mr. strauss con's argument that the enjoy diplomatic immunity. -- dominique strauss-kahn's argument that he enjoyed diplomatic community. a blind dissident is the center of a diplomatic storm in china. he managed to escape house arrest last week and is reported to be under american protection still inside of china. can they keep this issue off the table? >> surrounded by chinese security, the u.s. embassy in beijing is now the center of a crisis. this man, the blind lawyer chen guangcheng, is believed to be sheltering with u.s. diplomats, after his dramatic escape. he issued a direct challenge to the chinese leader, to punish those responsible for illegally detaining and beating him. it is a major embarrassment for him. his wife and daughter are still being held, intimidated by those who are hired by communist party chiefs. chen exposed abuses and forced abortions. we try to reach his daughter and wife, we were blocked from entry. he fears reprisals. his nephew has been tailed by authorities and was terrified. shortly after this interview, the lawyer was questioned by police and told to

mr. strauss, denied any violence and said that he was the part of a lynching campaign. the campaigning has ended in france as the two presidential candidates, nicolas sarkozy and his rival, francois hollande, prepare for the runoff vote. the socialists are looking for their fst win in a quarter of this century. we're following developments from paris. >> at the beginning of last year, francois hollande brought his supporters to gather for a focus group. he invited 500 people and only 300 turned up. he was never the favorite candidate, that of course was dominique strauss-kahn. of course, francois hollande was catapulted into the race. a 50-50 chance for these two candidates to become the next president into has been a frenetic day. but the them have been crisscrossing the country trying to goner the last few votes. at the end of the day, it is up to the voters to make the decision. -- they have been crisscrossing the country time to get a few last votes. turnout was 71% in the last german election. the french feel very passionate about their politics. what might we make

mr strauss. editor of wiki leaks expose the world secrets these documents belong the united states government being attacked by the powerful united states strongly condemned what action what you broke the law illegally should shun the full five hundred days now i've been detained without charge but that hasn't stopped us. today we're on a quest for revolutionary ideas that can change the world tomorrow is the arab spring the enactment of a dream or is it an impossible fantasy this week i cut through the spin and speak directly to two leading revolutionaries from cairo i speak to writer and activist abdel fattah imprisoned and now banned from travel he has become the icon of a revolution betrayed joining me under house arrest is now below raja the director of the brain center for human rights and one of the most important figures in the bahraini uprising i want to ask them about the revolutions across the middle east had they been successful crushed captured or concealed and what motivates them to

mr. mitt romney rejectionromney is talking about countering president obama's prairie fire of debt. >> strauss, turns the tables on his housekeeper accuser. >> a look at the new online tools that help you see what you will get from uncle sam when you retire. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you' choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >> new developments in the strauss kahn case. he is now suing the housekeeper who accused him of sexual assault. >> he is seeking $1 million in damages from diallo. he resigned from the imf and dropped a bid to run for president of france after he was accused. >> the fbi is looking into j.p. morgan's $2 billion loss that resulted from risky trading. they have opened a preliminary investiga

guilty of abusing her powers as private mr pushing through a gas deal with russia in two thousand and nine she denies wrongdoing. former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss kahn has filed a million dollar counter suit against the new york hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault it claims the lawsuit ruined his chance of standing for the french presidency he also wants compensation for losing his job serving jail time and for damage to his reputation straus khan's assault case was dropped last year after prosecutors questioned the maid's credibility. british government's efforts to slash thousands of police jobs putting the public in the firing line according to a senior officer the head of the police chiefs association says crime will rise nationwide with fewer bodies on the beat artie's ever bet it has more from london. a protest policing itself is a rare sight especially one this big that's because these protesters are the police thirty five thousand officers from across england and wales demonstrating against government cuts they call criminal never before so many bodies on one beat the problem is never again these black caps represent the number

strauss fortune. we have more details and a number of a hissers were there including the senior vp of google and the founder of pandora. legendary musicians david crosby and graham nash. mr. obama singled them out. tickets were $36,000 per person and they were hawaiian themed and included a q&a with the president. we mentioned where the president will attend a breakfast fund-raiser and that is where he is staying tonight at the downtown san jose fairmont. the stop in san jose was a last minute change for the president nally scheduled for palo alto and moved earlier today for logistical reasons women invite you to stay with us at nbc bay area and n nbcbayarea.com for continuing coverage of the president's visit on air and online. >> she has been missing for two months and seven days amount of morgan hill man is in custody for her murder, but no sign of the missing 15-year-old. sierra lamar's family are hopeful they will find her alive despite another day of searching. tonight is also the eve of the suspect's first court appearance. he will face a judge for the first time tomorrow. the 21-year-old husband and father will face kidnapping and murder charges. george kiriyama