york against french political bigwig dominique strauss-khan. now, late this morning, strauss-khan appeared in court and heard prosecutors announce that their case is in trouble. they say the accuser here, their main witness, has a credibility problem. as a result, strauss-khan is no longer under house arrest, but authorities do still have his passport. now, prosecutors say they are not dropping charges, at least not yet. this thing gets a whole lot deeper, but i want to take it step by step. starting in new york with my colleague, cnn's richard ross. richard, i have a bunch of questions for you, but, first, what is it that caused the prosecution today to go into court and notify the judge and strauss-khan's attorneys that the case against him which is potentially fatally compromised? >> reporter: the prosecution said that in follow-up interviews with the alleged sex assault victim, that hotel maid, that there were inconsistencies in her descriptions and stories and her history and that at times she admitted that she lied because of other circum

>>> a day on the town for dominique strauss khan. his first since the rape allegations. tonight we learn more about why the case against him seems to be fallinging a35r9. >>> and the hottest new trends in fitness. mini runners swear by them. so why is the army banning these shoes? >>> and a disturbing start to the holiday weekend. the deaths of three swimmers in as many days prompting a warning to all beachgoers at the outer banks. good saturday. i'm craig melvin. >>> we start with concern on area roadways. preventing drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel an a weekend full of parties. tonight as police saturate the roads to catch drunk drivers we learn a crash that killed three may have involved alcohol. derrick ward is along 395 in arlington. good evening, derrick. >> good evening, craig. there's drivers probably already that shouldn't be out here. this 4th of july weekend, police from about half a dozen northern virginia jurisdictions are cracking down. before the sun had risen on this 4th of july weekend our area had already experienced a crash with fatalities.

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, and june 6th, strauss-khan pleaded not guilty.une 8th and 9th, when the maid's credibility starts to come into question. she admits to prosecutors, that she lied about being gang-raped in her native new guinea when pursuing asylum in the u.s. and june 28th the alleged victim told prosecutors she lied to a grand jury about what she did immediately after the encounter with strauss-khan, july 1st, strauss-khan is released from home confinement, without bail. and what a turn around in that case. really something. bill: some reports they'll drop it altogether, any moment. and a fast-moving thunderstorm, now, leaving its mark on tucson, arizona. high winds and driving rain, tearing down trees and power lines there. massive tree limbs crashing down on cars below, lightning striking electrical equipment and causing outages, across the area. thankfully, no injuries are reported, southern arizona, the town of tucson. >> a developing tragedy, mexican search crews are holding out hope at this hour, the 7 missing u.s. tourists are still alive.

dominique strauss-khan. under our system he will likely go free.at's not a good thing if he committed this crime, he should be prosecuted. if he committed this crime and she is an evil person, he still should be prosecuted. if she is so evil and lacking in credibility the government can't prove its case then it can prosecute. >> shepard: the people of france where he was widely considered to be a front-runner for the number one leader in all the land, the people of france were horrified, appalled by the treatment that he was given here in the united states. the perp-walk status. i wonder if anything will come of that? >> it might help him politically. if the charges are thrown out and he returns to france, he returns with the political popularity he had before he came here. >> but he faces charges over there? he does. criminal and civil. of a similar nature to this one. >> shepard: judge, thank you. the judge later on co-hosting the five. have you seen this new show? they put it on at 5:00, genius. 5:00 eastern, 4:00 in ox for. judge napolitano, an

dominic strauss-khan's accuser is going public. hotel housekeeper is giving graphic details of what she calls a sexual assault by one of the most powerful men in all the world. at one time a frontrunner for the presidency of france prosecutors say she hasn't told the truth. so will this media blitz help or hurt her case. a live update next. and millions of americans can soon have some extra spending money. some of the most popular prescription drugs in all the land are about to get a lot cheaper. what they are and how you will benefit just ahead from the journalists of fox news on this monday fox report. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. autonsurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. ben your lega. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve. and today, we're re-inventing aspi

. >> acompaÑado de su mujer dominic strauss khan saliÓ ed.n tribununi-ede manhattan en libertad fianzexual. >> se ha dado el primer paso gigantesco en la direcciÓn correcta. >> eso declarÓ el abogado del francÉs anunciando que el prÓximo caso es que el cargo se ha desestimado. strauss khan no tendrÁ que permanecer en arresto domiciliario como estaba hace seis semanas cuando tuvo que presentar una semana de $ 6 millones. indignado, el abogado de la presunta vÍctima indicÓ que las fiscalÍas y de temor de proseguir con el caso, y ha estado acusando a suh@h@univisi habÍa limpiado otra habitaciÓn de hotel despuÉs de ser atacada en vez de alertar a susempleadores. 24 horas despuÉs de haber hecho la denuncia discutiÓ con un hombre los beneficios econÓmicos de su acusación. >> hay muchas dudas sobre la credibilidad de la vÍctima. h@Ó visita a la corte serÁ el 18 de julio. >> aranceles contamos la historia de un univnot ed.noceÓ aparecieran las preguntas despuÉs de su vuelo de costa a costa en estados unidos con una tarjeta de embarquÉ vencida. losfamiliares del sospechoso de masacre ucson h@n

those headlines were pretty damning for dominique strauss-khan. where does he go -- again, keeping in mind, this guy may have had consensual sex, a married man, with a housekeeper. where does he go for legal recourse? does he have legal recourse in this case? >> unfortunately, no. that's the problem with our system. he was painted as a fraud. some of the headlines in new york city where they mocked him and calling him a rapist. the presumption of guilt sometimes overpowers the presumption of innocence. >> no legal recourse against prosecutors because they were simply going on the story they were told by the accuser. >> right. it is almost impossible to sue a prosecutor for bringing a charge that subsequently becomes false as long as they are acting in good faith. >> again, you think this is done, just the prosecution hasn't admitted it yet. >> matter of time. >> joe tacopina, thank you. appreciate it. >>> 7:09 right now. let's get the other morning stories from natalie morales at the news desk. good morning. >>> good morning, everyone. minnesota's

strauss-khan's lawyers have accused the writer of slander.e moment fans were enjoying the sounds of cheap trick. the next they were running for cover. [screams] collapse, the cause and aftermath of that stage disaster at a major music festival next. plus, a u.s. congressman says a man with a gun broke into his house and he says his family fought back. the congressman and the criminal face to face coming up. [ male announcer ] at nissan, we test the altima's durability on a track that simulates the world's toughest roads. ♪ [ tires screeching ] ♪ if it can survive this drive... ♪ it can survive yours. the nissan altima. innovation that lasts. innovation for all. ♪ innovation that lasts. innovation for all. challenge that thinking with olay. ♪ there's more than a jar of olay moisturizers in every bottle of olay bodywash to leave your skin feeling soft and smooth. with olay. >> shepard: remember cheap trick? the band was in the middle of performing in a festival in canada last night when the roof caved in. [screams] this is what it sounds likes

strauss-khan was arrested in new york in may on charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid. he was released without bail after the questions were raised about the maid's credibility. >>> it's deliberation day for the jury charged with deciding if casey anthony committed murder. they have been sequestered for six weeks and are hearing final arguments from the prosecution before meeting to figure out their verdict. karen brown has the latest from orlando. >> reporter: casey anthony's fate will be in the hands of the jury. jurors must decide if the 25- year-old murdered her two-year- old daughter caylee. this morning they heard prosecutors present their rebuttal to the defense's closing arguments. >> our position is that the facts in this case show beyond a reasonable doubt that this was a premeditated murder of a young child. >> prosecutor first focused on the forensic evidence trying to convince jurors that anthony killed her daughter more than three years ago by covering her face with duct tape. >> that tape had to have been on that skull before she decomposed. >> the defens

. >>> switching gears, hotel maid who accuses dominique strauss-khan of sexually assaulting her is speaking out for the first time. dsk was arrested in may and and immediately put under house arrest but he was let out after prosecutors here in new york discovered his accuser lied about some of the story. this week's "newsweek" she describes the alleged attack saying, quote, sir, stop this. i don't want to lose my job. he said, you're not going to lose your job. lawyers for dsk says she's trying to inflame public opinion. >>> democratic leader nancy pelosi will ask the house ethics committee to investigate david wu. he's accused of having an unwanted sexual encounter with a campaign donor's daughter. he told top aides it was consensual. he says he will not resign and will not run for re-election. midsection will suffer through >>> parts of the nation's midsection will suffer through another week of punishing hot weather. heat advisories are posted for texas, oklahoma, arkansas, missouri, kansas and illinois. temperatures in those areas could feel as high as 115 degrees. meanwhile the u.s. is

. >>> dominique strauss-khan is almost a free man today.gnizance after a bombshell from new york prosecutors. in a ten-minute hearing they told the court they had serious questions about the credibility of the hotel maid who tess strauss-kahn sexually assaulted her a month ago. they think she lied about this case and others including her asylum application from her native guinea. there's dna evidence that sex took place between the maid and the former head of the international monetary fund, but khan said it was consensual, the maid's lawyer says it most certainly was not. >> he then grabbed her vagina with so much force that he hurt her. he grabbed her vagina with so much force that he bruised her vagina. when she went to the hospital later that day, the nurses who examined her saw the bruises on her vagina that were caused by dominique strauss' hand, and they took pictures of the bruises on her vagina, and the district attorney has those pictures. >> weeks ago when strauss-kahn was first allowed to leave jail, he was made to put up $1 mil

about the alleged secrets and lies surrounding the woman who accused former imf chief dominique strauss-khan of rape. >> start your engines. we've got the best deals on american-made cars from consumer reports. >> first, fire crews fighting the largest wildfire in new mexico state history. more than 10,000 people forced to leave their homes days ago. one of the nation's top nuclear weapons labs evacuated. now, the fire doing serious damage to native american tribal lands. dan springer has been following this story all day. he joins us live from los alamos, new mexico. dan it has been a difficult day out there. >> reporter: yeah, the overall fight continues. 113,000 acres, only 5% containment. the battle to save the all important nuclear lab here in los alamos has been won. we got that word today from the lab director in a news conference he said they've transitioned from emergency status to recovery mode. it means 200 firefighters who were protecting the lab can go to a more active section of the fire. lab staff have gotten inside to check for damage. although, because of the strong response

stood by claims saying strauss-khan should be held accountable.r the french accuser, you see her here. the mother says she had a quote consensual but brutal sexual encounter with the former imf chief. she tells a french magazine it happened several years before he allegedly raped her daughter. fox urgent now. there is word that the united states recently came close to killing a top al qaeda leader anwar al-awlaki. the feds have linked him to recent terror plots against the u.s. including its attempted christmas day underwear bombing, the fort hood massacre and the botched times square car bombing. almost. national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jen, what happened? >> well, shep, we have new details about this near miss assassination of anwar al-awlaki. perhaps the most wanted al qaeda terrorist after usama bin laden and his deputy ayman al zawahiri. it was first reported by abc news. but now senior u.s. defense and intelligence officials tell fox that on may 5th, just four days after the bin laden raid, intelligence provi

to prosecute strauss-khan. >> she wants to get on the stand at trial, despite everything people haveeen saying about her. she wants to get on stand at the criminal trial and testify about what happened in that hotel room. >> the d.a.'s office issued a statement defending its investigation, adding, quote, any suggestion that this office should be recused is wholly without merit. now, as we said yesterday, the d.a. and defense attorneys huddled over what may happen with the case. many experts say it's falling apart thanks to serious credibility issues with the maid. she's admitted lying about her past. dsk attorneys called the meeting, as we said, constructive and they're moving on. but there's also an issue over what the maid said in a recorded jailhouse phone call with a friend a day after the attack. her attorney says she's paraphrased as saying dsk has a lot of money and she knows what she's doing. but the lawyer challenges whether that call was correctly translated from her native language and he wants to take a listen to that audiotape. eventually, they'll get to take a look at i

tendra que esperar hasta conocer el el ex director ente del fondo monetario internacional dominique strauss khan que cumplir mas arresto domiciliario, pero sigue imputado por las acusaciones de asalto sexual e intento de violaciÓn.. asi lo decidiÓ el juez michael obus, en nueva york.... tanto la fiscalia como la defensa del economista frances han encontrado elementos que ponen en duda la credibilidad de la inmigrante africana de 32 aÑos, que lo denunciÓ el 14 de mayo por asalto sexual e intento de violaciÓn... aparentemente la mujer habria mentido a las autoridades de inmigracion cuando solicito asilo y habria mantenido contacto telefonico que les tomo fotos habrian violado sus derechos constitucionales.. eso es lo que sostiene la organizacion pro libertades civiles aclu... el estudiante tomo foto de los uniformados durante una infraccion vehicular y estos le pidieron identificacion y le dijeron que necesitaba permiso para fotografiarlos... aclu sostiene que con la tecnologia celular muchos policias temen que sus acciones sean captadas y .... hay nuevas altenativas para que los duenos de cas

you seeing the financial super star and one time frontrunner for the french presidency, dominic strauss-khanssault holding a news conference today and telling about her struggles. >> we cry every day. we can't sleep. me and my family [inaudible] what happened to me, i don't want that to happen to any other woman. because this is just too much for me. it's too much for me and my daughter. >> >> shepard: she also claims the bad things said about her is not true. the accuser's case against the former imf chief looking shaky when prosecutors said they found inconsistencies in her statement and dominique strauss-khan's lawyers w t chiefox report correspondent jonathan hunt in new york tonight. she has been very outspoken in recent days talking to everybody and now publicly. >> yeah, shep. though she didn't take any questions today. she spoke for a few minutes there. repeatedly talking about how tough this has all been for her and how she has been totally dependent on her daughter to keep her going through this ordeal. listen. one day my daughter told me, she said mom, promise me you stop crying.

a stunning reversal of fortune for dominique strauss khan.urt with a $6 million bail off his back after the state case against him went into a free fall. >> there will be no rush to judgment in the case. >> prosecutors admitted to the defense attorneys thursday and then to a judge that the hotel maid's credibility was developing gaping holes and she accused the french royal banker of sexually assaulting her in a posh new york hotel suite. according to authorities now admits to lying about parts of her story and that's not all. among other discrepancies, the state said after the alleged attack, she repeated 3 told police and the grand jury he stayed in a hall way after escaping until he left in an elevator. prosecutors now say she admits the truth and first cleaned another hotel skbooet then returned to the scene of her encounter before reporting it to the supervisor. >> other alleged lies claims she was gang raped as part of an asylum claim to remain in the u.s. admitting she didn't tell the truth in a tax return claiming a friend's child as

she alleges thahat strauss-khan tried to rape her. he denies the charges and says he will sue for slander. will breeze default on its debts -- greece default on its debts? what's it all depends on how you define "defog." -- "default." new problems as monday when the standard and poor's rating agency said the leading proposal under consideration will likely bring the country into a form of the fault. the comments from standard and poor's and the first comments from our rating agency. the plan aims to encourage holders of greek government bonds, issued between now and 2013, to roll over into new greek bonds. that plan would leave participating bondholders were soft and probably lead to greece being declared in selected defaults. >> meanwhile, a rating firm was summoned after it issued a warning about the italian government's latest austerity measures. the meeting came before the measures were formerly post. >> sylvia boroughs tony -- silvlvio berlusconi has praised the austerity package has not overly tough. but the market was unenthusi

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a french novelist is accusing strauss-khan of attempted rape. she claims it happened when she was trying to interview him in 2002. he's accused of sexual assaulting a hotel maid in manhattan also. he says they will file a lawsuit against the french novelist for slander. >>> amanda knox is back in court. the young american in italy jailed for murder. lifetime did not show up for the hearing so the case has been delayed to january. a ruling on knox's appeal could come this fall, brian. >>> to a touching tribute to the vet rans of the vietnam war. a smaller version is making its way across the country in seattle. the replia is 240 feet long and 8 feet high and prompting powerful emotions. >> this is the first time i've ever dared venture to the wall, and it's har, but it's good. i'm glad i did it. i'm glad i'm here. i don't really know anybody that died over there. i just wanted to learn about it and i just wanted to see it, so i came over. >> the 3/4 scale version includes the names of more than 59,000 men and women who died in the vietnam war. >>

attorneys for dominique strauss-khan who was once head of the international monetary fund and a shoe in as one of the cop candidates for french presidency continued to say all charges should be dropped. a judge has thrown out a lawsuit that challenges federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. the suit claims the research violates the ban on tax dollars financing work that harms human embryos. the policy only allows research on existing embryos and will not destroy any new ones. lawyers behind the lawsuit say they are looking at all options for an appeal. the suspected leader of a polygamist cult now set to go to trial on two sexual assault on a child. he is speaking out and saying that the evidence in this case will shock the world wait until you hear what we have heard so far. is it full-time nor instant replay for the national past time? when you see this call, it's possible you will rethink it. t . the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the iihs. that's the power

. >> it's been a turbulent six weeks for dominique strauss-khan , from top financial official to criminal defendant. but he left court look ago sured and encouraged by the cracks in the case against him. >> that was a report from new york. syrian security forces have reportedly shot dead at least 14 protesters as hundreds of thousands of people took part in some of the biggest demonstrations since syria's uprising began in march. people took to the streets across the country calling on president assad to step down. from damascus, kwleen reports. >> hysteria, some of the biggest since demonstrations began in march. these pictures show hundreds of thousands of people in hamas. it is the city where 10,000 people were killed after the regime brutally suppressed an uprising in 1982. they are unafraid to defy their rulers. activists say at least 3 million participated nationwide in demonstrations today, a figure that is impossible to verify. but what is certain is large scale protests are taking place. these pictures from the city show crowds of demonstrators. similar scenes, the country's seco

word the sex assault case against the former imf chief, dominique strauss-khan collapsed, and, here'sst," quotes a law enforcement source, she, referring to the accuser, continuously lied to us and is not a credible witness. she cannot be put on the stand. she's a flawed witness. what do you think will happen here? >> reporter: well, i think the case is in serious jeopardy and will be dismissed and they are trying to scramble to get him to plead guilty to a low level misdemeanor, and he clearly had sex with the woman. a quick story. i have a buddy, lives on the west coast and had a bride from overseas who was an immigrant here, without documentation, and, suddenly, she alleges that my buddy was guilty of some kind of physical abuse. and turns out, that if you say, an immigrant here, a female and you claim an allegation of sex abuse, you can't be deported until the case is litigated, and it turns out, this is the new immigration racquet, women say they were raped an abused by their american husbands and then, stay here despite their immigration status until the case is resolved and oft

as a part a french writer says she was attacked decade ago but strauss khan's lawyers say of slander and will soon. those they have lines here nineteen x. we revisit kyrgyzstan to assess its post saw that existence after a year of that seen violence ethnic conflict and a revolution. kurdistan the central asian country and former soviet republic. in the space of just five years this state has gone through two revolutions the country is divided into two parts both by the mountains and by the unresolved conflict between the developed north and i call cultural south. kurdistan overcome its political and ethnic standoff there be a repetition of spontaneous riots involving a mass loss of life. and . tucked away in the mountains one hundred fifty kilometers from the capital bishkek is the village of actos at best only six hundred villagers are left here now. but when kurdistan was part of the soviet union people from all over the republic were eager to come here. with the word that these are mine do not use the or was taken from them in the open pit where the heavy duty bellows trucks are b

that the chambers from georgetown university believes the media played a substantial role in strauss khan's demise. he fits this paradigm of you know villain victor you know the victim being the victim but the villain being you know the old pepe le pew court to figure was based on these stereotypes and you've got the shady european french guy who you can you know mauled into this kind of creature and then all at the same time i mean this coincides with the whole white men behaving badly thing with terms of how our particular television media and see the blogosphere and internet pundits work that doesn't matter it's all fear it's all ratings it's all you know machinations and bringing opinion into it you know does it matter what happens this guy has fulfilled his role and then on the other hand you have the victim now who was slaughtered lamb kind of victim you know fulfilling that role in the opera now she comes into you know the third world. call kind of illegal alien you know so we can play to that stereotype in. some other news in brief now roadside bomb ripped through a minibus in the s

picking up the baton from her predecessor to deal with the problems and reforms that began under strauss khan's watch but not easy christine has our says there's still more interest in it muckraking than money matters i from violence on the streets of the middle east. to protests in north africa to europe. portugal's credit rating has been deemed junk. and in greece. where unemployment hovers at about sixteen percent and the debt crisis has sparked anger nearly all of this anger stemming from poverty and failed economic policies in the us as well high unemployment sits atop a mountain of problems like housing prices and slow financial growth. this is the world christine legarde inherits as she begins at her new post as managing director of the international monetary fund in her first formal meeting with the press at the i.m.f. headquarters in washington she seemed optimistic in her hopes the international monetary fund is here to serve and to provide services to its hundred and eighty seven members if not there's actually a good news story but still the inaugural press conference for the new ma

she was attacked in two thousand and three bodies noise say they will sue for slander becomes a strauss khan's new york sex assault case is reportedly on the verge of collapse as prosecutors question his accuser's credibility well for analysis of strauss current situation i'm now joined live by robert zaretsky he's a professor of french history at the university of houston on his college thanks so much for joining us live there on your webcam now these new sexual assault charges only emerged just as the new york case apparently started falling apart what do you make of the timing here. well. it's difficult to say not just on but i'm not her lawyer. but in a way that's misleading to say that they're only just emerging bill they started to emerge several years ago. tristan in a novel that she wrote five years ago. presenting an account of of this attack or this alleged attack and though she didn't name stross khan is the attacker it was a well known secret in paris that in fact she was the one you who did attacker according to her account and for the last. three or four years in paris it has bee

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strauss-khan pleaded not guilty to the assault and his attorneys say any sex was consensual and theret appearance, one week from today. alisyn: we'll see what happens with the charges, rick leventhal, thanks for the update. >> reporter: sure. bill: how about this. 23 straight days of triple digit temperatures. and, dallas, texas, there has been no relief from the heat and there are new concerns that a scorching weather can trigger new wildfires, maria molina is live in the fox weather center. how is it in texas. >> hi, bill, the heat is not going whaern across the central and southern plains and you mentioned the possible wildfires being sparked up and the reason is because we have a big high pressure system in place across the center of the u.s., no rain in the forecast and scorching-hot temperatures, and the one good thing as far as wildfires go is we don't have gusty winds and calm winds are in place but, drought conditions will provide a lot of dry brush, for these wildfires to be fueled. otherwise, high pressure system not going anywhere already kicking off the work week across t

law enforcement sources say the hotel maid accusing dominique strauss-khan of assault has repeatedlyd to prosecutors and is not a credible witness. investigators say she's a con artist with ties to drug dealers and money lawnunderers who deposited money in her bank account. he'll request to be released from house arrest or be given more time outside. the nigerian man accused of boarding a flight at j.f.k. airport with an expired boarding pass is due in a los angeles courtroom today. he allegedly used the pass to board a virgin american flight to lax. he was then arrested trying to board a delta flight on wednesday with another bogus boarding pass. they are demanding an investigation into the breach. the tsa says it's reviewing the incident. and a powerful storm system pummelling the midwest overnight with severe weather being blamed for the death of a wisconsin man when a tree collapsed on to his motorcycle. it packed winds up to 80 miles per hour knocking out power to thousands of homes. and in just three hours, leon panetta will be sworn in as the new secretary of defense. panetta

. >> strauss-khan's lawyers say she's worried about not getting money if criminal charges are dropped lawyer says he plans to file a civil lawsuit as well. >> and a challenge being mounted to a new state law putting gay history on the public school cirriculum. it requires students be taught about contributions made by lesbians gay and transgender americans in their social studies classes. but a coalition of groups filed referendum papers to repeal that bill. >> when you start talking about changing history textbooks to please a special interest group, that is what really raised people's hackels in what we've been hearing. >> when signing sb 48, governor brown says history should be honest and stopped sb coalition has 8 days to qualify for next june's ballot. >> why airlines are raising their fares so they can save on tax autos and find out why many of the most heavily prescribed medications are about to put a smaller dent in your wallet. >>> we have breaking news now in south san jose near morgan hill. sky 7 hd is live overhead. a brush fire is burning off south monterey road this, is

strauss-khan was freed from house arrest earlier this week and back home in france, a new poll finds0% of french voters want strauss-khan to get back into politics and possibly enter the 2012 french presidential race. group of veterans trying to help one of their own. he served in the u.s. navy during world war ii and died last year in washington state. he was honored with a flag and a letter from president obama. but the local v.a. cannot find his family to give him those mementos. >> find somebody that will take this letter from president obama, he actually signed and his flight for him and give honor for his time in service. >> the v.a. is hoping that glenn's family will come forward to claim the flag and that letter of thanks. a special tribute to our service members this fourth of july weekend from under the sea. look at this. oscar nominated songwriter carol connors and others waved a banner under the waters of key la largo, florida. he wrote "gonna fly now" from the rocky movies was directed at the stated u of liberty. we'll send it outside to maria. >> hey, ainsley. happy ind

strauss-khan is set to countersue a french author. she accused the former imf chief of trying to rape her eight years ago in his apartment. incredible video of a dust storm blanketing phoenix, arizona, the storm delaying flights, knocking out power to thousands of people. wow, amazing pictures here. that's the dust wall. at one point, it reached 10,000 feet high. wow. look at that, it looks beautiful if it weren't not so beautiful. it moved quickly across the desert and downtown area at 60 miles per hour. and those are your headlines. >> all right. straight ahead, it's a nice gig if you can get it, a prison worker earning more than $800,000 a year? in california, how do they afford that? that's not the biggest scandal. next, stuart varney uncovers something that will make your blood boil! right, stuart? >> yes. ok, you weren't supposed to talk. they're subsidized by your tax dollars to attack fox news. is media matters breaking the law or can they get away with this? even though i'm a great driver, and he's... not so much. well, for a

. >>> dominic strauss-khan is being accused of rape. woman's lawyer says she's already discussed the incident publicly. he's also been charged with rape against a hotel maid in manhattan. >>> roger clemmens is expected in federal court on wednesday for allegedly lying to congress. he was accused of using performance enhancing drugs and lying about it. several well known athletes are on the witness list. brian macaby is the star witness and the prosecution is expected to last four to six weeks. >>> the last flight of nasa's 30-year shuttle program is four days away. the four astronauts who will take the shuttle atlantis on friday will deliver supplies to the international space station. the shuttle commander says he and his crew are looking forward to the mission ahead. >> we have a very event-filled mission haevd us. we have 12 days. we'll be very busy. we have an abridged crew and when it's all over, i think i speak again for everyone when i say we'll be very proud to put the right-hand book end on the . it will join discovery and atla

judge releasing dominique strauss-khan from house arrest today.y issues with his accuser's story. he still faces sexual assault charges. >> maria shriver filing for a divorce from arnold schwarzenegger. sliver citing irreconcilable differences. the couple has been together for 25 years. he admitted to fathering a child with their housekeeper. i'm marianne rafferty. now back to on the record. >> greta: yes, casey a liar. that's known. what does the prosecution have in terms of evidence? it is not enough she is a liar. >> do you have an opinion as to manner of death in this case? >> yes. >> what is that opinion? >> homicide. >> the fact there's duct tape anywhere attached to that child's face is to me, indication of a homicide. >> can you, from the evidence, rule out accidental death? >> no. >> in this case, do you know what the manner of death is? >> manner of death, i could -- no. i would not be able to tell you. to not open the head, i think is a failure. i failure of the autopsy. i tell you another thing that if an autopsy was done in a correspo

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they argue the hotel maid that claimed strauss-khan sexually assaulted her isn't credible.new york post" after it claimed she also works as a frosty tut. >>> and a french author filed a lawsuit during strauss-khan, claiming he tried to rape her during a 2003 book interview. >>> and a pakistani panel is trying to prevent relatives of osama bin laden from leading without permission. they are investigating the raid that killed the al qaeda leader and heightened tensions between pakistan and the united states. >>> jury selection begins today in federal court in washington, d.c. in the trial of pitching great roger clemens, accused of lying to congress in 2008, saying he never used performa e performance-enhancing drugs during his 23-season career. >>> a body found in a creek is not missing indiana university student lauren spiere referen s. it is not yet identified, but it definitely not spierer. >>> with the shuttle program about to come to an end, guess who these are tough times for? john glenn, first american to orbit the earth. we heard tough talk from him on what this era

the 32-year-old tells "newsweek" and abc news that she hopes god punishes dominique strauss-khan and he gets sent to jail. she says he wants him to know he can't use his money or power to get away with it regarding questions about her credibility, dialo admits she's made mistakes but shouldn't stop prosecutors from going forward with the case. happy ending in the works for this penguin known as happy feet. the 10-month-old took his first dip in the water since being rescued on a new zealand beach last month. he is going to be heading home, by the way. he was found earlier this morning very sick with sand and sticks in his stomach. it appears he got lost after leaving antarctica. officials at the wellington zoo have been taking special care of him ever since. >> the detail we have on this case is astounding. >> it is indeed. >> it would be different if that was a unique looking penguin. that looks like every penguin that we've seen. >> they saved his life! he ate sticks! >> the jackass penguin from the english channel. remember that? still looking for that one. >> just jumped in. >> i

freedom, just a matter of days away for dominique strauss-khan. a top investigator tells "the new york post" charges against the former imf chief could be dropped any time now. he faces charges for raping a new york hotel maid but her credibility has come into question in recent days. the investigator says dismissal is a certainty. his next appearance in court more than two weeks away. what better way to end a patriotic weekend than with fireworks? here in new york city, the spectacular display lit up the sky over the hudson river. families also celebrated on facebook posting pictures of their loved ones serving our great country. here's private first class adrian van wyck in the middle holding the flag and check out little margaret codgill. she was just reunited with her dad after he spent a year in iraq. that's a sweet one. >> that's a great shot to end on. and let's talk about a new beginning. new beginning today as the senate comes back to work and says i know i was supposed to have off. i'm going to come back and work on the arm because we ha

strauss-kahn faces new allegations of rain. this time by a woman of france. an author has come forward saying khan-strauss tried to rape her during an interview in 2003. the 62-year-old was released from house arrest on friday, when a hotel maid's allegations came forward. strauss-kahn resigned from the imf in may following the rape charge. >>> a fund-raiser to help find the killer of a san mateo restaurant manager got underway just over an hour ago. doug costello was shot to death outside this d 1 tgif restaurant on january 21st, 2008. his killer has never been found. today would have been his 140th birthday. the restaurant is contribute the 5% of all sales to increase the current $40,000 reward in the case. the fund-raiser lasts until 1:00 a.m. >>> a group of watt -- squatters is operating at the mission district and a chaotic scene broke out last night when police officers showed um. >> hey! hey! police arrested one man last night. he's part of a group called homes, not jails. they have taken over a building on 20 the and mission. >> this -- on 20th and mission. >>> this property has been sitti

the women accusing dsk, dominique strauss-khan of sexual assault, is facing the public for the firstk city hotel housekeeper standing by her story, despite question about her credibility. claiming that dsk, the former head of the international monetary fund, attacked her snide of her hotel room in new york. rick leventhal is live in brooklyn. what is going on there today? >> reporter: bill, they are getting ready for the news conference, beginning less than two hours from now inside the christian cultural center in brooklyn and it will be nifissatou diallo's first public appearance, and she spoke to "newsweek" and abc but today according to her attorneys she'll thank her supporters and appear with community and religious leaders and, one or both of them may discuss yesterday's meeting with prosecutors, where attorneys for both sides spent nearly 8 hours with a translator, listening to phone calls, between nifissatou diallo and a friend incarcerated in arizona. early reports suggested that she told the friend that she could make money off the case and the lawyer says that that is not

. >>> attorneys say dominique strauss-khan will never plead guilty to anything. the former imf chief's lawyers sat down with manhattan prosecutors to discuss the next steps in the case. prosecutors have questioned the housekeeper's credibility. >>> federal appeals court is ordering the pentagon to stop enforcing don't ask, don't tell immediately. congress repealed the policy last winter but the obama administration favors a slow transition to open service by gays and lesbians in the military. now, if that's to continue, the administration will have to get the u.s. supreme court to block the appeals court order. >>> federal regulators are ordering exxonmobil to make safety upgrades to its montana pipeline. it ruptured last week, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the yellowstone river. for starters, exxonmobil will have to rebury the pipeline under the riverbed to protect the river from future accidents. >> the water's going out into farmlands in places here. you can see where animals graze, where people use this land for livestock purposes. so, it's going

. >> former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss-khan is reportedly in the hamptons.y after a judge lifted his house arrest. yesterday prosecutors announced there are problems with the credibility of the hotel maid who accused straus can of trying to -- to rape her. >> president obama pushing congress to quickly approve a deficit reduction plan. pursuing such opposing strategies it seems likely nothing will get done in the short term. voters are noticing. congress' approval rating is 26 points lower than the president's. his isn't too good. more voters disapproving of congress' performance as well. here we have it for you. can our dysfunctional lawmakers ever get together on the budget and the debt ceiling? joining us now former senior adviser to congresswoman nancy pelosi. and a consultant for the national republican senator committee. thank you both for joining us. matt, i'll start with you. folks not too happy. is congress doing the job that we are voting them to do? they all seem to have drawn a line in the sand. who really is suffering from that? at whose expense