: brown's sister was there and her statement was inconsistent with the other witnesses. brown family filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the officer in the city. >> there was no aggressiveness on the part of brown. he was in retreat, trying to apologize and resolve the dilemma. >> r

. >> and i'm jessica kartalija former head of the international monetary fund is pleading not guilty. here's the latest for wjz. >> reporter: dominique strauss- kahn walked out of a manhattan courtroom with his wife as a crowd yelled, shame on you. the shouting came from a group of about 50 hotel maids who gathered outside to show their support for the alleged victim. >> you believe her? >> yes. >> reporter: inside, the former head of the international monetary fund looked relaxed after pleading not guilty to attempted rape and sexual assault of a manhattan hotel maid. the maid says when she went into to clean the suit, he chased her down. her lawyer says she'll testify if the case goes to trial. >> the victim is a hard working, single mother. >> reporter: the case moves to the pretrail phase. after that, the judge will set a trial date. evidence against dominique strauss-kahn is getting stronger sources tell cbs news that his dna was found on the uniform of the maid. his attorneys are trying to defend that the sex was con sense -- sex was consensual. he's currently living in a rented