i will turn to mr. kahn. >> let me add something over here that in 2011, july, i was invited to visit and listen to their hearing. on that hearing, not even once did they mention 2:00 and four o'clock. a member of the sea pact -- cpap was there. in 2010, the police were called many times. i was misquoted that i told him the majority of the calls was because of the homeless issue we are facing in the area. this suggests that following the recommendations and go from there. i said that was fine. they came down over to visit the store. we followed all of the recommendations. in august the -- they are praised our effort and said things are fine. so, again, in both meetings, it was not once mentioned. all of a sudden, i do not know why this issue came up. i do not understand. look at the permit and look at the conditions attached to it. i am willing to adopt all of these conditions. give us a chance. >> i think the issue is we are sorry about the isolated incident. the policeman, the police department have approv

mr. kahn's neighbors, not his enemy. we have never asked him to close his business. we only ask, after gathering the evidence, and that he close from 2 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. i think that got lost. also, i wanted to say that we did not initially addressed the 24 hour opening or permit issue when he first came into our meeting because we were not aware he was out of compliance. we operated on good faith with him, thinking everything was in order. i want to thank you all for your time and attention. i would encourage you to support our neighborhood and what we're trying to do. >> if you have not handed in your speaker cards, we would appreciate it. >> could evening. i was representing other clients while these cases were taken. i have been following this one and reading it in the press. i wanted to reiterate that i believe that supervisor mar did not support the after hours. however he understood it would go before the commission and their consideration and he put their terms in in the event it passed. that is how i understood it. i am an advocate for having food available

mr. strauss- kahn during an interview she conducted. that case was dropped when prosecutors said it was too late. she has published a book about her allegations. mr. strauss-kahn's standing has been greatly affected. he attracted angry demonstrators outside cambridge university after he had been invited to speak by the union society. he was expected to run a soap -- run as a socialist candidate for the french president, taking on nicolas sarkozy, but he is out of the race. his political career, at least with the french socialists, is in tatters. bbc news. >> something happening in south korea. day two of the nuclear summit. >> that is right. it is being attended by u.s. president barack obama, who has been urging hu jintao to do more to restrain north korea over its nuclear and missile programs. more than 50 heads of state and organizations are attending. the summit is trying to find ways that countries can cooperate to protect nuclear materials from terrorist groups. joining me is our correspondent. the three leaders have addressed the

mr. strauss-kahn during an interview she conducted, but that case was dropped when prosecutors said it was too late to pursue it. she has published a book about her allegations. mr. strauss con's standing has been greatly affected. he was attacked by protesters after he had been invited to speak at a university. he was expected to run as the socialist candidates for the french presidency, taking on nicolas sarkozy. but he is out of the race. his political career, at least with the french socialist, is in tatters. the >> you are watching newsday. stay with us. >> make 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. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.

mr. dominique strauss-kahn has today been formally placed under investigation for pimping.declares in the strongest terms he is not guilty of any of these acts and particularly that he was never aware of the fact that some women he encountered might have been prostitutes. something which mr. pardonkowski has confirmed after being detained for four months. mr. strauss-kahn could not have known about the details of these women's remunerations. >> reporter: being placed under investigation is not the same as being charged but it's one step below that and usually follows that if you're placed under investigation you are eventually charged and then a court date set near. >> jim, obviously following what happened in new york in may of last year when he lost his job as the head of the imf or indeed had to resign on the back of allegations of sexual misconduct yet again, this is going to leave his political career in tatters. any chance he could recover a couple of years from here on? >> reporter: i have my doubts, nina. he is in such disrepute and from this charge he could be sent

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