if convicted, khan could face up to five years in prison. asfour, because he sent that live video of himself naked, has been charged with a second-degree felony and could be sentenced to up to 15 years in jail. and because both men are not u.s. citizens, if convicted they could be deported after serving their sentences. coming up, we head back to the beach. >> could you come up here for a minute? [ male announcer ] you don't make the world's best chicken by pressing a button. it takes a cook. we're kfc and we've got a certified cook in every restaurant freshly making the colonel's original recipe, today and every day. 11 herbs and spices, hand-breaded, hands down the world's best chicken. today is a kfc day. so bring home a real meal -- 10 pieces of that famous chicken, 3 large sides and 6 biscuits. enough real food to feed a family of four or more, just 20 bucks. today tastes so good. >>> more and more of the men who we find chatting online seem to be aware of our "to catch a predator" investigations. in long beach, california we found this

york against french political bigwig dominique strauss-khan. now, late this morning, strauss-khan appeared in court and heard prosecutors announce that their case is in trouble. they say the accuser here, their main witness, has a credibility problem. as a result, strauss-khan is no longer under house arrest, but authorities do still have his passport. now, prosecutors say they are not dropping charges, at least not yet. this thing gets a whole lot deeper, but i want to take it step by step. starting in new york with my colleague, cnn's richard ross. richard, i have a bunch of questions for you, but, first, what is it that caused the prosecution today to go into court and notify the judge and strauss-khan's attorneys that the case against him which is potentially fatally compromised? >> reporter: the prosecution said that in follow-up interviews with the alleged sex assault victim, that hotel maid, that there were inconsistencies in her descriptions and stories and her history and that at times she admitted that she lied because of other circum

>>> a day on the town for dominique strauss khan. his first since the rape allegations. tonight we learn more about why the case against him seems to be fallinging a35r9. >>> and the hottest new trends in fitness. mini runners swear by them. so why is the army banning these shoes? >>> and a disturbing start to the holiday weekend. the deaths of three swimmers in as many days prompting a warning to all beachgoers at the outer banks. good saturday. i'm craig melvin. >>> we start with concern on area roadways. preventing drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel an a weekend full of parties. tonight as police saturate the roads to catch drunk drivers we learn a crash that killed three may have involved alcohol. derrick ward is along 395 in arlington. good evening, derrick. >> good evening, craig. there's drivers probably already that shouldn't be out here. this 4th of july weekend, police from about half a dozen northern virginia jurisdictions are cracking down. before the sun had risen on this 4th of july weekend our area had already experienced a crash with fatalities.

strauss-khan recupero el viernes su libertad despues de que fuera arrestado en nueva york bajo acusacionesalmente a la mucama de un hotel... el ex-funcionario internacional retorno a su casa en georgetown despues que recuperara su libertad... hay una nueva ley destinada a proteger a los trabajadores que son abusados y mal tratados luego de ser traidos a este pais por diplomaticos y funcionarios internacionales bajo visas especiales... los trabajadores podran enjuiciar a sus empleadores y permanecer en estados unidos para trabajar mientras se ventila la accion legal contra sus ex- jefes... estas visas para proteger a esas personas estan condicionadas a trabajos especificos y si lo abandona podria ser deportados... el cambio tiene por objeto combatir el trafico de personas y el abuso a que son sometidas decenas de empleados que anualmente son traidos de sus paises bajo una serie de promesas.. en venezuela los partidarios del presidente hugo chavez cean su retorno a caracas el lunes en la madrugada tras pasar casi un mes de convalecencia en la habana despues de que le extirparan tumores cance

, and june 6th, strauss-khan pleaded not guilty.une 8th and 9th, when the maid's credibility starts to come into question. she admits to prosecutors, that she lied about being gang-raped in her native new guinea when pursuing asylum in the u.s. and june 28th the alleged victim told prosecutors she lied to a grand jury about what she did immediately after the encounter with strauss-khan, july 1st, strauss-khan is released from home confinement, without bail. and what a turn around in that case. really something. bill: some reports they'll drop it altogether, any moment. and a fast-moving thunderstorm, now, leaving its mark on tucson, arizona. high winds and driving rain, tearing down trees and power lines there. massive tree limbs crashing down on cars below, lightning striking electrical equipment and causing outages, across the area. thankfully, no injuries are reported, southern arizona, the town of tucson. >> a developing tragedy, mexican search crews are holding out hope at this hour, the 7 missing u.s. tourists are still alive.

dominique strauss-khan. under our system he will likely go free.at's not a good thing if he committed this crime, he should be prosecuted. if he committed this crime and she is an evil person, he still should be prosecuted. if she is so evil and lacking in credibility the government can't prove its case then it can prosecute. >> shepard: the people of france where he was widely considered to be a front-runner for the number one leader in all the land, the people of france were horrified, appalled by the treatment that he was given here in the united states. the perp-walk status. i wonder if anything will come of that? >> it might help him politically. if the charges are thrown out and he returns to france, he returns with the political popularity he had before he came here. >> but he faces charges over there? he does. criminal and civil. of a similar nature to this one. >> shepard: judge, thank you. the judge later on co-hosting the five. have you seen this new show? they put it on at 5:00, genius. 5:00 eastern, 4:00 in ox for. judge napolitano, an

dominic strauss-khan's accuser is going public. hotel housekeeper is giving graphic details of what she calls a sexual assault by one of the most powerful men in all the world. at one time a frontrunner for the presidency of france prosecutors say she hasn't told the truth. so will this media blitz help or hurt her case. a live update next. and millions of americans can soon have some extra spending money. some of the most popular prescription drugs in all the land are about to get a lot cheaper. what they are and how you will benefit just ahead from the journalists of fox news on this monday fox report. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. autonsurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. ben your lega. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve. and today, we're re-inventing aspi

strauss-khan's lawyers have accused the writer of slander.e moment fans were enjoying the sounds of cheap trick. the next they were running for cover. [screams] collapse, the cause and aftermath of that stage disaster at a major music festival next. plus, a u.s. congressman says a man with a gun broke into his house and he says his family fought back. the congressman and the criminal face to face coming up. [ male announcer ] at nissan, we test the altima's durability on a track that simulates the world's toughest roads. ♪ [ tires screeching ] ♪ if it can survive this drive... ♪ it can survive yours. the nissan altima. innovation that lasts. innovation for all. ♪ innovation that lasts. innovation for all. challenge that thinking with olay. ♪ there's more than a jar of olay moisturizers in every bottle of olay bodywash to leave your skin feeling soft and smooth. with olay. >> shepard: remember cheap trick? the band was in the middle of performing in a festival in canada last night when the roof caved in. [screams] this is what it sounds likes

. >> acompaÑado de su mujer dominic strauss khan saliÓ ed.n tribununi-ede manhattan en libertad fianzexual. >> se ha dado el primer paso gigantesco en la direcciÓn correcta. >> eso declarÓ el abogado del francÉs anunciando que el prÓximo caso es que el cargo se ha desestimado. strauss khan no tendrÁ que permanecer en arresto domiciliario como estaba hace seis semanas cuando tuvo que presentar una semana de $ 6 millones. indignado, el abogado de la presunta vÍctima indicÓ que las fiscalÍas y de temor de proseguir con el caso, y ha estado acusando a suh@h@univisi habÍa limpiado otra habitaciÓn de hotel despuÉs de ser atacada en vez de alertar a susempleadores. 24 horas despuÉs de haber hecho la denuncia discutiÓ con un hombre los beneficios econÓmicos de su acusación. >> hay muchas dudas sobre la credibilidad de la vÍctima. h@Ó visita a la corte serÁ el 18 de julio. >> aranceles contamos la historia de un univnot ed.noceÓ aparecieran las preguntas despuÉs de su vuelo de costa a costa en estados unidos con una tarjeta de embarquÉ vencida. losfamiliares del sospechoso de masacre ucson h@n

three not to say anything about the attacker has now come out of the closet and insists that stross khan and his sexual habits have been long known among socialists along with mantid but nobody said anything about them so he may emerge a free man but whether his freedom is going to lead to the at least a completely different story and a number of women in fact are appalled that. the elephant says which is what they call which they call the grand old men of the socialist party are plotting their clapping one another on the back right now because khan seems to be on the verge of of being liberated from new york city's our judicial system. well i'll take a look at some other stories from around the world amnesty international one syria's awardees to be investigated by the war crimes court over its violent crackdown on protesters every four by your own ization says president asad regime may have committed crimes against humanity including torture custody deaths and arbitrary detention rides groups say more than thirteen hundred civilians have been killed across the country since anti-governm

three not to say anything about the attack has now come out of the closet and insists that stross khan and his sexual habits in oblong known among socialists along a man did but nobody said anything about them so he may emerge a free man but whether his freedom is going to lead to the at least a year is a completely different story and a number of women in fact are. which is what they call which they called the grand old men of the socialist party are plotting their clapping one another on the park right now because trust khan seems to be on the verge of of being liberated from new york city's judicial system. and coming up later this hour financial analyst max keiser on stage to have a draw a parallel between the pressure woes of greece and the mounting debt of the us the full program is coming out to the knees but here's a preview. said many times the i.m.f. is after the u.s. next s. and p. one of the rating agencies who work hand in hand with these international banks there's the managing director john chambers spoke to reuters and he said quote if the u.s. government misses a payme

it don, chaka khan, chaka khan, chaka khan. it three times. she has had some ups and downs, the time now, she explains it is still a challenge for her to feel good about herself, she does feel good about herself being sober, but she does want to pass along that message to other women that you have got to work on yourself and continue to work on yourself to be successful. here's a little bit of our interview that we shared yesterday. >> i had to relearn that this is a gift. i had to learn to like myself or pretend i did, so i did. i'm still working on that part too. it was hard. >> reporter: and, don, she's actually going to be performing tonight. she's going to be performing tonight here, she's just one of many of the highlights, the artists that are going to be here, that are here in this celebration this weekend. i'm going to take a quick break, don, i think i'm going to go to the lunch factory, it's one of my favorites, but i understand you had a great time here as well. they're trying to do both, essentially bring entertain

those headlines were pretty damning for dominique strauss-khan. where does he go -- again, keeping in mind, this guy may have had consensual sex, a married man, with a housekeeper. where does he go for legal recourse? does he have legal recourse in this case? >> unfortunately, no. that's the problem with our system. he was painted as a fraud. some of the headlines in new york city where they mocked him and calling him a rapist. the presumption of guilt sometimes overpowers the presumption of innocence. >> no legal recourse against prosecutors because they were simply going on the story they were told by the accuser. >> right. it is almost impossible to sue a prosecutor for bringing a charge that subsequently becomes false as long as they are acting in good faith. >> again, you think this is done, just the prosecution hasn't admitted it yet. >> matter of time. >> joe tacopina, thank you. appreciate it. >>> 7:09 right now. let's get the other morning stories from natalie morales at the news desk. good morning. >>> good morning, everyone. minnesota's

. >>> dominique strauss-khan is almost a free man today.gnizance after a bombshell from new york prosecutors. in a ten-minute hearing they told the court they had serious questions about the credibility of the hotel maid who tess strauss-kahn sexually assaulted her a month ago. they think she lied about this case and others including her asylum application from her native guinea. there's dna evidence that sex took place between the maid and the former head of the international monetary fund, but khan said it was consensual, the maid's lawyer says it most certainly was not. >> he then grabbed her vagina with so much force that he hurt her. he grabbed her vagina with so much force that he bruised her vagina. when she went to the hospital later that day, the nurses who examined her saw the bruises on her vagina that were caused by dominique strauss' hand, and they took pictures of the bruises on her vagina, and the district attorney has those pictures. >> weeks ago when strauss-kahn was first allowed to leave jail, he was made to put up $1 mil

strauss-khan was arrested in new york in may on charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid. he was released without bail after the questions were raised about the maid's credibility. >>> it's deliberation day for the jury charged with deciding if casey anthony committed murder. they have been sequestered for six weeks and are hearing final arguments from the prosecution before meeting to figure out their verdict. karen brown has the latest from orlando. >> reporter: casey anthony's fate will be in the hands of the jury. jurors must decide if the 25- year-old murdered her two-year- old daughter caylee. this morning they heard prosecutors present their rebuttal to the defense's closing arguments. >> our position is that the facts in this case show beyond a reasonable doubt that this was a premeditated murder of a young child. >> prosecutor first focused on the forensic evidence trying to convince jurors that anthony killed her daughter more than three years ago by covering her face with duct tape. >> that tape had to have been on that skull before she decomposed. >> the defens

. >>> switching gears, hotel maid who accuses dominique strauss-khan of sexually assaulting her is speaking out for the first time. dsk was arrested in may and and immediately put under house arrest but he was let out after prosecutors here in new york discovered his accuser lied about some of the story. this week's "newsweek" she describes the alleged attack saying, quote, sir, stop this. i don't want to lose my job. he said, you're not going to lose your job. lawyers for dsk says she's trying to inflame public opinion. >>> democratic leader nancy pelosi will ask the house ethics committee to investigate david wu. he's accused of having an unwanted sexual encounter with a campaign donor's daughter. he told top aides it was consensual. he says he will not resign and will not run for re-election. midsection will suffer through >>> parts of the nation's midsection will suffer through another week of punishing hot weather. heat advisories are posted for texas, oklahoma, arkansas, missouri, kansas and illinois. temperatures in those areas could feel as high as 115 degrees. meanwhile the u.s. is

the alleged secrets and lies surrounding the woman who accused former imf chief dominique strauss-khan of rape. >> start your engines. we've got the best deals on american-made cars from consumer reports. >> first, fire crews fighting the largest wildfire in new mexico state history. more than 10,000 people forced to leave their homes days ago. one of the nation's top nuclear weapons labs evacuated. now, the fire doing serious damage to native american tribal lands. dan springer has been following this story all day. he joins us live from los alamos, new mexico. dan it has been a difficult day out there. >> reporter: yeah, the overall fight continues. 113,000 acres, only 5% containment. the battle to save the all important nuclear lab here in los alamos has been won. we got that word today from the lab director in a news conference he said they've transitioned from emergency status to recovery mode. it means 200 firefighters who were protecting the lab can go to a more active section of the fire. lab staff have gotten inside to check for damage. although, because of the strong response

a french rider has officially filed a complaint for a two thousand and three rape attempt stross khan's lawyer is now pledged to suit tristan been on for slander meanwhile the current assault charges against him in new york continue to add away with the investigation questioning his alleged victim's credibility it's claimed the hotel may have retained her asylum application and lied about income tax but even though these developments are likely to prove too late to revive stross khan's reputation and career as french history professor robert directly told her. i don't think it's political so. i think it really is a case of political suicide i really think that on. the margins of this case it's significant that. this mother who is a fairly important figure in the socialist party and who urged her daughter back in two thousand and three not to see anything about the attacker has now come out of the closet and insists on strong and sexual habits. long known among socialists along the amended but nobody said anything about them. so he may emerge a free man but whether his freedom is going t

to lie about income tax but even these developments are likely to prove too late to revive scouse khan's reputation and career his french history history professor robert de rats he told r.t. . i don't think it's political sesa nation and i think it really is a case of political suicide and i really think that dominic strauss kahn is at the margins of this case it's significant that tristan macmanus mother who is a fairly important figure in the socialist party and who urged her daughter back in two thousand and three not to say anything about the attack has now come out of the closet and insists strong and is sexual habits have been long known among socialists a long amended but nobody said anything about them so he may emerge a free man but whether his freedom is going to lead to the it leaves a completely different story and a number of women in fact are appalled. the which is what they call which they call the grand old men of the socialist party are plotting to being one another on the park right now because khan seems to be on the verge of of being liberated from new york city's ju

france as a new york case falls apart a french writer says she was attacked decades ago but still is khan's lawyers say slander and will soon. japan's nuclear worries are leaving anxious nations looking to their own energy supplies and whether it is worth the risk the general director of the world nuclear association now tells r.t. how he assesses the future of the industry. carrie it's great to have you with us today thank you so how much as an equal protection technology group since its first reactor well the history of the nuclear age goes back more than a half century and enormous changes have taken place in that period of time i think the remarkable thing about the history of nuclear energy is how safe it has been almost from the very beginning. when we go back and see the first reactors experimentally being built in the one nine hundred fifty s. we're looking at a very very new technology and now we've had some bumps along the way that is forced for sure we had three mile island in america we had shared noble in ukraine we just had fukushima. but there i think the remarkable thing abo

to file charges of attempted rape against a former international monetary fund she dominic stiles khan she claims she was attacked in two thousand and two but his lawyer saving will sue for slander it's a marist astro's khan's new york sex assault case teeters on collapse as prosecutors question his accuser's credibility a former white house executive believes the x. official could be a victim of political foul play. the french press has reported that strauss kahn said before he ever came to the united states. that he expected sarkozy and to pay some french woman a million euros to bring sex charges against him and he said that was because he was leading the sarkozy in the polls toward the prince presidency and that he. stressed crimes here that would be sarkozy is response and the french press has taken this seriously i think he got in trouble because he began questioning the i am mouse use of its power to force the cost of the bailout of the banks on the backs of just ordinary people and started questioning that he was meeting in the united states with the economist joseph stiglitz w

stood by claims saying strauss-khan should be held accountable.r the french accuser, you see her here. the mother says she had a quote consensual but brutal sexual encounter with the former imf chief. she tells a french magazine it happened several years before he allegedly raped her daughter. fox urgent now. there is word that the united states recently came close to killing a top al qaeda leader anwar al-awlaki. the feds have linked him to recent terror plots against the u.s. including its attempted christmas day underwear bombing, the fort hood massacre and the botched times square car bombing. almost. national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jen, what happened? >> well, shep, we have new details about this near miss assassination of anwar al-awlaki. perhaps the most wanted al qaeda terrorist after usama bin laden and his deputy ayman al zawahiri. it was first reported by abc news. but now senior u.s. defense and intelligence officials tell fox that on may 5th, just four days after the bin laden raid, intelligence provi

presenting an account of of this attack or this alleged attack and though she didn't name stross khan is the attacker it was a well known secret in paris that in fact she was the one you who did attacker according to her account and for the last. three or four years in paris it has been widely accepted that. that something happened between just on by now and dominique strauss kahn. and so what is happening now nine years after the fact is well one can say that they're just getting under the ten year limit on filing a criminal charge against dominique strauss kahn and also i think david could be her lawyer was very clear that he didn't want his client's case to be in any way attached to the case that is now unraveling in new york by the. chambermaid who is accused of stross cano of the other eight let's not get too involved now what with the legal aspects but what about the general context of a political assassination with the news of these cases by want to. if you were to subscribe to that theory who would you say could be behind this. well there are a number of obvious candidates i s

to prosecute strauss-khan. >> she wants to get on the stand at trial, despite everything people haveeen saying about her. she wants to get on stand at the criminal trial and testify about what happened in that hotel room. >> the d.a.'s office issued a statement defending its investigation, adding, quote, any suggestion that this office should be recused is wholly without merit. now, as we said yesterday, the d.a. and defense attorneys huddled over what may happen with the case. many experts say it's falling apart thanks to serious credibility issues with the maid. she's admitted lying about her past. dsk attorneys called the meeting, as we said, constructive and they're moving on. but there's also an issue over what the maid said in a recorded jailhouse phone call with a friend a day after the attack. her attorney says she's paraphrased as saying dsk has a lot of money and she knows what she's doing. but the lawyer challenges whether that call was correctly translated from her native language and he wants to take a listen to that audiotape. eventually, they'll get to take a look at i

seeing the financial super star and one time frontrunner for the french presidency, dominic strauss-khanssault holding a news conference today and telling about her struggles. >> we cry every day. we can't sleep. me and my family [inaudible] what happened to me, i don't want that to happen to any other woman. because this is just too much for me. it's too much for me and my daughter. >> >> shepard: she also claims the bad things said about her is not true. the accuser's case against the former imf chief looking shaky when prosecutors said they found inconsistencies in her statement and dominique strauss-khan's lawyers w t chiefox report correspondent jonathan hunt in new york tonight. she has been very outspoken in recent days talking to everybody and now publicly. >> yeah, shep. though she didn't take any questions today. she spoke for a few minutes there. repeatedly talking about how tough this has all been for her and how she has been totally dependent on her daughter to keep her going through this ordeal. listen. one day my daughter told me, she said mom, promise me you stop crying.

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a stunning reversal of fortune for dominique strauss khan.urt with a $6 million bail off his back after the state case against him went into a free fall. >> there will be no rush to judgment in the case. >> prosecutors admitted to the defense attorneys thursday and then to a judge that the hotel maid's credibility was developing gaping holes and she accused the french royal banker of sexually assaulting her in a posh new york hotel suite. according to authorities now admits to lying about parts of her story and that's not all. among other discrepancies, the state said after the alleged attack, she repeated 3 told police and the grand jury he stayed in a hall way after escaping until he left in an elevator. prosecutors now say she admits the truth and first cleaned another hotel skbooet then returned to the scene of her encounter before reporting it to the supervisor. >> other alleged lies claims she was gang raped as part of an asylum claim to remain in the u.s. admitting she didn't tell the truth in a tax return claiming a friend's child as

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she alleges thahat strauss-khan tried to rape her. he denies the charges and says he will sue for slander. will breeze default on its debts -- greece default on its debts? what's it all depends on how you define "defog." -- "default." new problems as monday when the standard and poor's rating agency said the leading proposal under consideration will likely bring the country into a form of the fault. the comments from standard and poor's and the first comments from our rating agency. the plan aims to encourage holders of greek government bonds, issued between now and 2013, to roll over into new greek bonds. that plan would leave participating bondholders were soft and probably lead to greece being declared in selected defaults. >> meanwhile, a rating firm was summoned after it issued a warning about the italian government's latest austerity measures. the meeting came before the measures were formerly post. >> sylvia boroughs tony -- silvlvio berlusconi has praised the austerity package has not overly tough. but the market was unenthusi

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reallygenghis khan laid it to waste. >> what happened here? >> many houses destroyed. they're going to build a new market here. >> when you see this being hold? how does it make you feel -- this gaping hole, how does this make you feel? does this happen a lot? >> yes. >> it is almost mud-brick house by mud-brick house being destroyed. >> this is like a cancer. >> they tell us they are doing what they can, but it is clear the battle is not one. -- is not yet won. >> you have been watching newsday from the bbc. i am in singapore. >> and i am in london. from all of us in london and singapore, a big thank you for watching bbc news day. by-bye for now. >> makes sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. " newsday" on the bbc. >> libya condemns britain's decision to e

a french novelist is accusing strauss-khan of attempted rape. she claims it happened when she was trying to interview him in 2002. he's accused of sexual assaulting a hotel maid in manhattan also. he says they will file a lawsuit against the french novelist for slander. >>> amanda knox is back in court. the young american in italy jailed for murder. lifetime did not show up for the hearing so the case has been delayed to january. a ruling on knox's appeal could come this fall, brian. >>> to a touching tribute to the vet rans of the vietnam war. a smaller version is making its way across the country in seattle. the replia is 240 feet long and 8 feet high and prompting powerful emotions. >> this is the first time i've ever dared venture to the wall, and it's har, but it's good. i'm glad i did it. i'm glad i'm here. i don't really know anybody that died over there. i just wanted to learn about it and i just wanted to see it, so i came over. >> the 3/4 scale version includes the names of more than 59,000 men and women who died in the vietnam war. >>

an author has come forward saying khan-strauss tried to rape her during an interview in 2003. the 62-year-old was released from house arrest on friday, when a hotel maid's allegations came forward. strauss-kahn resigned from the imf in may following the rape charge. >>> a fund-raiser to help find the killer of a san mateo restaurant manager got underway just over an hour ago. doug costello was shot to death outside this d 1 tgif restaurant on january 21st, 2008. his killer has never been found. today would have been his 140th birthday. the restaurant is contribute the 5% of all sales to increase the current $40,000 reward in the case. the fund-raiser lasts until 1:00 a.m. >>> a group of watt -- squatters is operating at the mission district and a chaotic scene broke out last night when police officers showed um. >> hey! hey! police arrested one man last night. he's part of a group called homes, not jails. they have taken over a building on 20 the and mission. >> this -- on 20th and mission. >>> this property has been sitting vacant for 19 years. there's 42 units sitting vacant

attorneys for dominique strauss-khan who was once head of the international monetary fund and a shoe in as one of the cop candidates for french presidency continued to say all charges should be dropped. a judge has thrown out a lawsuit that challenges federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. the suit claims the research violates the ban on tax dollars financing work that harms human embryos. the policy only allows research on existing embryos and will not destroy any new ones. lawyers behind the lawsuit say they are looking at all options for an appeal. the suspected leader of a polygamist cult now set to go to trial on two sexual assault on a child. he is speaking out and saying that the evidence in this case will shock the world wait until you hear what we have heard so far. is it full-time nor instant replay for the national past time? when you see this call, it's possible you will rethink it. t . the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the iihs. that's the power

as a part a french writer says she was attacked decade ago but strauss khan's lawyers say of slander and will soon. those they have lines here nineteen x. we revisit kyrgyzstan to assess its post saw that existence after a year of that seen violence ethnic conflict and a revolution. kurdistan the central asian country and former soviet republic. in the space of just five years this state has gone through two revolutions the country is divided into two parts both by the mountains and by the unresolved conflict between the developed north and i call cultural south. kurdistan overcome its political and ethnic standoff there be a repetition of spontaneous riots involving a mass loss of life. and . tucked away in the mountains one hundred fifty kilometers from the capital bishkek is the village of actos at best only six hundred villagers are left here now. but when kurdistan was part of the soviet union people from all over the republic were eager to come here. with the word that these are mine do not use the or was taken from them in the open pit where the heavy duty bellows trucks are b

. >> it's been a turbulent six weeks for dominique strauss-khan , from top financial official to criminal defendant. but he left court look ago sured and encouraged by the cracks in the case against him. >> that was a report from new york. syrian security forces have reportedly shot dead at least 14 protesters as hundreds of thousands of people took part in some of the biggest demonstrations since syria's uprising began in march. people took to the streets across the country calling on president assad to step down. from damascus, kwleen reports. >> hysteria, some of the biggest since demonstrations began in march. these pictures show hundreds of thousands of people in hamas. it is the city where 10,000 people were killed after the regime brutally suppressed an uprising in 1982. they are unafraid to defy their rulers. activists say at least 3 million participated nationwide in demonstrations today, a figure that is impossible to verify. but what is certain is large scale protests are taking place. these pictures from the city show crowds of demonstrators. similar scenes, the country's seco

word the sex assault case against the former imf chief, dominique strauss-khan collapsed, and, here'sst," quotes a law enforcement source, she, referring to the accuser, continuously lied to us and is not a credible witness. she cannot be put on the stand. she's a flawed witness. what do you think will happen here? >> reporter: well, i think the case is in serious jeopardy and will be dismissed and they are trying to scramble to get him to plead guilty to a low level misdemeanor, and he clearly had sex with the woman. a quick story. i have a buddy, lives on the west coast and had a bride from overseas who was an immigrant here, without documentation, and, suddenly, she alleges that my buddy was guilty of some kind of physical abuse. and turns out, that if you say, an immigrant here, a female and you claim an allegation of sex abuse, you can't be deported until the case is litigated, and it turns out, this is the new immigration racquet, women say they were raped an abused by their american husbands and then, stay here despite their immigration status until the case is resolved and oft

falls apart the french writer says she was attacked a decade ago but khan's lawyers say it's. true. and there is a worry in eastern europe over a pushy neighbor as two thirds of all those. plans for the page. to say there are historically linked and better off together. so the top stories next where we visit to assess his post soffit existence after a year that's seen violent conflicts and revolution. kurdistan the central asian country and former soviet republic. in the space of just five years this state has gone through two revolutions the country is divided into two parts both by the mountains and by the unresolved conflict between the developed north and i call cultural south. and kurdistan overcome its political and ethnic standoff could there be a repetition of spontaneous riots involving a mass loss of life. and . tucked away in the mountains one hundred fifty kilometers from the capital bishkek is a village of actos at best only six hundred villagers are left here now. but when kurdistan was part of the soviet union people from all over the republic were eager to come here.

york case against him falls apart the french writer says she was attacked a decade ago but sauce khan's lawyers say it's slander and will soothe. and there is a worry and eastern europe over abortion neighbors to serve all those operations are anxious over romania's in pleasing plans for the place the romanian activists say they're historically linked and better off together. so the top stories next where we visit here to stay and to assess his post soviet existence after a year that seemed violent as the conflicts and revolution. kurdistan the central asian country and former soviet republic. in the space of just five years this state has gone through two revolutions become tree is divided into two parts both by the mountains and by the unresolved conflict between the developed north and i could cultural south. and kurdistan overcome its political and ethnic standoff could there be a repetition of spontaneous riots involving a mass loss of life. and . tucked away in the mountains one hundred fifty kilometers from the capital bishkek is the village of act shows at best only six hundred

this case is close to christopher chambers from georgetown university media the substantial ruling khan's demise. he fits this paradigm of you know villain victim you know the victim being the victim but the villain being you know the old pepe le pew core to figure it was based on these stereotypes and memes in. the shady the far european french guy you can you mauled into this kind of creature and then all at the same time i mean this coincides with the whole white men behaving badly thing with terms of how our particular television media and see the blogosphere and internet pundits work that doesn't matter it's all fear it's all ratings it's all you know machinations and bringing opinion into it you know it doesn't matter what happens this guy has fulfilled his role and then on the other hand you have the victim now who was the slaughtered lamb kind of victim you know fulfilling that role in the opera now she comes into the third world. call kind of illegal alien time you know so we can play that stereotype. of this and other world news in brief. tens of thousands of protesters. once ag

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turning on its head when they were reduced to ten men on the hour one hundred through the tunnels in khan show a straight red and his club teammates go there though took full advantage for the opposite side to know just four minutes later but with thirteen minutes left climb the phone and there i go pull the go back for venezuela to watch but the ten men were caught on the break as for their own school twice in stoppage time sealing his hat trick after he was left unlocked between the two central defenders so for one was the result. well in the meantime chelsea seem to have put their pre-season back on track as the russian love rebounded from a lackluster one goal win in malaysia comprehensive and beat a tie all-star team for them in bangkok frank right before the break before the time keeper fell through the long range effort which as a single out soon after the interval josh making set up branislav evanovich for the blues third and second half substitute floor completed before now thumping with flair for chelsea's first robust when the new manager and frankly much worse. still see going

on its head when they were reduced to ten men on the hour after humber could feel that promise in khan show a straight read and his club teammates got out of took full advantage for the opposite side to know just four minutes later what's up with thirteen minutes left twined the fernando i know pulled it all back for venezuela to watch watch the ten men record on the break and sparrow scored twice in stoppage time sealing his hat trick after he was left unlocked between the two central defenders so four one was the result. and in the meantime chelsea seemed to have put their pre-season back on track as the russian rebounded from a lackluster one nil win in malaysia comprehensive and beat a tight all star team for delhi in bangkok for example i've been right before the break before the time keeper felt the range of supporters of the single soon after the interval josh mckee current set up branislav evanovich for the blues third and second half substitute floored luda completed the formula thumping with flair to chelsea's first robust win to your manager very foolish but us. still see it