right now we are told -- obviously he's at rikers.e department of corrections would not say who that was. we are also told, anderson, that he was put on a suicide watch. doesn't mean he's suicidal, but because he's such high profile, this is a guy who is used to meeting with prime ministers and power brokers and presidents. he's isolated now by himself. so as a precaution, they have put him on suicide watch and checking on him about every 15 minutes. >> it's unbelievable. thank you very much. >>> as sonny said, getting dominic strauss-kahn out of jail would be a top priority for his lawyers on friday. this is a man "forbes" magazine named one of the most powerful people. to say his life has changed dramatically in the last 72 hours barely begins to capture it. mary snow has new details about what he's facing right now at rikers. >> reporter: inside these walls, dominic strauss-kahn now spends his day in an 11 x 13 foot cell. most share barracks with about 50 beds in them. because of his high profile, a prison spokesman said he's separ

right now, he's at rikers. rikers is pretty hard core, but that's where you go.s at rikers, when would he have to, if he's declaring diplomatic immunity, when would he do that? >> i think later this week. this would flag there's diplomatic immunity which would apply to the secretary of france or not to dsk. >> even though he's the head of the imf? >> right. it's not clear that he'd be able to make those arguments but i do think we'd see it, if they're going to make the argument, i'd expect to see it in the next several days. that said, the state department is not commenting, as far as i can tell on his status. >> what does that tell you? >> what's that? >> what does that tell you? >> it tells me they're hoping this gets resolved in other ways. here's the critical point to remember. it's not his immunity. the immunity belong to the imf. he believes the benefit of that immunity because the imf allows him to focus on the investigation but ultimately it's the imf's decision whether or not they want to maintain it or. >> or waive it? >> or waive it. >> that case, it m

but for now he remains here at rikers without bail. >> jeff rossen over at rikers island not far from laguardia airport here in new york tonight. jeff, thanks. >>> to presidential politics now. and as our friends at our nbc news political unit reminded us today, it was just two days ago on "meet the press" with david gregory that former speaker of the house newt gingrich said the central test he's going to face in the 2012 campaign will be whether or not he has the discipline and the judgment to be president. well, in just the last 48 hours it's been a rough go. a tough rollout for mr. gingrich. and some conservatives have already said he's failing his own test. nbc's andrea mitchell with us tonight from our d.c. newsroom with more on this story. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. newt gingrich wanted to kick off his presidential campaign with a big splash. now it looks as though the only one getting drenched is the candidate himself. >> are you announcing right now? >> reporter: he announced less than a week ago on twitter and facebook. no chance for gaffes. >> i

the 62-year-old is being held in rikers island jail complex.-kahn was arrested on saturday with trying to sexually assault a maid in a hotel. >>> communities in low-lying areas are still at risk and have been fleeing their homes. it is the biggest flood to hit the mississippi river in more than 70 years. >>> the libyan government is blaming nato for air strikes on two buildings in the capital, tripoli. an official says one of the buildings was the police headquarters while the other housed the government's anti-corruption body. explosions at those buildings followed five other blasts heard by journalists monday evening. >> claims that colonel gadhafi security forces were given viagra to help them use rape as a weapon of war are being investigated by the international criminal court in the hague. chief prosecutor campo describes the drug as a tool of massive rape. there are reports women with rebel flags were stopped at checkpoints, taken into police barracks and gang raped. >>> britain's foreign office has confirmed the queen's visit to ireland

well, at rikers, i don't know, but he will be leaving rikers tomorrow, we hope. focus on our steps of the case. >> reporters still trying to get a few more answers out of the attorney for dominique strauss-kahn. that was the man you saw in the courtroom, some video we showed you earlier, making the argument that his client should be allowed to be out on bail while the criminal proceeding goes forward and that is the case. didn't tell us much there but said, yes, in fact, the family is relieved. the family we are talk about his wife and daughter were, in fact, in court today according to our reporters and crew that were inside the courthouse, he actually -- this is the one time that dominique strauss-kahn, you are seeing him there his wife an american, actually, his daughter there as well, but actually, that was the first time he lit up and showed any kind of emotion today was when he saw his family, actually blew a kiss to his family when he came in, did kahn. he is not due in court until june 6th, said he is going back to rikers tonight, he does have to put up t

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we don't know exactly when he'll be getting out of rikers. we do know that the judge is going to have to finally sign off everything is in place. we know that as you've been reporting, that a security team has been hired by the defense team and he has to pay for this himself, dominique strauss-kahn, pay the price of installing all those cameras, having guards around there 24/7 to keep an eye on him, to have the electric monitoring system in place. there are estimates it could run him at least $200,000 a month. so it was interesting to watch to see how this is all going to come together, the question is, how long will it take for them to do it. they announced in court that the wife rented an apartment for them in manhattan and there's talk about different places of where that can be. but we don't have it firmed up yet. >> there was talk yesterday he might stay with his daughter who is in manhattan. this appears to be a different situation from that. >> they announced in court, no, she rented -- leased a separate apartment probably for some tim

rikers island, the jail there. what are they saying about the treatment that he's receiving in new york? >> reporter: well, the head of the socialist party said this is not the french system, to have cameras in the courtroom to show people with handcuffs before they have been actually convicted of a crime that they are accused of. she said she respected this american tradition but pointed out that it was very different and important for french, the french people to recognize that he is still presumed innocent. take a listen to what one spokesman for the socialist party had to say to me. >> it's very bizarre for us to see one of our leader between two americans like number a movie. >> reporter: some many of these people uncomfortable seeing their leader humiliated like this but at the same time pointing out that the seriousness of the charges against him means that it is very important for this investigation to be seen through to the very end, whether or not strauss-kahn is proven guilty or innocent. wolf? >> ivan,

he's still at rikers. and the lawyers and the district attorney immediately went into a room off the side of the judge's chambers to discuss whatever the issue may be. so we can't hear exactly what's going on. we do know this. when they come back out, then some sort of a pronouncement will have to be made. if there is a housing issue, this will be critical. even though the judge has signed off on the bail and the bond, he certainly can't be wandering the city looking for a place to stay unless they have that nailed town. so hope to find out what the issues are when this hearing is over with. >> yeah. you said he's not there. that means he's still at rikers island right now. hanging tight. waiting. but the house arrest we're talking about here, this is a live picture outside of the jail there at rikers island. susan, the house arrest, security has to deal with. he has certainly a place he has to pay for as well. who's paying for all of that in the meantime? >> know what, t.j.? he has to foot the bill. and i

rikers island has 1400 people -- 14,000 people. i worked at a high-school that had a mural on the wall. there was a figure, a man dressed in green, split in two. the front have has a gun, a rifle in his hand, military fatigues. the back half has the prison inmate uniform. on top it says choose your dream. so those are your options. we have seen it hurts our families apart. women are the fastest growing population to be incarcerated. we see women's prisons, men's prisons, teenagers -- they have a baby prison for the babies. they build a prison every year based on third and fourth great test scores in black and latino communities around the country. that is a fact. i can give me the documentation on that. so when the police are grabbing us up, it is a function of capitalism. white supremacy and capitalism, they have had a very long dance together. the police are filling the prisons because prisons operate like hotels. they do not make as much money, so police are agents of the state. not only where they serving the interests of the w

what is the chance he will get out of rikers? >> there is a chance. i know his attorneys will be asking the new judge to revisit the bail conditions. i was surprised he was remanded without any bail. i knew they would take his passport, because he certainly was a flight risk, because he was yanked off of an air france flight on its way out of the country. i thought perhaps they would allow him to post bail, maybe $1 million, which is what his attorneys had requested. this judge felt, no, too much of a flight risk. this new judge may think the same thing. it is possible that he will be held without bail pending the trial of this matter. i think that would be unusual. certainly, it is possible, especially, carol, when you look at the charges that are being lodged against him. they are very, very significant. the top charge could land him in prison for 25 years. >> there is this talk going around that he had an alabi. he was going to have lunch with his daughter. the timeline doesn't match that, does it? >> it doesn't match that. there were some reports

tonight he's locked up in rikers island. his name is dominique strauss-kahn.rape a hotel maid. busted in the first-class section of an air france flight about to leave for paris. we're going to focus on what allegedly went on inside this $3,000-a-night hotel room with the maid and how police caught him before that flight took off. web browsing on the new blackberry playbook? ♪ flash, aah-ah that's right. it runs flash. so unlike some tablets we could mention, you get the best of the internet - not just part of it. ♪ flash, aah-ah ♪ flash, aah-ah ♪ [ male announcer ] doctors have been saying it forever. let's take a look. but they've never actually been able to do it like this. let's take a look. v-scan from ge healthcare. a pocket sized imaging device that will help change the way doctors see patients. that's better health for more people. >>> the mississippi river pouring across louisiana at this hour, threatening thousands of homes and businesses. courtesy not just of mother nature but also the u.s. army corps of engineers. on a mission to protect some areas

the former imf chief moves from rikers island to an apartment on new york city's toney east side. >> his golden parachute is said to be worth millions. so many new developments john hendren has the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, peggy. dominique strauss-kahn has been living a life of extremes. he's gone from a posh hotel suite to a jail to an upper east side apartment. now he's about to be freed, sort of. s for how long. for dominique strauss-kahn, this is prison. starting today, dsk will be here, $14,000 a month. >> i have decided i will grant a bail under the following conditions. >> reporter: those conditions, he will surrender his passionport, post a million dollars cash bond and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and pay for the armed guard whose job it is to keep him inside. a far cry from rikers island jail where dsk used to first class travel spent the past four nights. >> he's going back to rikers tonight. >> reporter: in a raret strauss-kahn blew kisses to his family after prosecutors argued he was a dangerous sexual criminal. >> the evidence sup

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he went from a $3,000-a-night hotel suite to rikers island jail. dominique strauss-khan has been talked about as the next president of france. instead, the 62-year-old was in court, stone-faced and unshaven, as a prosecutor accused of him sexually assaulting a hotel maid. >> restrained a hotel employee inside of his room. he sexually assaulted her and attempted to forcibly rape her. >> repor >> reporter: strauss-khan is an economist. a leader of the french socialist party and the head of the international monetary fund, a global bank created by the united nations, with powerful friends. >> i'm very sad. and upset. he's a good friend of mine. >> reporter: this isn't the first time strauss-khan, now married to his third wife, has been accused of sexual misconduct. four years ago, on a tv talk show, a french writer said strauss-khan attacked her in 2002. but she never filed charges. this time, the judge denied bail for now. his lawyer says it's all a mistake. >> mr. strauss-khan is innocent of these charges. we think this case is very defensible. and

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dominique strauss-kahn is still in a cell on rikers island.onditions imposed on the head of the imf who faces seven felony counts in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid saturday. strauss-kahn put up a $5 million bond and submit to home confinement with armed guard and electronic monitoring. finding a home has been difficult. lawyers from both sides are due back in court this hour. this is new information. i want to bring in cnn's susan candiotti. bring us up to date here. >> from first thing this morning we've been watching and watching and watching rikers island to see when he might get an armed escort out of there. he has to pay out of his pocket armed guards who will take him from there over to his apartment that his wife was leasing so that they had some place to stay under home detention and 24-hour monitoring by a private security firm that would cost upwards of $200,000 a month. but they also had to wait for the bail orders to be signed and we just got word moments ago that, in fact, that happened. including a $1

. >> he has been released from the rikers island jail complex. he is not headed here. this is where he was initially going to be headed. but u.s. media has been reporting that the neighbors objected. they did not want to have three of reporters and 25 satellite trucks on their doorsteps every day for the next six months. he is the coming year. he will have to go back to court this afternoon to get another temporary location approved in lower manhattan. there will be 24 our armed guards and electronic surveillance. that is where he is headed on a temporary basis until they find something else. he is leading bikers island as he begins the fight to clear his name -- rikers island as he begins the fight to clear its name of the serious charges of attempting to rape a couple tellsma-- rape of a hotel maid. >> what are you hearing about what his future hold over the next few months? >> what is interesting is that his lawyers are hinting that they are going to say this was not a forceable encounter between dominique strauss-kahn and the hotel maid. they may try to portray thi

dom niece strauss-kahn is under a suicide watch at rikers island jail.s about the woman who is accusing him of assault. a 32-year-old single mother originally from guinea. deb, did anything specific trigger the suicide watch, or is it a protective measure? >> it is a protective measure. they put him on suicide watch. this is a man used to meeting with presidents and prime ministers and power brokers. he's now isolated from the general population of the prison on a special wing of rikers island. his wife arrived yesterday too late to see her husband in court. strauss-kahn's lawyers both declined to speak with us today, but they said he's going to plead not guilty. and they believe the forensic evidence will indicate there was no forced encounter. when we asked the lawyer for the alleged victim, the # 32-year-old west african if this was consensual, here's the answer we got. >> there was not any aspect of this that could be misconstrued as consensual. she's frightened, yes. totally frightened. this is a person who assaulted her and raped her, and any telev

the head of the international spot -- monetary fund is in custody in new york at rikers island prisonwaiting to hear if he stands trial for sexual assault. he was refused bail after being arrested for allegedly trying to rape a maid. dominique strauss-kahn denies the charges but faces great pressure to resign as imf chief. >> just days ago, he was staying in a hotel suite. now, dominique strauss-kahn is in solitary confinement here at new york's infamous rikers island jail. followingútvjáháu@ c13 appearance, the imf chief will be held in custody until his next hearing scheduled for friday. the international media is already speculating on the strategy of his defense team. some reports suggest dominique strauss-kahn may claim he had consensual sex with the hotel maid. she says he is all but her. in his native france, many are shocked at how new york authorities have handled the case. dominique strauss-kahn is a leading figure in the socialist party in france. its leaders met tuesday in parents' or emergency talks following his arrest. >> american jewish -- judicial presented as a very

he's expected to appear before a grand jury but will wait it out in a prison cell in isolation on rikersd off manhattan. the man himself who helps countries get bailed out with cash could not himself get bailed out. >> from that cell in rikers island, dominique strauss-kahn is probably wishing he was back in europe. that's where he was supposed to be on monday as an ecofin meeting got under way without him. we go to jen defterios in brussels. that was weighing heavily on the minds of the delegates there. what sort of reaction were you picking up yesterday on this shocking piece of news? >> andrew, it wasn't part of the quote, unquote, official agenda but you can safely say it was discussed. administrators arrived this morning after burning the midnight oil last night on what was a full agenda. in fact, the trials and tribulations of dominique strauss-kahn prompted an emotional response from a senior european official. >> i didn't like the pictures i've seen on the tv this morning. it was deeply saddened. but mr. strauss-kahn is part of the american justice system. it makes me deeply, dee

rikers island isn't, is it?over the days -- thank you. >>> new this morning, something many in ireland believed would never happen, queen elizabeth arriving in dublin just about a half hour ago. here are biktss of her stepping off her plane. looks like she's wearing a beautiful irish green. it's the first state visit by a sitting british monarch since king george v100 years ago. to live pictures, she's making symbolic trips. a meeting and tree planting ceremony with ireland's president. >>> still ahead on "american morning," governor scott waushg of wisconsin joins us live. he took on the unions but did he create more jobs? he's going to be joining us from milwaukee in a few moments. >>> arnold schwarzenegger's confession, the former governor telling "the los angeles times" he fathered a child out of wed locke more than ten years ago with a member of his household staff. we want to know if a politician's private transgressions matter to their public life. tell wlaus you think. you can e-mail us, tweet us, go to

with dominique strauss-kahn unable to carry out his work as managing director, now in rikers island jail waiting to contest charges against him, the lobbying over his eventual successor has started. particularly by those who believe the next head should come from one of the emerging economies. there could be a kid from turkey, from mexico or the south african finance minister. more names are already being talked up. some, including india, are frustrated by the lack of progress reforming other international bodies, particularly the un security council, to reflect a rapidly changing world. china says the choice should be based on merit. >> you have raised the issue of the selection of the senior leadership. we believe this should be based on the principles of fairness, transparency and merit. >> but some european leaders are making it clear that they will not give up traditional ownership of the imf post without a fight. the german chancellor is a leading voice arguing that case. with the eurozone in profound crisis, europe has never relied more heavily on the imf. both the short and long

with domonique strauss-khan unable to carry rout his work as managing director now in a new york rikers island jail waiting to contest the charges against him, the lobbying over his successor has started, particularly by those who believe the next head should come from one of the emerging economies. >> so turkey could have a candidate and mexico has a possible candidate, as well as south africa's finance minister. more names are already being talked up, some including india, are frustrated by a lack of progress reforming other international bodies, particularly the u.n. security council in order to reflect a rapidly changing world. china is saying the choice should be based on merit. >> you have raised the issue of the selection of the ifmf senior leadership. it should be based on merit. >> some of europe's leader are already making clear they won't give up the traditional ownership of the imf fight without a fight. the leading voice arguing that case, with the euro in a profound crisis, europe has never relied more heavily on the imf, and the fears of the short and long-term effects wi

strauss-kahn has been staying at rikers island this week.will also have to wear a monitor too as part of his home detention, an ankle bracelet. how well do those devices work? cnn's john zarrella tried one on and cut it off to see what happens. >> i am going to size this up. >> reporter: for a couple of hours, i played the role of a convicted fell on out of prison. one condition of my probation is to wear this ankle bracelet monitoring system. >> there is no intention to make this nonremovable. if you wanted to cut and run, you could do it but we want to find out about it in a hurry. >> we went to one company that makes them, pro-tech, which has a contract with florida department of corrections. >> these pins you are putting in. >> these are retaining pins, the idea with these are so you can't excellently have this pop open on you. >>> in florida alone, 1600 people are being monitored by the company's system. many are convicted sex offenders and predators. for the demonstration, i head out for a ride with company boss, steve khapin. i have m

the former head of the international monetary fund has been locked up in new york's notorious rikersudge granted him bail on a mill and another $5 million. those conditions are quite extraordinary. >> they are pretty extraordinary. given that the judge said strauss-kahn was a serious risk of flight, he still guaranteed him bail. i think because the conditions were so strict. in fact, the conditions were recommended by strauss-kahn's own lawyer which shows you how desperate he was to get out of prison. >> rikers, no less. >> the bail conditions are basically this. a million plus $5 million in insurance. he will also be monitored 24 hours day by video surveillance and an armed guard. this is going to cost $200,000 a month which strauss-kahn himself is going to pay for and he will be under house arrest at the apartment in manhattan which his wife, we understand, has recently rented now. this will be something of a victory for strauss-kahn who has seen his victory at the top of the world's economic elite crumble in the past few days. this will be a victory for him. >> there was talk abou

be able to have him with them. >> reporter: and strauss-kahn will have to spend one more night at rikers island before his release tomorrow. his next court date is june 6. katie? >> couric: michelle miller. thanks very much, michelle. in another criminal investigation, the f.b.i. has asked the man known as the unabomber for a d.n.a. sample in the still-unsolved 1982 tylenol poisonings in chicago. ted kaczynski, serving life in prison, denies any involvement in the tylenol case, which left seven people dead, and sources say he is not a suspect. but his d.n.a. could rule him out for sure if prosecutors ever bring a case against someone else. turning now to the middle east, where the political dynamic seems to change every day. and on this day, president obama outlined his vision for the region: arab countries that embrace democracy and a palestinian state that co-exists peacefully with israel. what he said after that sparked new controversy. here's chief white house correspondent chip reid. >> reporter: president obama spent most of his speech talking about the arab spring uprisings, but h

. >> and dsk, dominique strauss-kahn, is at rikers island, in a small cell. why would they give him bail if potentially he is what they call a flight risk if he would give up $1 million if he were to be able to provide $1 million in bail and still leave the country along the lines of roman polanski or something like that? >> that's the argument that has kept him in prison. the argument that would get him out is that he would agree to such onerous conditions, including electronic monitoring, an ankle bracelet. including very restrictive conditions, not to leave an apartment, not to leave a hotel room or office. and an enormous amount of money. plus, the surrender of his passport. all of these conditions that would make his escape from the united states impossible. >> i believe, jeffrey, and you probably know this better than i do, his lawyers, one of the best criminal defense attorneys in new york, didn't they make that case to the judge earlier in the week, that he would do all of these things and she rejected all of those conditions. >> she did. but that ini

his release from riker's island was fading fast, until the security company hired to watch the defendant came up with other accommodations. while he was temporarily homeless, strauss-kahn was certainly not penniless. even though the sex assault charges forced his resignation from the imf, he will be rewarded with a golden parachute. the former imf head will receive a lump sum of up to $349,000. and a six-figure pension every year for the rest of his life. either in or out of prison. and he may need every penny of that, because mounting a major defense won't come cheap. but his defense is not his main problem right now. this isn't over. he's only in this temporary place for three or four days. if he doesn't find a permanent residence, david, he could go right back to the judge and right back to riker's. >> right back in that uniform, perhaps. chris, thank you. and we should point out that chris will have much more late-breaking developments tonight on "20/20," 10:00 eastern. >>> we turn next to some welcome news this friday night. new numbers. hundreds of thousands of americans are headin

he's under suicide watch at rikers island.ring formal charges against him. >>> maria shriver is out with a statement after arnold schwarzenegger's confession that he fathered a child with a family staff member. quote -- >> the couple's 17-year-old son opening up with this tweet -- that was signed patrick shriver. his 21-year-old sister tweeting -- >> you can only imagine the siblings coming together around this. as they try to you know, help their mother and decide how to move forward. what do you think of the way they have publicly handled the situation? you can e-mail us, give us a tweet. tell us on facebook. lot of you are using the word class to describe how the family is handling it. we're going to read them later in the show. >>> former first lady of california appears to be getting on with her life. new pictures of shriver hanging out with oprah last night. many of the a list celebrities who turned out for the taping of one of the final shows. also on hand, mike jordan, will smith, tom hanks, tom cruz just to name a few

until then, the defendant sits in rikers island alone in a jail cell under suicide watch. why is friday so critical? >> well, you know, for this man one of the most powerful men in the world in terms of the economic system of the world, it must be a horrible thing, sitting in that cell, you know, on rikers island. and this friday is of big importance because under new york law, the prosecutor has to hand down an indictment by friday. in other words, 23 members of a grand jury, there's a prosecutor now moving quickly to try to get the case in because the grand jury has to indict by friday or he has to be released under new york law. >> now, it was famously said by a former chief judge of the new york court of appeals, the highest court in new york, that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich if it were asked to do so. how much evidence needs to be presented, and will the victim have to testify in the grand jury? >> most assuredly, i think the victim will have to testify. there's a low standard of proof. the prosecutor just has to meet a minimum standard to show that there

rikers island. until friday at the earliest, dominic strauss kahn will be a guest in an east river compound reserve for criminal defendants and convicts. >>> it's a world away from the swanky manhattan hotel where he allegedly forced himself on a maid saturday and brought himself an array of sex crime charges. reichers houses 14,000 inmates, give or take, and employs some 10,000 guards. it's made up of ten separate jails, most of them barracks. but some regular cell blocks, as well. strauss-kahn has an 11 by 13 cell himself, but he is separated from other prisoners, phones, tvs and the internet also. >>> cnn's deborah feyerick has done some digging on the forensics. what did you find? >> reporter: that's right. everybody is waiting for the result of the forensic to see, in fact, what was found at this hotel, whether, in fact, there is a direct connection to mr. strauss-kahn and the young lady who made these allegations against him. remember, she made the allegations very, very quickly, within moment

it was figuring out where he'd go after he was released from rikers island.nn national correspondent susan candiotti here to explain. susan? >> reporter: hi, john. the media is standing shoulder to shoulder at this hour at a spot in downtown manhattan where they hope to catch their first glimpse of dominique strauss-kahn since he was released from rikers island jail earlier this afternoon. it's a release that nearly didn't happen. a plan to release him hit a snafu when the place where he was planning to live wouldn't let him stay there. that led to a court hearing this afternoon to discuss the issue. the judge agreed to allow the former imf chief to live in a temporary location for a few days until a more permanent apartment can be arranged. why wasn't he allowed to stay at the first place? here's strauss-kahn's lawyer. >> the reason that he had to move is because members of the press attempted to invade his private residence and interfered with his family's privacy. >> reporter: there certainly has been a lot of media interest in this story. and even with th

the 40 most powerful men in the world by forbes magazine. >> but strauss-kahn will remain here at rikers island at least until his next court date which is on friday. >> thanks. >> here's jeff glor with a check of other top headlines for thus morning. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. it was said there was no scandal or stunning revelation behind the separation of arnold schwarzenegger and his wife maria. they just grew apart. apparently that's not true. in a statement last night, schwarzenegger admitted to faring a child with a member of the couple's household staff. cbs news national correspondent ben tracy is in los angeles this morning with details. ben, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. in the long time couple announced their split last week, a lot of people were wondering why. well, now we know. we also know why maria shriver moved out of the couple's los angeles mansion months ago in a bombshell announcements, former california governor arnold schwarzenegger now admits to faring a child with a long-time household staffer, causing the previously unexplain

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he's spent the last three days in the infamous new york rikers island prison. he's offering to post bail of $1 million and hand in his travel documents. he would also be confined to his manhattan home and be electri l electrically tagged. a source close to his legal team says strauss-kahn could be released as early as today. cnn's john defterios is following this from brussels. and jim bitterman is also in paris. first, john, who are the contenders to take the helm at the imf? >> monita, the first thing is, due process was not allowed to play out, at least for the managing director's role of the imf, that is due in part because of the profile built by dominique strauss-kahn in the midst of the global financial crisis. now we moved into the phase of the european financial crisis with greece, ireland and portugal and the strong belief here is that you can't leave the seat empty. this is the president of the european commission, jose manuel barroso. >> in terms of leadership, i think it will be important as soon as possible to have this matter resolved. >> reporte

denied bail, strauss-khan was sent to rikers. meantime, investigators were interviewing witnesses and combing through the crime scene looking for evidence. according to abc news, they cut up a small piece of the floor after the victim said she spat after performing oral sex. wednesday, strauss-khan resigned as chief of the imf. in a brief letter to the board, he proclaimed his innocence saying "to all i want to say that i deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me." in court on thursday, supported by his wife and daughter, a clean cut strauss-khan was granted some freedom. >> i have decided i will grant a bail under the following conditions. >> reporter: in addition to posting $1 million in cash, and a $5 million bond, strauss-khan was ordered to submit to home detention with an ankle bracelet and 24-hour armed security. today, just hours before straus strauss-khan's release, the apartment building revoked on the deal. but this afternoon, he left rikers to somewhere that will li

if this bail attempt fails, it could mean months at rikers and at trial. the case against strauss-kahn keeps being developed. police are saying now they believe they can put together a dna case of evidence putting the two people in the room at the same time, which makes this all about whether or not the affair was consensual, very difficult case to make for a defendant. robin. >> it really is. all right, chris, thank you very much. >>> and joining us now is jeffrey shapiro, the lawyer for the hotel maid who alleges she was sexually assaulted. thank you very much for coming in this morning. we know that she has been reunited with her daughter. how is her state of mind right now? >> well, she's exhausted, as you can imagine. but just as he said he's a tough guy, she's a tough woman, and she's made it through this in some remarkable way, you know, from the time of this assault she's not had a moment of peace. she's been going from place to place. she's not been able to go home. fortunately she's been reunited with her daughter. hopefully she's getting some sl

is, quote, obviously not in a position to run the imf it was strauss-kahn is jailed at new york's rikersland where he has been put on suicide watch. he's accused of trying to rape a hotel maid. strauss-kahn's lawyer says he's innocent. we're learning new details about the accuser. she's a widow from the west african nation of guinea, has been a housemaid for years and has been described by her lawyer as hard working. >>> he says her world has been turned upside town and she feels alone. >>> on capitol hill last night, senate lawmakers watched a bill aimed at lowering prices at the pump by doing away in billions of dollars of tax breaks for the nation's five largest oil companies. three democrats joined all by two senate republicans to vote against bringing the repeal up for debate in a test vote that came up eight yeas shy of a total 60 needed to advance. supporters of the tax break say they encourage domestic drilling while opponents believe oil companies would simply charge consumers more for gas. >>> meanwhile, there are small but significant steps towards normalcy for long suffering

strauss-kahn will soon be released from riker island, but trading his jumpsuit and close the sized cell for the comforts of home, but still faces an uphill court battle to clear his name. michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >>> elsewhere, the fallout from arnold schwarzenegger's admitted affair with a former housekeeper continues. he told his agents to put the brakes on all deals in the works for his hollywood come back. days after admitting he fathered a child with a staffer, he announced through his attorney all projects, including "cry macho" and the "terminator" franchise are now on hold. this as wife maria shriver takes what could be the first step towards ending their marriage. "people" magazine says she's hired top divorce attorney laura wasser. but a source says she's still unsure if she wants to end the 25-year union. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. >> this is tough to watch. in arizona a woman and a child were het by an suv in a crosswalk. they appeared to be out of the driver's crew and popped out as the light turned green. the two

it's far cry from riker island jail where he is used to luxury hotel and fist class travel. in a rare moment, strauss-kahn blew kisses to his family after prosecutors argued he's a dangerous sexual criminal. >> we expect that mr. strauss-kahn will be vindicated. >> a letter resigning as the international monetary fund he says he's innocent. i deny with the greatest possible firmness allegations against me. indicated or not, a dramatic fool from grace for many who consider france's next president. this hardly leaves him empty-handed. he will leave with a golden parachute worth $318,000 a year for rest of his life. >>> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger asked the talent agency to put the entertainment projects on hold until further notice. they released a statement saying that he is focussing on personal matters and not willing to commit to production schedules or timeline right now. earlier in week, he admitted he fathered a child with long-time household employee. >>> a few more pioneers are instant millionaires this morning now that linked in has gone public.

sirloin steak with eggs along with a morning cocktail such as a $20 glass of champagne, breakfast at riker'se, about a nonyashgs mini wheets wheats cereal, coffee or tea. he won't have contact with other prisoners who on 13,000 or 14,000 on any given day. ron kuby who is visiting clients for decades says things changed since violence dominated the jail in the early 90s. >> it's name is synonymous in popular culture with brutality, with corruption, with jail breaks, with people banging cups on bars none chf is true anymore. it still exercises a powerful hold on the imagination. >> reporter: mostst inmates there are waiting to go on trial and can range from low-level drug dealers to murderers. mark david chapman who killed john lennon was once held there, so was david berkowitz, the son of sam serial killer. in recent years, little wayne spent time there on a weapons possession charge. strauss-khan is able to leave his jail cell says a prison spokesman and can go outside for an hour a day. it will be escorted by a correction's officer. inside, he's allowed to periodically walk around his housi

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the head of the international monetary fund was sent to new york's riker's island until his next court appearance. for more we go to tracie potts in washington. good morning. >> reporter: hi, there, lynn. here in washington, there's already discussion about who might be angling for his job, whether it should go to another developing nation and his attorney says point blank, he is innocent. this morning dominique strauss-kahn remains in prison after being denied bail. >> restrained a hotel employee inside his room. he sexually assaulted her and attempted to forcibly rape her. >> reporter: police collected dna from his room, but strauss-kahn's attorney says this case is far from over. >> the battle has just begun. we believe and we'll prove in our judgment that mr. strauss-kahn is innocent of these charges. >> reporter: also unclear, is he protected by diplomatic immunity? in other words, could he escape prosecution. >> my understanding is that folks are looking in to this. >> reporter: as head of the international monetary fund, strauss-kahn controls $1 trillion and was believed to be a