women are always dominque strauss-kahn's weak point. he admitted as much to a journalist at a private lunch here in paris three weeks ago. today, the paper reports that dominque strauss-kahn told the reporter he was having lunch with, i like women, so what. at the time, he didn't think it would be too much of a problem. >> you did talk about the pictures of strauss-kahn in handcuffs. how do people in france feel about how the incident is being handled in the u.s.? >> they're deeply shocked by that. the handcuff image has been called cruel and humiliating. they can't believe it. in your report you mentioned that that is legally impossible to put someone in handcuffs at this stage of a trial in france because of the presumption of innocence so that really did shock the french and they're shocked by the fact that the cameras were not shielded from dominque strauss-kahn neither outside the police station in harlem nor in the courtroom. they feel that battery of flash bulbs he had to face on both occasions was deeply humiliating for him but

strauss-kahn's attorney says he has a daughter in new york, that strauss-kahn could stay with her anded to post bail. >> he's a well respected international person. he's also probably the most easily identified individual in the world today as a result of the publicity that has been generated during the past 72 hours. >> reporter: judge melissa jackson says the law applies to strauss-kahn as in any other defendant. >> we are disappointed but this case has just begun. he's still presumed innocent. i would ask all of you to please allow him the presumption of innocence so we can hopefully still get a fair trial when that happens. >> reporter: prosecutors say they believe strauss-kahn engaged in similar acts previously and could become like film director roman polanski if set free. he will appear in court on may 20th. >> strauss-kahn's attorney says he is innocent of all the charges. he's expected to appear before a grand jury but will wait it out in a prison cell in isolation on rikers island off manhattan. the man himself who helps countries get bailed out with cash could not himself g

i asked john suel about strauss-ka strauss-kahn's take home. a problem with the salary. >> i think this is one of the world's most important jobs. it's reflected by the fact that dominique strauss-kahn played an absolutely central role in dealing with the global financial crisis we hopefully are moving out of. >> reporter: he also credits strauss-kahn with drastically reforming the imf and making it relevant again after a period when few countries wanted to borrow money from it. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> a new partnership, britain's queen elizabeth offered deep sympathy to the victim of britain's and ireland's turbulent pass, underlying the spirit of reconciliation that has p has come with this visit. today, though, it is all about fun. the queen famously a lover of horses will head to the national stud in kildare, southwest of dublin. she's expected to meet some of the country's top horse trainers. ireland is a renowned center for breeding race ohorseracehorses. >>> let's go live now to fionnuala sweeney. >> reporter: i believe her expr

. >> i think strauss kahn is a simple worker. someone else will take his place. >> ifill: strauss kahn's arrest also scrambled the presidential field in france where he's been a top socialist party contender to face incumbent president sarkozy next year. a socialist party spokesman urged caution. >> we currently have very partial information, incomplete and with contradictory versions. in such a climate, we socialists have to hold fast to our principles. the first of them is to repeat that dominique strauss kahn is presumed innocent. >> ifill: adding to his troubles today a 31-year-old french novelist claimed strauss kahn assaulted her nine years ago. for more now on about who dominique strauss-kahn was and the fallout, we turn to eswar prasad, a former i.m.f. official who's now at cornell university. he's also a senior fellow at the brookings institution. and sophie meunier, a research scholar in the woodrow wilson school of public policy and international affairs at princeton university. she also co-directs the european union p

more now on our top story and dominique strauss-kahn case. we have a professor from old dominion university in washington and i asked him whether strauss-kahn might claim diplomatic immunity. >> it is somewhat complex because we never saw someone from this high level facing this kind of criminal charges. many diplomats faced these problems before and caused all kinds of problems with the public when they get off because of diplomatic immunity. but this case will be a little bit different. because there is a significant question of what kind of immunity he might have and the big question is whether he has absolute immunity is what we would expect from an ambassador or say he is immune engaged in the actions connect todd his job. >> of course whether or not he was on a business trip will also be a factor in considering his immunity, will it not? >> kind of an expansive view that says as long as you are traveling on business, you have this kind of bubble of immunity that follows you around. there is a narrower view that says when you are traveli

dominique strauss-kahn. step up, please. >> reporter: dominique strauss-kahn, 62 years old, unshaven after two nights in a new york jail, stood stone-faced. as the prosecutor announced the grim charges against him. >> -- restraining a hotel employee inside of his room. he sexually assaulted her and attempted to forcibly rape her. when he was unsuccessful, he forced her to perform oral sex on him -- >> reporter: the employee, a 32-year-old immigrant mother working as a maid, has told police strauss-kahn emerged naked from the bathroom, chased her, locked the door, and as the complain against him puts it, engaged in oral sexual conduct and anal sexual conduct by forcible compulsion. the maid immediately reported the incident to hotel authorities and the police. the alleged attack happened saturday, here, in a new york hotel suite that cost $3,000 a night. that kind of lavish lifestyle is just the way dominique strauss-kahn rolled. >> this kind of guy, when you arrive in the room, who will sort of focus and mag

strauss-kahn denies them all. he says he stepped down as imf chief on wednesday to concentrate on clearing his name. strauss-kahn had been seen as a contender for president of france when elections are held next year, cnn's ivan watson has been monitoring reaction. he joins us live from the french capital. as i was watching what happened in the courtroom yesterday when both sides were talking wlb or not to grant strauss-kahn bail, i was just curious as to know how the french were viewing all of this and whether strauss can's friends may be distancing themselves at this point there in paris. >> reporter: well, what's interesting is for the first time late last night, the french president nicole lie s the president has acknowledged the resignation has become invedable as managing director of the international monetary fund. the downfall has had a strong impact. there is all right battle lines being drawn up between european governme governments, between developments economies as to who will take over as the next chi

strauss-kahn was the big, huge fabric of that. even inside the socialist party today you see a lot of people taking a distance from dominique strauss-kahn and getting used to the idea right now that the man won't be running, that the man will face difficult challenges ahead and may be staying in new york for quite a while if he has to face a trial. so we see the impact this morning in the polls. mr. strauss-kahn is out and now there is a top contender inside the socialist party, mr. holland, who becomes the favorite of the socialists, facing mr. sarkozy in this presidential campaign, which started with a lot of tension ahead as can be expected here. the french public opinion waits until tomorrow to see what's kept in store for mr. strauss-kahn and his future, not political future but his normal future. >> you mention a number of the polls. some polls are indicating that many french people think mr. strauss-kahn is innocent and that he could be a victim of a plot. tell us a bit about that. >> yes. it's true. still a lot of people t

that's where dominique strauss-kahn is listening.was in route to a meeting with angela merkel, the chancellor. there is know official business here. if you're a business person and you head off on a trip and you have to stop some place, you're still on that business trip. could he claim he was intransit or anything else or be involved in a business meeting here? >> i certainly think he could argue. i ultimately think he's not going to prevail on those grounds. it would be different, for example, if he were in new york citile driving to a meeting and were in an accident or negligent or ended up killing someone in route to a meeting in the car. that might immunize him from any such criminal or civil prosecution. there was actually a case last year involving the united nations where several female employees of the united nations alleged groping with senior u.n. officials. they brought the suit civilly to the united states. >> so they're u.n. employees, they claim other senior u.n. employees -- a senior u.n. official groped them. they br

strauss-kahn called the hotel. on monday, a dishevelled strauss-kahn answering charges.dnesday strauss-kahn resigneds as imf chief. he said, quote, 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 thursday, supported by his wife and daughter, a clean cut strauss-kahn was granted some freedom. >> i have decided that i will grant a bail. >> reporter: after being rejected by another apartment because of a media crush, strauss-kahn is moving here to manhattan. he's under a court ordered 24-hour watch. his next court appearance, june 6. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> in "time" magazine's feature article called sex, lies, arrogance. nancy gibbs points out that the allegations against dominique strauss-kahn are on a whole different level. not a cheater or liar, he's accused of being a predator. >> well, after this news broke, another woman came forward in france, talking about how when she went to interview him, when she was in her early 20s, she was a journalist, she was actually goddaught

strauss-kahn would somehow be a fugitive on the run.s not to be a fugitive on the run but really to live a life of ease and comfort in parts of the world that are beyond this court, and indeed this country's jurisdiction. the fact that his -- and i want to say the fact that his travel plans have been booked in advance does not change the fact that his exit from that hotel almost immediately after that incident was unusually hasty. so while he may have already had plans to leave the country, his exit from the crime scene certainly suggests that something had gone on in that room. and he left quickly, knowing that, in fact, he had a plane that he was to board out of the country. and frankly, judge are, the bail package, really, any bail package, would be insufficient to ensure that he returns to court. wove ju we have just been given these documents by defense counsel. we, of course will review them, but we have not had an opportunity to as of yet and i presume the court also has not had an opportunity and these are very important details

she denied bail, deeming strauss-kahn indeed a flight risk. the high-powered imf director awaits a grand jury hearing before another court appearance here on friday. richard roth, cnn, new york. >> strauss-kahn's defense lawyer is really well known for handling celebrity criminal cases. legal analyst jeffrey toobin told cnn benjamin brafman is in a league of his own. >> he's the single best lawyer i've ever seen in a courtroom. >> really? >> absolutely. he has done -- >> what's so good about him? >> well, you know, he has -- there are a lot of flashy lawyers who are good at cross-examination but they don't prepare. he prepares like a boring sort of old school lawyer but he's got the flash and dash of sort of a courtroom performer. he is the best of both worlds. >> benjamin brafman has made a career out of representing high-profile clients. let's take a look at some of the well-known cases he's represented. he's advised mobsters such as sammie the bull gravano. he turned on gotti and turned on his lawyer. brafman represented sean p. diddy colme

strauss-kahn. >> ifill: elaine sciolino, in paris and france somehow this all being received? >> there's been an evolution in the thinking here, gwen. the first reaction was disbelief we cannot possibly imagine that dominique strauss-kahn could be guilty of this kind of crime. this is not the man i know said one political leader from his party. then that followed... was followed by rage, especially after the arraignment where he appeared unshaven, he had no tie and he had also been handcuffed which is, under french law, not acceptable to show a defendant handcuffed. so now there's been another sort of movement in people's thinking and there is starting to be sympathy for the woman, the victim. people are now raising the question of whether or not there should be changes in sexual harassment traditions or laws here in france. >> ifill: i saw a poll which maybe is dated by now showing that 57% of french people thought that he was a victim of a conspiracy. is that shifting? >> well, exactly. as you us

what evidence does the prosecution have on dominique strauss-kahn? that's the question at the center of the case in which the former imf chief is charged with multiple first degree felonies including committing a criminal sex act and attempted rape. today, man hat than grand jury decided there's enough evidence in this case, for the charges to go forward. so, what is the nature of that evidence? we take a look. there he was again today, neat, clean-shaved and call. dominique strauss-kahn looking every inch the international power player he's been for years. >> and he has only one interest at this time, and that is to clear his name. >> dominique strauss-kahn. >> reporter: it was a stark contrast to his appearance in court on monday when she was drawn and haggered by two nights in police custody. but today, in courtroom 1213 in manhattan, it wasn't about the image. it was about the alleged crimes. >> the charges that have been voted by the grapd jury are serious. two b-violent felonies a c-violent felonfelony. >> reporter: the man hat than district at

dominique strauss-kahn. i am sorry, but i do not.ffects them and his friends among the socialists to abortion pill. >> the imf chief is facing a total of seven charges. if found guilty of the most serious, he could be sentenced to up to 25 years behind bars. >> european finance ministers have got portugal out of the way. >> the european finance ministers have just wrapped up their meeting in brussels, where the greek debt situation was on the table. all opons were discussed. new loans a second bailout, and possibly more time to pay back debt to greece. a restructuring of greek debt is now very likely. but the fate of the imf has dominated the discussions behind the scenes. >> a routine finance ministers' meeting, but the affair surrounding dominique strauss- kahn is anything but routine. the french finance minister had been gathering support as a successor to dominique strauss- kahn, even before his arrest. her eu colleagues have not mentioning her name directly, but they have been making it clear the imf chief should once again come

>>> making news in america this morning -- >> the stunning slide of dominique strauss-khan. from luxury suite to seedy jail. we're live from washington and paris. >>> peace offering from pakistan this morning. the u.s. set to retreat its supersecret chopper damaged in the raid against bin laden. >>> and new this morning, the bombshell allegations against arnold schwarzenegger. now admitting he fathered a child with another woman. >>> good morning. he was once one of the most powerful men in the world. now, dominique strauss-khan sleeps in a cramped cell in an infamous new york jail. >> we're learning more about his past now. prosecutors say strauss-khan was involved in a similar incident at the same hotel earlier. >> pretty unbelievable. we begin, now, in washington with john hendren. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, peggy. somewhere, right now in a new york city jail sits a man many people thought would be the next president of france. the head of the international monitory fund is accused of sexually terrorizing an immigrant mother, who did nothing more than

dominique strauss-kahn has since resigned his post and is out of jail on monday but even before the ink was dry on that headline, former california governor arnold schwarzenegger publicly admitted fathering a child with his family's housekeeper over a decade ago. and as cnn's tom foreman explains, these two men both very wealthy and politically connected, are simply the latest in a crowded rogue's gallery of cheaters. >> reporter: the former california governor has plenty of company. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >> reporter: ever since president clinton was caught fooling around 13 years ago, internet rumors, cameras everywhere, and the public appetite for dirt have outed dozens of public figures for indiscretions. among republicans such scandals have had particular impact. former house speaker now presidential contender newt gingrich led the charge against clinton but twice had affairs of his own. david vitter and senator john ensign likewise have defended conservative family values but vitter was linked to prostitutes and ensign cheated on his wife. when the gov

dominique strauss-khan in cuffs. >>> it's crunch time for u.s.kers, as the country's ballooning debt reaches its legal limits. >>> and bankrolling bin laden. we'll investigate the terrorist networks money trail. >>> pulled off a plane and arrested. that's how the chief of the monetary fund may be remembered if he's guilty of sexual assault charges. he is expected to appear in a courtroom in new york on monday to face charges of attempted rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment. as further details of the arrest of dominick strauss-khan come to light. we go to john in brussels. the first, most obvious question is, what does this mean for the imf, given the fact it's so instrumental in helping countries like greece and portugal in their bailouts? >> it's a fair point. uh you have added a level of intrigue and complication. i came out of a background meeting. and one of the spokespersons said it will be on the formal agenda. but intensely discussed. you can't avoid the obvious. the international monetary fund is one of the two key players on the

he is presumed innocent. >> looking tired, dominique strauss-kahn -- dominique strauss-kahn moved to the side of the court. there is this belief in seeing a foreign minister handcuffed. he was protected by a silence that has shielded many french leaders. it is said he was warned before taking over the imf that the culture in washington was different from that of france. in 2008, he had an affair with a subordinate at the imf. a writer alleges dominique strauss-kahn attacked her when she went to interview him. she is planning to file a criminal complaint. >> this man has been around for years and years. he has to go to the u.s. for the police and justice to investigate him seriously. >> in brussels today, there were crucial talks about the crosses -- about the crisis in the year rose on. dominique strauss-kahn was expected to be here. he was critical in the talks on the bailout packages for greece and portugal. europe is moving toward another key moment when it has to decide on further assistance or greece. dominique strauss-kahn was a crucial broker with the greek government. the fac

strauss-kahn. he is expected in court at some point today but we don't know when. we think it's this afternoon but it might even happen tonight, from what we understand, according to officials. his appearance is expected to be brief. he has already been charged but he will adhere to the charges read against him by the judge who is in court, and then he will be asked to enter a plea. his lawyer tells us he will plead not guilty and it is likely that he will ask for bail. we don't know what, of course, will happen as of yet. other than that, his defense attorney is not saying much about what's happening with this case, and in fact, the defendant has not yet been brought to the courthouse. he is being charged with criminal sexual act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment. here is what the alleged victim, a chambermaid, said to police about what happened. she went into this luxury suite. this is a $3,000-a-night room. she went into it yesterday, thinking it was empty in order for her to clean it, w

." >> renewed pressure on dominique strauss-kahn , the u.s. treasury officials say he is not workable of running the imf. the wife of closing the park is not released from custody after handing over $4 million in assets. welcome to "bbc news." scotland's first minister says that independence for his country is all inevitable. spending $8 million on -- spending $8 billion on a phone company is a great deal. bill gates discusses the transaction. dominique strauss-kahn is facing charges of sexual assault is not in a position to run the international monetary fund which is the view of the treasury secretary, timothy geithner error. -- timothytimothy geithner air. more details have come out about the alleged victim. >> there is no way in which there is any aspect of this event which could be construed to be consensual in any manner. this is nothing other than a physical sexual assault by this man on this young woman. >> our correspondent gave us more details about the case. >> the 32-year-old west african immigrant living in the bronx with her daug

. >>> es tiempo de una pausa, y al regresar, hay nuevas evidencias, de acoso sexual contra strauss kahnes jugadas y contenido exclusivo de tu equipo, mientras sigues con tu ritmo de vida. y si utilizas el servicio de alertas, recibirÁs resultados en tiempo real y los horarios de cada partido. descarga gratis y con un clic el paquete lo2yo futbol y mantÉn siempre el control. de la copa oro, claro. >>> la defensa del jefe del fondo monetario internacional , dominique strauss-kahn está promoviendo la idea que su cliente pague su pena en alemania, en caso de ser culpable. >>> las cámaras siguen con atención el lugar donde permanece, dominique strauss-kahn, bajo vigilancia. >>> desde el fin de semana, el ex jefe del fondo monetario internacional, cumple arresto domiciliario. >>> sobre las investigaciones, se dice que en la camisa de la víctima hay restos de adn de dominique strauss-kahn . >>> nosotros estamos concediendo que hubo relaciones sexuales, el único debate es que si fue forzado. >>> el diario, the new york post, comunicó que amigos de dominique strauss-kahn, han tratado de pagar a

you know him, dominique strauss-kahn. us, or is this something that we should have been bracing? >> no, i was completely shocked. i know him professionally. he is one of the smartest people you can find in the world really on macro economic policy. he was a perfect head of the imf in that sense, in the sense that his professional capacities were in some ways unmatched. he was a very good finance minister of france. presided over a period of growth for the french economy, cut the deficit. you know, in professional terms, he was highly competent, he was also very arctic lat and a charming conversationalist. i was stunned. >> i read one of the recent interviews you had with him on your show. you pressed him hard about whether he wanted to get back into politics, run for the presidency of france. he didn't want to get anywhere near any of that. >> he's very savvy. the issue was he could not be seen as using the imf platform and running for a political campaign in france. because remember sarkozy appointed him effectively to t

strauss-kahn is a member of the socialist party in france. over the year he's been appointed to political positions including finance minister back in 1997. he was instrumental in helping france switch from the frank to the euro. prior to this weekend's incident strauss-kahn was considered a top candidate for the president of france in the elections next year. richard was talking about that. a french opinion poll published on sunday taken before the scandal broke showed him in first place among six hypothetical candidates including the current president sarkozy. strauss-kahn is married to an american french journalist ann sinclair. she issued a statement defending her husband. bottom of the hour we are going live to paris, cnn jim bittermann has the reaction to the news of strauss-kahn's arrest and impact kite have on the global economy. >>> concerns about the global economy weighing around stocks down around across the board around the world. markets are down in europe and asia and here in the u.s., futures are lower after the dow closed dow

in fact, at the very end, the judge turned to dominique-- dominique strauss-- dominique strauss-kahn.said you need to be here, you need to be in this entire court. my decision was made that you will not leave new york, and will you appear before court. he said that if that does not happen then they will revisit and commod few the bail ruling. so that is certainly was very, very clear. it was his main concern, beyond the monetary bail, that he remain in new york city. that is why he agreed, say, to the 24 hour security guard to stay with strauss-kahn including the ankle bracelet security to monitor his activity. make sure he does not leave. and he is called to court for justice. >> lehrer: and of course, the critical issue there, of course is that if, in fact, he did leave the united states and went back to france, there's no extradition treaty with the u.s., correct? >> exactly. and the judge made it clear that in if he were to escape, if he were to go to france, it would be nearly impossible for him to return and appear in a new york city court. he also demanded that strauss-kahn han

some agree that strauss-kahn needs to go. she says the fact that he's being detained without bail could damage the imf. but others were refusing to speculate on strauss-kahn's guilt. any successor must be drawn from european ranks. this man thinks the u.s. has quite enough influence within the imf. >> i don't want to say nothing about the candidates. i repeat. i want to say something about the necessity for europe to maybe keep this position. >> it's not just the u.s. challenging europe's dominance of the imf. economists also want more of a say. china is calling for fairness, transparency of the funds' next managing director. >> it certainly does. all of the speculation will be on dsk as he spends another night in his cell at new york's rai rikers island jail. let's take a look at the counts by the u.s. county district attorney's offer. the most serious charges are two counts of criminal sexual acts in the first degree. they eefrp carry a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. then there's also one count of attempted rape in

strauss-khan in this manhattan hotel, he's resigned from the i.m.f. and the financial institution is looking for a new boss. the backers of the former prime minister gordon brown point to his leadership during the global economic crisis, but he needs the support of the british government to succeed. >> you could be the next -- >> if the i.m.f. is to be headed by a european, france's finance minister, christine lagarde is a frontrunner. >> i have the very highest regard for madam lagarde, and i'm sure, like many other candidates, she would be an excellent choice. >> after a turbulent five days for dominique strauss-khan's family, he has indeed been granted bail but a long legal protest lies ahead. bbc news, new york. >> let's have a look at some of the days other news. officials in eastern afghanistan say 35 workers have been killed by an attack by taliban insurgents. the men were working for a road construction company on a highway that links paktia andpu3 protesters camped out and wish to have the elections banned in spain sunday. will grant reports.

dominique strauss-kahn case is making waves around the world.in court today to face sexual assault charges after the woman's accusation on saturday, new york cops pulled him off a flight for paris. sunny, welcome. >> thank you. >> we know strauss-kahn cannot claim diplomatic immunity because he was here on personal business, so it's likely he will be tried here in the united states. he did agree to forensic testing, what are investigators looking for? >> well, it's likely that he agreed to have his blood drawn. it's likely that means his body was examined for possible injuries consistent with the victim's statements. also possible his body was photographed, looking for birthmarks or unique fiphysical characteristics that a person who had seen him naked would be familiar with. that probably is where the investigation was headed yesterday since his attorneys indicated he did agree to these examinations. >> the thing that brings to mind -- he has some pretty high powered employ, right? >> he sure does. he hired benjamin broffman and william taylor.

. >> dominique strauss-kahn. step up. >> reporter: dominique strauss-kahn looked haggard and uncomfortable in court today, being denied bail in a sexual assault case. only days earlier, he was a celebrated potential future president of france, the powerful head of the international monetary fund, that lends billions to countries all over the world. his accuser couldn't have a more different background. an immigrant, mother and maid who picked strauss-kahn out of a lineup as her attacker. >> the charges here and the underlying conduct are severe. he has almost no incentive to stay in this country. >> reporter: the 32-year-old told police she entered strauss-kahn's $3,000 a night suite at the sofitel hotel in midtown manhattan midday saturday to clean, thinking the room was empty. she says strauss-kahn surprised her and immediately attacked her, attempting to have sex. according to the criminal complaint, when she tried to run away, strauss-kahn locked the door to the suite, dragged her into a room and forced numer

a grand jury has indicted dominique strauss-kahn. at least 300 people were injured when two trains collided during a thursday evening rush hour in soweto. both of the transfer going in the same direction and then one train rammed into the back of the other. there was no fatalities. protesters in madrid have been camping out in the city's central square for a fourth consecutive night. many of the demonstrators are young and unemployed. they are protesting against the government's handling of the economic crisis. the electoral board is pushing to have the protests and ahead of local elections on sunday. >> no home, no job, no pension, no fear. this group calls himself "used without future -- youth without future." they are protesting what they call the central government indifference to their plight. youth unemployment in spain is above 40%. they see themselves as they lost generation. they are denied the chance of stable jobs at a regular income that their parents enjoyed. there is no single group leading this movement. the opposition

his lawyer told us strauss-kahn denies them all. his trouble started saturday when a housekeeper came to clean his $3,000 a night suite. the woman thought it was empty. police say strauss-kahn emerged naked from the bodily harm and attacked her. he she fought him off, only to be dragged back into the bathroom. she finally escaped. by the time police arrived strauss was gone. and it appeared he left in a hurry. his cell phone was found in the room. in 2004, the married father of father had an affair, and his rumor of sexual ask paids have escapade in france is known. >> he already had his sexual problem with another lady. so a second time. >> these latest accusations have touched off a political tsunami in france, where strauss-kahn was seen as having a real shot at becoming the country's next president, and as he fights these charges, the international monetary fund has named his second in command the act director. abc news, number. >> alan: a wounded congresswoman returns returns to to watch her husband launch into space. how long

dominique strauss- kahn it is given bail. queen elizabeth combines pageantry with one of her true passion. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. today, president obama offered his full support for those clamoring for democracy and issued warnings to syrian leaders to stand in his way. it was his comments on the conflicts between israel and palestine come days before the visit of washington. mark has this report. >> as unrest exploded across the arab world, the response seemed incoherent. he compared it to reset -- places in american history. the top priorities are supporting democracy and change. >> we have a chance to show that american values the street vendor in tunisia more than the raw value -- power of the dictator. after decades of excepting the world as it is in the region, we have a chance to pursue the world as it should be. >> as the region changed, the need for an arab-israeli peace was more urgent than ever. he said that the president was under pressure. the united nations will pack

this is not the first time strauss-kahn has found trouble.capades have been folklore in france for years. >> he already has this behavior because he already had a sexual problem with another lady so it's the second time. >> strauss-kahn is arguably the most important man in global finance. peggy and rob, today he was due in brussels to help save the economies of a couple of european nations, but now the only meetings that he's having is with his lawyers as he fights the attempted rape charges. >> well, strauss-kahn lives in washington with his wife, ann st. clair, she's a tv journalist. she issued a statement. saying she does not believe, quote, for a single second in the accusations against her husband and she has no doubt he will be found innocent. >>> the already strained relationship between the u.s. and pakistan may be facing even more pressure. a chicago businessman is going on trial today accused of aiding the terror attack that killed 160 people in mumbai, india in 2008. the key prosecution witness who pleaded guilty to scouting for t