they don't say that it was specifically for dominique strauss-kahn or that dominique strauss-kahn knew about it. this whole so-called scandal tarnished his reputation. this is an extremely high profile figure, not just for his work for the imf, during the economic crisis, but also his work as a politician in france. he was a member of parliament. he was the economy minister. he was once set to become the french president. he was favored to be the socialist candidate to face nicolas sarkozy in the 2012 election. dominique strauss-kahn faces up to 10 years in jail and 1.5 million euros of fines. many analysts believe that he will not get any time. many believe he will not serve any time and he might only just have to pay a fine. >> thank you for that. eurozone finance ministers will be meeting in a few hours to discuss greece's financial issues. the greek prime minister was in athens. to walk us through the details stephen carroll is here. >> this meeting was described as a very important one for greece's future plans. tsipras is discussing new economic reforms for greece. the prime mini

so strauss is often viewed as being totally critical of democracy. if you read his lecture there is often praised of democracy. i remember one where he objects to democracy killed socrates and then send a reply as well, the fact is that they've disabled to live until 70 years of age and engage in the activity he did in cajun and if it weren't a democracy, that would not be so profitable. my sense is the thought you and the regime in which the highest human activity for the highest human order which is the order of thinking as possible is something like a democracy. it is true that he explored more conservative options in his writing but this situation in the jewish and islamic middle east or in the cities has a little course on and to available political options in times that even now he articulated a kind of conservative politics it doesn't really ultimately i think determine fundamentally his judgment on liberal democracy which is its emergence in the anglo-american world and evolution and go american world and perhaps also in the european communit

strauss kahn faces charges of pimping. he is accused in the procurement of female escorts for or jews. >>-- for orgies. >> dominique strauss-kahn is one of 14 people in the dock. give us more details on what the case is about, exactly. >> indeed, top businessmen, a police commissioner, and of course, the former head of the international monetary fund and former presidential hopeful dominique strauss-kahn are all on trial here. all of them were up on charges of being part of a prostitution ring. dominique strauss-kahn himself is accused of not partaking but part of the reasons that these evenings were organized and instigated. after the two-year investigation, the magistrates as these were women being paid to have sex with him and he was the main beneficiary of these evenings. this is part of dominic strauss kahn's defense -- he says he never himself paid a penny. he admits to taking part and said that for him everybody was a consenting adult so no harm, no foul. if he is found guilty of maintaining a prostitution ring he c

dominique strauss-kahn takes the stand. a blow to the minister of india as an upstart anticorruption party wins a local state election in a landslide. the value of the swiss franc is hurting big companies. it has left many people unable to pay their home loans in eastern europe. we hear from those most affected in romania. a ruling in the case of two families whose babies were switched at birth 20 years ago. they has been awarded nearly 2 million euros in compensation and france. more on the psychological impact later. first, top stories. first, german chancellor angela merkel has stopped in the u.s. and canada for top-level talks on ukraine. u.s. president barack obama has yet to rule out sending weapons to help ukraine. there has been renewed fighting around the eastern ukrainian town of debeltseve as rebels push to seize it before talks in minsk. sean in moscow. the only thing the russians seem to have agreed to is to keep talking. what is the likelihood anything concrete will come from tomorrow? >> we've had a lot of ta

strauss con will have convincing answers for the court . whether he thought these young ladies were merely guests or knew they were prostitutes. >> during these three days of questioning, we will see if his answers are credible or not. >> for many, his pleas of innocence ring false especially because it's not the first time he's been involved in a sex scandal. his career as the head of the imf and an expected run for the french presidency ended in 2011 after a chambermaid from a new york hotel press charges against him for sexual assault. strauss con was arrested and it was settled in civil proceedings. this time the punishment could be even more severe. if convicted, he could face 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 1.5 million euros. >> our correspondent is covering that trial and sent us this summary of the days events. >> we saw dominique strauss-kahn today in this courtroom as a man who is fighting for the shreds of his existence. not talking about his political career, but just his existence as the man dominique strauss-kahn who wa

strauss: having music involved as well.delivering a round, broad, big entertainment experience. that involves music, personalities, stories, and most recently involves people able to put themselves into their games. you can scan your own head and get into the game. stephanie: it is so much more expensive to put out those games because of the elegance, they all want to have a piece. it is not like a few years ago where it was random players. strauss: it is an expensive business and the risk profile reflects that. the returns also reflect that. the hit ratio for a well entertainment company is in the 80's. the hit ratio in the movie business is in the 30%. and the interactive entertainment business, if you do it right, it is a lovely and elegant business model. those very expensive production marketing, overhead and licensing, they do create a risk profile. from our point of view, it embeds the winners further and creates a barrier to enter into our business. what seems like a problem -- >> guys with an ipad sibley can't yet

strauss-kahn has never denied that he took part in the parties.x of his defense is that he did not know prostitutes were involved. a biographer of strauss-kahn believes his story and points out that in france prostitution is legal, but pimping is not. >> if he knew that the girls were prostitutes, i think he wouldn't have made them come to washington and wouldn't have a picture of them in his office. >> reporter: if the court does not believe him and he's found guilty strauss-kahn could be sentenced up to ten years in jail and fined 1.5 million euros. in the year since his new york arrest strauss-kahn has spent much of his time trying to clear his native american he's tried to revive his reputation and start a new career by creating an economic consultancy, taking on private and governmental clients. clients which, according to his biographer he needs to pay his legal bills. he does not believe strauss-kahn can or will ever be directly involved in politics or policymaking again. >> >> he's 66. he's a father a grandfather. he's suffered a lot. and

dominique strauss-kahn. >> strauss-kahn went from being a pillar of the global economic elite to being a disgraced -- overnight in 2011 after a new york made accused him of sexual assault. he quit his post and gave up his aspirations of running for the french presidency in 2012. the charges were eventually dropped, but strauss-kahn never recovered his legal standing -- his political standing. regarding the current allegations, strauss-kahn has said he is being unfairly handed over his lifestyle, in a country where frequenting prostitutes is not illegal -- unfairly hounded over his lifestyle in a country where frequenting prostitutes is not illegal. >> on a visit to hungary, ukraine is topping the agenda. >> and we had to the super bowl -- we ha toead to the super bowl. we will explain after the great. -- break. >> welcome back to the program. german chancellor angela merkel says her country will not supply weapons to support ukraine in its ongoing fight against russian-backed separatists. she made the comments following a meeting with viktor orban. >> the ultraconservative prime minist

strauss-kahn, one of 14 defendants in the trial, denies the charges.paris is lucy williamson and we can talk to her now. lucy, tell us more about the trial. >> well, the charge he faces covers quite a wide range of accusations, and dominique strauss-kahn is accused of having an organizational role many this so-called prostitution ring, of knowing the women he met were prostitutes, and of aiding or encouraging their procurement. so he's facing the trial really being painted as the kingpin of this network. and as you said he denies those charges and said he took part in these parties as a con sensensual adult and nothing more. >> how is this being seen in france? >> the private lives and public lives of their public figures are kept very separate but there has been a lot of interest in the details that may come out about this case and what it says about the way dominique strauss-kahn may run his private life. but having said that, there was a poll done several days ago that suggests that division may still be in place. there was a majority of the french

strauss-kahn was at the heart of a prosecution wheel. strauss-kahn denies the charges.i spoke to him a little earlier, i thought, this was a man who almost could have become president. >> something of an image change from where he hoped he might have been at this stage in his career, but dominique strauss-kahn will appear in court today with 13 other defendants, among them a man known as do-do the pimp who runs a chain of brothels. it's people like that he'll have to share the stage with as he fights these charges. >> it's the latest isn't it in a series of legal challenges. where did he stand on all the others? >> that's right. he's had a lot of charges made against him. they have all been dropped or dismissed for various reasons. there was the attempted rape he was charged in new york. that was dismissed. that was another attempted sexual abuse charge that also had reached the limit of statute of limitations has expired. he has faced a series of challenges. this is the latest in those. and he has denied the carjackharges that he helped to organize these, various other

defendants take the stand in a trial of dominique strauss-kahn when a 14 accused of involvement in a prostitution ring. the new prime minister head to rome. looking to renegotiate greece's massive bailout. we'll take a more in-depth look in business. details in about 15 minutes. french film sweeps the awards, france's answers to the golden globes. that film has also been nominated for an oscar. but first our top stories. two days after a reporter was released from an egyptian jail, his colleague now also is set to be freed. he has been kind bars for over 400 days. he was sentenced to seven years in prison on terrorism charges in a trial largely slammed as a farce. he is a foreigner. the same rule could apply but it means giving up his egyptian citizenship, something his family says he has already done. >> freedom has a high price. he says he must forgo his egyptian citizenship in order to regain his freedom. a very difficult decision. he said he is proud and comes from a patriotic family that have defended his country and fought ittss wars. some were offended he was willing to give u

i think a lot very highly of strauss.ase the challenges that they actually make a lot of money in some of their core franchises like farmville, poker, words with friends. what drives us crazy they take all that cash flow and burn it by trying to develop the new hit franchise and they seem to be jumping all over the place to areas where zynga has no expertise and what's most concerning is that the management team led by don, has led to a 50% reduction in the profitability or in the revenue stream sorry of one of their most important franchises zynga poker q4 12 did 50 plus million now it's doing half of that level. they've made very big strategic mistakes and i think that all flows up to don. >> rich, for all of its problems, zynga is not in financial distress, right. they have more than half of the enterprise value in cash and real estate. do they not have time? s there's a super voting structure, not as if an activist can come and force change. so is there not time to figure these things out? >> look, you could have said

strauss-kahn's lawyers have declined to comment.r a little bit of a check in on the foreign exchange market. we have had a talk with one of the big players and private banking. over at julius baer and the reaction by the swiss franc against the euro when the as of the departed -- wendy s&p was overly aggressive. he feels that a corridor would be reasonable and the central-bank maybe a little bit lonely. continued speculation that the imfb buying the euros to create this corridor. keep an eye on euro/swiss. quite a significant move as you can see. the swiss franc declining. the euro rising. this is the weakest the swiss franc has been to the euro since the swiss national bank released itself. the aussie/dollar is almost, such a big move before the central-bank's meeting. this the first rebound in 4 days. it goes like this. on the 20th of january, it was 50% that the rba would drop rates. higher central banks against the 2 months off hiring. sydney house prices up by 13%. goldman sachs indicating a substantial commitment to the aussie

and if dominique strauss-kahn is found guilty he could face up to ten years in jail.is the evidence against him? >> well, it's hard to tell. but it doesn't seem very strong from -- i'm not a lawyer. but from following the case, it seems quite weak. he might go down for being dominique strauss-kahn as there's public interest and pressure to get a conviction. at least so far in the trial, the connection between -- so far in the trial his defense that he really didn't know they were prostitutes seems hard to disprove. >> of course you've been there in the courtroom. he was there tuesday. he'll be there again giving testimony today and for a third day. as mentioned, how would you describe his demeanor in the courtroom? and others there? what are you sensing? >> well when he turned up for the initial proceedings last week he seemed very -- almost pleased to be there and pleased to be in front of an audience. cool and calm. and he was also quite calm and collected yesterday. but his demeanor started to break slightly when the prostitutes started -- the former prostitutes st

the brooklyn da, who you met since hearing the strauss-kahn case.oes he have the same position you do? >> he does. >> same position on marijuana? has he gone further and say we will not prosecute? >> what -- one of the reasons i did not adopt the position which was he was the first to say i am not going to prosecute these cases. >> for the possession of so much marijuana? >> i have taken the position we should decriminalize. the state had not done it. i felt my job was to get the police department to get on board so there will be a five-county solution to the problem. ultimately, those five counties came together and we are no longer prosecuting these low-level possession cases. that is because through mr. bradshaw met with us and we finally figured that out and that is not a problem. i do not think -- i do not think we need to have it as a crime. and i think the legislation -- >> reflected in the legal system as well. are gangs a big deal in new york? i mean organized crime. >> youth gangs. i started 2 things. a violet criminal enterprise team and

and the aggravated pending trial of former imf boss dominique strauss-kahn have dropped accusations against him. french president france while on has been visiting the jewish cemetery in the northeast reason -- francois hollande has been visiting the jewish cemetery northeast france after grace of been desecrated. and greece's debt dilemma. we will be looking at the options facing the athens government after it rejected a -- and the implications of that deal, which has seen france sending 34 frederick jets to egypt. -- 34 fighter jets to egypt. first, the prospect for an already fragile truce, looking decidedly dimmer in eastern ukraine. after failing to meet monday's deadline to with draw heavy weapons, both ukrainian government and reveled say they will do so later today. news just coming in, mortar fire has a errantly caused a gas pipeline explosion from 15 kilometers. meantime, german chancellor angela merkel has gotten an agreement from both sides to allow servers into the region to monitor the situation, but the organization for security and corporation in europe is saying their monit

the head of the imf, dominique strauss-khan. also in the program, erin is here to talk about the war on diesel. >> the mayor of paris wants diesel vehicles out of the city by 2020. london is looking to crack down. we are going to find out if it could cost people thousands. the winners and losers. >>> it's midday here in london 7:00 in washington and 2:00 p.m. in the syrian capitol of damascus where the u.n. special envoy is trying to build an agreement to introduce a freeze on the relentless fighting and killing in the country. how interested is president bashar al assad? he's been talking to jeremy. jeremy is now in the lebanese capitol beirut and joins us from there. quite an interview, jeremy. >> reporter: yeah. i think they chose this particular time because bashar al assad is feeling comfortable. i think they have chose this particular time because bashar al assad is feeling more secure now. i think because the americans are bombing islamic state, taking care of that particular problem for him. but, it's been a long time si

i asked ceo strauss zelnick in the rest of our interview. >> we primarily sell to pc console.e are economical. we want to make our products available wherever the consumer wants to be. if that is digitally distributed, fine, if it is physical, fine. if it is pc. what matters is that we are creating an interactive experience. >> "grand theft auto five" going to the pc on march 24. is that something that will be a significant catalyst? >> we have high expectations. if history is any guide, we should be very pleased. in >> you have this partnership with tencent. tell us how that works. >> they were our partner as they sought to develop and be a 2k online in china which is a free to play multiplayer game. we entered with tencent because they were the premier company there, because they had a point of view of how to go about doing it and they were prepared to mitigate a good deal of risk. it has been a great partnership. we have a lot of people on the ground. i think we have 24 million registered users to generate revenue every month. >> in terms of turning profits already, what is

strauss found one type of mold in the home that was not harmless. it was a toxic, deadly mold known as stachybotrys. experts believed stachybotrys spores exist on many building materials. as long as those materials stay dry, the spores don't present a problem. but when the spores get wet, from a leaky roof, for example, or in a dark moist environment, and are near a paper product like drywall and insulation, the spores multiply quickly. and they produce a potentially deadly poison called mycotoxins. >> mycotoxins are on the surface of these spores. so when you inhale these fungal spores, you're also taking the mycotoxins into your lungs, as well. >> later, bill holder went back to conduct an airborne test. canisters placed throughout the house capture any airborne spores which might be present. a short time later, melinda was notified of the results. >> they informed us that it was literally everywhere and including in the apartment where we were living. and for us to -- it would be a good idea to leave. >> to avoid the possibility of cross-contamin

. >>> former international monetary fund chairman dominique strauss-kahn is on trial in france. the disgraced 65-year-old economist is accused of being at the center of a vice ring that hired prostitutes for sex parties in brussels, paris and washington. strauss-kahn admitted attending sex parties but claims he didn't know the women were prostitutes. he was once considered as a possible candidate to be the president of france. now he's facing a ten-year prison sentence and a fine of $1.7 million. >>> supporters of a bill requiring maryland employers to provide paid sick leave will make their case later today. the working matters company willing is releasing new details on the cost benefits of workers earning time off. a state senator from baltimore is proposing a bill for up to a week of paid sick leave. critics say if the bill passes, it would hurt small businesses. >>> a dream vacation turped into a nightmare for people a-- turned into a nightmare for people aboard a baltimore cruise ship. crews are scrubbing down the cross type after an out-- cruise ship after an outbreak of

dominique strauss-khan has taken the stand briefly. he answered a few questions in a low voice, a solemn presence in the courtroom in his black suit. he answered questions about one of his co-accused. he's alleged to have helped organize the sex parties that dominic strauss-khan is answering questions about. he describes him as his main contact within the group and said he was a real friend to him. he was there when his mother died. described the friendship as an important one. they met 12 times in three years. he was giving basic details about the relationship with the other co-accused. >> he was head of the imf, international monetary fund. he was picked to be the next president of france. this is a fall from grace, isn't it? a reminder of what he's been accused of. prostitution is not, in and of its, illegal. >> reporter: yes, it's certainly not where dominique strauss-khan thought he would be a few years ago. he was supposed to be france's next president until a previous sex scandal broke in 2011. he now finds himself here again wi

they brought started tweeting, this strauss guy is an idiot. it went viral. that's when the light went on for me. oh, there is something to it. i think for most small businesses t can help you brand your business if you do it consistently. again and again and again. you have to make a commitment to it as you would with any of your marketing. the second is this is what i learned from a woman named ginny dietrich. she said social media is also social networking. you can meet people you would not otherwise normally meet and make relationships that you would not otherwise make and get new business that you would not otherwise get. that's a great proposition for social media. >> i think social media is helpful if you're using it in the way your target customers are using it. or else you're just throwing it out to the wind. >> arethere are two big benefits. the first is quantifiable media. you can say i will spend this amount of money on a facebook ad. that could be a huge benefit, like steve said -- >> that's different. that is using social media platforms to adve

msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it we are from san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are. >> hello, i am with the recreation and parks department. we are featuring the romantic park location in your backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in santa and cisco with someone special. -- san francisco with someone special. our first look out is here at buena vista park a favorite with

it's reported they could now drop charges and cause strauss-khan to be cleared. >>> a suicide bomberold the bbc they actively recruit teenagers as young as 14 to carry out the reports. he was caught in baghdad. john simpson has this report. >> reporter: this is turning into a different city. the nighttime curfew which lasted for years has finally been lifted and people can enjoy themselves like they used to years ago. still, everyone knows it's not 100% safe. islamic state marks the lifting of the curfew with suicide bombings. but the police are getting better at stopping them. and this is a suicide bomber just captured. we were given remarkable access to him. he's only 17 just a boy, homeless vulnerable. i.s. shows him how to wear a vest. >> they promised me i would go straight to heaven he says. the majority of recruits are like me or younger. younger? how young? 14 15, 16 or 17, like me. and you were fully prepared to kill women and children as well as men? yes, sir he says. why are you crying now? cause i'm so sorry for this he says. you are ashamed of what you were going to do?

we're talking to strauss. >> strauss is a good guy whose stocks should be up. boom back to 27. >> with all that and the dow's up about 14 points. let's get to bob on the floor. hey, bob. >> the nba people here talking about those two great shots. those two great shots they were something to talk about. talk ago something to talk about, we're waiting for new highs on the s&p 2090. if we closed over 2090 the old high historic but not here yet. take a look at sectors at new highs. the semi conductor index which i've been talk about, smv is the symbol there. the midcaps at historic highs. home builders and a 15-year high oil over $50. there's definitely been a growth bid to big had-cap stocks this week. i mean the growth part of the s&p 500 sector. take a look here. tech stocks leading this week up 3.5%. consumers, financials all the growth part. and the more defensive, utilities, health care they've been lagging. definitely a bid here to the growth end. speaking of energy we had a nice move in grant earlier. west texas. the usual names, danburies, apaches. europe

i sit down with strauss zelnick to talk about grand theft auto and where it will grow.a pc game. there is an interesting development in the last couple of months. china is allowing game consoles. the xbox is in sale in china for the first time ever. the sony playstation is approved for sale in china for the first time. given the controls of the chinese government over content, i asked strauss zelnick if they would every be a grand theft auto game in china. strauss: overtime the chinese government will understand that the entertainment properties do not contrast chinese culture and they can coexist. i think the chinese government needs to protect intellectual property with greater vigor if they want companies to participate in the market. cory: it is a fascinating game as the console businesses are growing fast. stephanie: i am not playing grand theft auto anytime soon. there are lots of other people playing, they do not need be. cory johnson, bloomberg west editor at large. if you want to catch the full interview it will be at bloomberg west later today. when we returne

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strauss-khan was on track to become president of france before separate sex scandal in new york ruined his political future. >>> today bill cosby canceled his performance at pittsburgh's heinz hall. no reason given. the comedian and tv star is accused by at least 15 women of sexually abusing or harassing them. cosby denies any wrongdoing. >>> drones have-r all the rage. now the faa is investigating a series of close calls between passenger jets and unmanned flying machines. >> one of those radio-controlled helicopter things went over the top of us at 14,000. >> the drone height limit is 400 feet but several incidents show drone flyers don't care. the pilot of a southwest airline jet saw a drone flying above his jet, the same day a drone was found at 8,000 feet in atlanta. saturday pilots in chicago were warned about a drone flying high above the airport. >> the thing that we have to avoid is any opportunity for aircraft to come into contact. because that is an extremely dangerous situation for everyone involved. >> experts say a collision with a plane could crack a cockpit window or se

the trial of dominique strauss can't and is drawing to a close in paris -- of dominique strauss kahnlose in paris. a prosecutor has asked that the pending charges be dropped. the u.s. central command official says as many as 25,000 iraqi troops will be needed to retake mosul. the official says u.s. advisers will be training them. there may be as many as 2000 rebels hold up there at the moment. brendan: you just heard it yesterday. the pentagon leaked plans to retake mosul the second-largest city in iraq. at the table today is james staviridis. admiral, generally you do not leak plans for an invasion several months in advance. james>> first of all, the pentagon is a notorious sieve. secondly, you are trying to get quantity over quality level of iraqi forces, trying to give a boost. they would like to see wingmen coming up from the south. erik: the plans involve several iraqi brigades, several kurdish brigades. is this a constellation that we know will work, or are they floating this idea to see if we like it? >> you never know in war. hitler said that war is like kicking the door open

dominic strauss-kahn is accused of helping procure prostitutes for second pears.-kahn has admitted to attending pears but denies knowing prostitutes were involved. prostitution is not illegal if france but pimping is. if convicted, he faces up to ten years in prison. >>> a deadly accident in california involving former olympic champion bruce jenner. why police think it could be months before they know what caused the crash. ♪ music ♪ ...the getaway vehicle! for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. grandpa bode, grandma said you used to be out of control. really... i guess i did take some risks. anncr: bode, bode miller!!! trained a little bit differently. a little too honest sometimes. the media is useless. you were out of control. but not always. >>> the murder trial for the man accused of killing one of the deadliest u.s. snipers is set to begin this week. >> the former marine is accused of killing chris kyle and another veteran at a gun range two years ago. kyle had at least 160 confirmed sniper kills during his four tours in iraq. >>> open

high-profile prosecution trial have dropped their executions -- their accusations against dominique strauss-kahn. he argues he did not know the women participating in the sex parties he attended were prostitutes. this increases the chances that he will be acquitted. the leaders of france and germany say they are concerned about a cease-fire in eastern ukraine. there have been reports of shelling. close to the government held town. both sides refusing to withdraw heavy weapons from the region as outlined in the minsk agreement. >> the separatist flight has been flying over donetsk since pro-russian forces seized the strategic location. despite a cease-fire coming into effect on sunday, the fighting and shelling continued. separatists showed journalists these scenes of devastation, blaming the ukrainian army for the ongoing violence. >> here, this is a depressed region run by terrorists. they say it is out of control. you hear that? no the firing is incoming and outgoing. work is underway to destroy the physician they are firing from -- the position they are firing from. >> this has become the epi

diddy to donald strauss-kahn what are you seeing this?> well, because they don't have to go through the testimony, it is not knee-jekrk, but it is e emotional. and you have one of the most heroic figures here the "american sniper" and one of the worst times to be on trial for this. if you are going to be guilty by insanity you would have readbacks, and the emotional verdict is that he killed this man, and he killed these men and he should be found guilty. >> you talked about the psychological impact, and the the attorneys have said that he dealed with the issues including post-traumatic stress disorder and the defense said so, but the pros prosecutor said that is not so, and that it was a put-on and he mew the kons knew the consequences of it and he knew what was going on. >> and to be not guilty by reason of insanity, you have to demonstrate that you knew the difference of right and wrong, and having dysfunctional problems is not a legal defense to what looked like a vicious murder n.. in the last evidence they admitted in the rebuttal w

dominique strauss-kahn on the witness stand for a second day. he defends his private life as prosecutors try to prove he helped run a prostitution ring. also coming up this hour, crunch time for greece. a new government has to sell a debt plan to its partners later.

this is the first testimony from dominique strauss-kahn at his trial in france. he and 13 other deforts are accused -- defendants are accused of operating a prostitution ring out of luxury hotels in paris. >>> muriel >>> breaking news from the montgomery county board of education. breaking news from the montgomery county board of education. get a hold of your kids. they're all going to be able to sleep in 20 minutes later in the next school year. the montgomery county board of education just voted 5-3 to start schools 20 minutes later. a lot of parents don't think this is enough. they wanted the kids to be able to sleep in at least another hour but at least they got this 20 minutes. the board of education says that this will have minimal impact on the financially hard- pressed schools but for kids, it's going to mean a little something and maybe for some -- [indiscernible] back to you. >>> there is a new push to make clarker building a key part of education in the district. edwin powell, assistant professor of pediatrics is here. he's behind the move trying to ma

you'll have to face scherzer and strauss. good luck. >> yeah he makes a good point. talk about looking into the future. let's just hope matt williams doesn't catch wind of that kind of talk. tim, back to you in the studio. >> all right. thank you very much. number one topic around the water cooler today was the maryland win over fifth ranked wisconsin last night. now the terps have to prepare for the michigan wolverines here on saturday with another college park flash mob expected. >> get a good welcome, won't they? >> yes, he this -- they do. what about tomorrow morning? >> snow starts after he time it tapers off late tomorrow morning, we think one to three inches across the metro area and lesser amounts to the north. more over southern maryland and parts of stafford county. it's when you get to extreme southeastern virginia the lower eastern shore, that's when you're talking big numbers. six to 10 not out of the question there. steve rudin will have more on the snowfall updates and the impacts for the morning rush and there will be impacts and closings and delays.

dominique strauss-kahn denied knowing the women were prostitutes. the 13 co-defendants are accused of aggravated pumping at a luxury hotel. it's not illegal to pay for sex in france but is illegal to run a prostitution business. >> in france, an electrician is accused of stealing from a painter. doesn't sound terribly interesting, really, until you realize that painter is pablo picasso. the retired handyman is suspected of stealing 300 works of art. he claims the spanish artist gave him the collection back in 1970 as thanks for installing a burglar alarm at his villa. picasso's heirs and the state prosecutor say he's lying. the art was hidden in a garage for decades and that never been on public display. >> to honduras now which is a main hub for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine and other illegal drugs across the entire americas. the honduran army is fight ago constant cat and mouse bat toll try to stop the flow. local people are make that go fight more difficult. we have a report. >> every week, soldiers destroy lon did he say stein landing

domenique strauss-kahn and 13 others were accused of aggravated pimping ranging orgies basically.e denies the allegations but if convicted he could face up to ten years in jail and millions in fines. from the moon to earth, 20 -- 20 items neil on strong to back from him from his land on the moon 45 years ago showed up in this white purse. his widow found them in the closet. among the artifacts the movie camera that recorded the eagle landed and the planting of the american flag on the moon's surface. also cable and knitting. the curse is on loan at the national air and space museum. tomorrow could be your lucky day but the power ball jackpot slowing to $415 million but before you quit your job your chances of winning the one caught 1 in 175 million but there's a chance. stuart: before you go, when you were doing the story about d s k, we were running video on the side of view of a young half naked lady chasing the car. >> that was one of the protesters. they had words written on their backs and they were not topless. stuart: i wanted to make you aware of that. >> thank you for poi

dominique strauss-kahn, the former head of the international monetary fund, has gone on trial in france on charges of helping to procure women for sex parties. he was once tipped to win the french presidency. he is accused of being at the center of a prostitution ring. the parents of a former spy have said that -- she thought her husband would be killed when he spoke about corruption. he died after drinking tea leaf with radioactive polonium. marino was testifying at the public inquiry in london. three people have been killed by a bomb outside a stadium in northern nigeria just moments after president goodluck jonathan addressed in election campaign rally there. a female suicide bomber blew herself up inside the car. 18 people were injured. coming up on this program trying to combat ebola one jeff at a time. the first large-scale trials of an experimental vaccine have begun in liberia. south korean prosecutors are seeking a three-year prison term for the former korean air executive who became infamous for an in-flight tantrum over how she was served macadamia nuts. she ordered the plane

. >>> well, the former chief of the international monetary fund dominique strauss-kahn goes on trialharges. he was once considered a top presidential candidate in france. he's accused of being involved in a prostitution ring in france. he also resigned from the imf in 2011 when he was accused of sexually assaulting a u.s. hotel made. >>> another box office record for "american sniper." it made nearly $32 million. the biggest super bowl weekend gross ever. it has now made nearly $249 million in six weeks making it the most lucrative war movie without adjusting for inflation. the animated "paddington" came in a distant second. it was in a have itual tile with the time traveling thriller "project almanac." >>> and finally super bowl sponsors went for the heart strings. they made emotional and at times serious pitches to football fans. budweiser ad features a lost puppy and the buyer maker's signature clydesdales horses. it seemed to be a hit. always feminine products are in praise with this commercial urging viewers to reconsider what it means to do things like a girl. the ad was one of

dominique strauss-kahn takes the stand. a blow to the minister of india as an upstart anticorruption party wins a local state election in a landslide. the value of the swiss franc is hurting big companies.

and the aggravated pending trial of former imf boss dominique strauss-kahn have dropped accusations againstim. french president france while on has been visiting the jewish cemetery in the northeast reason -- francois hollande has been visiting the jewish cemetery northeast france after grace of been desecrated. and greece's debt dilemma. we will be looking at the

defendants take the stand in a trial of dominique strauss-kahn when a 14 accused of involvement in a prostitution ring. the new prime minister head to rome. looking to renegotiate greece's massive

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. >> tell me what you thought about strauss case. >> the victim told three different stories.n a prosecutor puts the victim on the stand, you are asking for the truth. if you don't know what story she is going to tell, you can't vouch for her truthfulness. i thought they were right in dismissing the charges. >> should they have brought it the way they did? should they have pulled him off the plane? was he a candidate to flee because he was a head of the imf? >> if i was the da, i would have hoped he had fled because it was a pain in the neck. i don't know all the facts but i think in retrospect it was a mistake. you make them put up the bail. if they flee, you say god bless them. you know they are not going to come back and commit that crime in the country. the amount of resources that go into a case like that is huge and distract. >> do you think they handled that right? >> i do. >> remind us about your father. it is almost like letters in the attic. >> one day, i was helping to cleanout my father's things which were a mess. he was 80 years old. i lifted out my mother's old n

ralph lauren levi strauss. $000 million we're talking about potentially. here are the names. ralph lauren, walmart jcpenney. this is america right here. this is american retail. they're getting smacked and we did not have a good holiday season. >> they're getting smacked. also billions in agriculture. look at auto companies, now actually flying in parts from asia? cheryl: right. >> so this is, it's a massive kind of underreported story in terms of the number of industries this is hitting worldwide or nationwide i should say. cheryl: all right. i have got breaking news guys. need you to stand by for just a moment. we want to give you an update to the explosion at an exxonmobil refinery in torrance, california. two people suffered minor injuries. they're being treated at scene. exonoree lease ad statement. this is what they're telling us. emergency procedures have been activated to address the incident. those pictures are amazing. employees are working with the appropriate agencies right now. our main concern is for the safety of our employees and also for our neighbors. torran

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