susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >>> anti-monarchry protests are expect ed in canada today.st trip outside uk as a married couple. while in montreal, they took a cooking class. the royal couple scheduled to make their way to california on friday. >> this was the scene at the georgia state capital in atlanta yesterday. thousands of people there protesting the state's new anti-immigration law. most of that law went into effect last week. >> if they deported our parents who are we going to have to take care of us? we can't take care of ourselves. >> it is the first time i feel like i've been targeted because of how i look. it's very uncomfortable. sometimes i don't feel secure. >> a federal judge stopped some of the more controversial proigz of the law from going into effect, including the one allowing police to question suspects about their immigration status. >>> rhode island has now legalized same-sex civil unions. governor lincoln chafee signed the bill into law yesterday. it will give same-sex couples a bunch of new state tax breaks, health care benefits and other legal pe

oh, i am told we just lost susan candiotti.y, because so many people wanted to get married on the day, and the city said we'll put your names in and you can win a lottery. susan candiotti is back with us. >> reporter: the city has made arrangements to have a pool camera in there so that it's more organized as the couples begin to exchange their wedding vows. t. j., they have been lining up for hours here outside the city clerk's office in new york for more than half of the 800 same-sex couples will be married in new york city. it's an exciting time. a lot of jitters. we're seeing some in wedding gowns and more in casual attire, and then some in tuxedos, and one flower shop is handing fresh cut flowers for the couples in line and their families. one couple was just married after midnight in niagara falls. we have one on the books already. gay activist have been fighting for this in new york state for many, many years. it's one of six states to allow same-sex marriages. we have a a couple joining us now. you have waited for this

our susan candiotti takes us there as new york kicked off a long, happy day of nuptials. >> reporter:couple to say "i do" as cameras rolled at the city clerk's office. >> till death do us part. >> when i heard those last words and till death do us part, i started crying and couldn't stop. >> reporter: freddie and marcus exchanged vows in front of a handful of witnesses. they met online, fell in love at first sight and have been fighting for same-sex marriage ever since. >> it's the moment we've been waiting for for years. >> a dream come true for us. >> a dream come true. this is my husband now, freddie as opposed to my boyfriend or partner. >> reporter: becoming among the first same-sex couples to marry in new york, the significance hasn't escaped them or what they proudly hope to tell their children one day. >> i guess we'll be telling them when we were young, you know, there was no such as us being able to get married and we were part of that day. we were part of like the people who were there when it did happen in new york at least. >> reporter: they plan on saving the e-mail that

our susan candiotti is at a new york eatery crowded with fans of team usa. oh, my gosh. hey must be at the edge of their seats there, susan. >> reporter: it's always fun to watch a game like this at home. but it's also a lot of fun, some might argue much more fun, when you're in a group like this. i mean, you've got the owner of the bar called zoomschneider's. he's got the horn going. when they took a break here all the fans started clinking their beer steins together. they're having a great time. there's a lot of tension going on. as you know they've got two more 15-minute periods back to back coming out of this break. and anything could happen. this crowd's ready for it. they are into the game. they are screaming, they are yelling. and, yeah, there are fans for japan here as well as the usa. but everybody's getting along. it's a great place to watch the game. fredricka? >> that's fantastic, susan. we'll check back with you as the match goes into overtime. >>> okay. in our financial fix today, you can save money by changing a few habits at home. yesterday i talked to fin

susan candiotti in new york with the details now. susan? >> reporter: hi, kyra. good morning to you. yes, this investigation is now 24 hours old. as fbi tries to figure out how they are going to approach this. all of it started, kyra, with a report in a british tabloid that a private investigator here in new york, that there was an attempt to hire him to hack into phone records of 9/11 victims and families, as well as reach out into the voice mails of 9/11 victims and families. the fbi, that appears to be the starting point and see if there is any truth in that. people on thrill and 9/11 families have been pushing for this. the u.s. attorney general has acknowledged during a news conference in australia in the last 4 hours that, yes, indeed, this is taking place. and already we have reaction from 9/11 families, including jim riches who lost his son, a firefighter, on 9/11. >> in somebody went in and took our information and took our last messages from our sons or what we were talking about, it's not none of their business unless they can ask us and if we're willi

susan candiotti is just outside gracie mansion. so how are the preparations? what's going on?> reporter: well, they're expecting about 120 guests at the special celebration. as we know, gracie mansion is the home to new york city's mayor and in this case, a rare event tonight for mayor michael bloomberg. that is because he will be officiate agent the marriage of two of his staffers. his chief policy adviser and the head of consumer affairs. it's a rare event because the mayor has only officiated twice before. once for his daughter, emma, and once for former mayor rudy giuliani. and he decided to do it tonight, he says, to show his support not only for his friends, but for same-sex marriage. of course, he's been an advocate of this for years. and so they are expecting to set up a tent on the lawn. it's ready to go. in fact, they're going to be featuring foods from across new york state. and this will be overlooking the east river. so it's sure to be a great site for everyone who's attending there. but, of course, this isn't going over well with everyone. there was a protest tod

let's check in with susan candiotti. she has been with fans both cheering for usa and japan from manhatt manhattan. all right. what are they saying? how are they thinking and feeling? >> hi, fredricka. we're here at zoomschneider's in lower manhattan. obviously this has put a damper on things here. usa fans clearly disappointed by chapd. let me talk to you. you've been watching every second of this game. in the end, do you have your heart in your throat? >> i feel like crying. this was the year the u.s. should have won. they had the best team out there. >> reporter: what can they walk away from with this? >> they have some young players who are incredible. morgan who scored one of the goals is 22. she has a long time to play. ten years or more on the national team. that's very hopeful. >> reporter: is there something that they could have done better do you think? >> there was a defensive mistake. i think they know it. it happens occasionally. and japan is good enough to capitalize on it. i think u.s. had the heart. just

here is susan candiotti. >> reporter: natasha is a rape victim, a survivor that overcame fear and humiliationtestified against him at trial, and he's sentenced to a maximum of 50 years. do you think about the rapist? >> absolutely i think about him. i am not afraid of him anymore. he's just another mugshot. >> she's closely watching the legal debate over whether prosecutors will drop the case against dominique strauss-kahn. there is forensic evidence of a sexual encounter involving a hoe mel maid, but was a crime committed. his attorneys say he will never plead guilty to anybody. prosecutors are weighing questions about the accusers' lies in the past and think it may be too hard for a jury to overcome. >> how critical is it in your view for both the victim and the attacker? >> in this country you're innocent until proven guilter, and i think that should be the case for the complaining witness as well. >> and she knows some of the prosecutors on the strauss-kahn case, and she's featured in a new documentary about a manhattan sex crimes unit, and she talks about her rape. >> physically i was th

susan candiotti is covering the story for us from new york city. san is going to be with us shortly, but again, that is dominique strauss-kahn out and about in manhattan. again, that case seems to be unraveling because of the alleged -- what do you know? >> reporter: well, first of all, we have -- i have direct information according to a source with direct knowledge of this investigation. about two different things, first of all is confirmation about reporting that originally appeared in the "new york times" but now we have an independent confirmation of it. the first, don, has to do with a jailhouse phone call that was made, according to the source from the jail to the hotel maid just a day after the alleged sexual assault at the hotel, and in this phone call, and this is being paraphrased for me, the inmate at the hotel who was described to me as a boyfriend of the hotel maid, she says to him, words to the effect of, i'm fine, don't worry about me, i've got the situation covered, this man has a lot of money. words that effect. this is a key phone

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joining us from new york, susan candiotti. her turn of events in this one, susan. >> reporter: you're right. one more, don. you're right about that. yes, indeed, this woman is breaking her silence now about two months after the alleged attack at the hotel. that happened in may. you remember that she accused dominique shaus kahn, then head of the international monetary fund of sexually assaulting her. these are charges he has denied. he says he will plead not guilty to anything she says. however, as a reminder, we'll tell you that authorities have said that they found forensic evidence that a sexual encounter did happen in that room. now, it has been cnn's policy in the to make victims, because this woman went public in granting interviews to "newsweek" and abc news, cnn is now identifying her. we have a couple of quotes that she told abc news about what happened after her description of it. she said, "i want justice. i want him to go to jail. and then she also provided this quote." she said, i want limb him to kn there are some

cnn's national correspondent susan candiotti is joining us outside the townhouse where strauss-kahn has been living. susan, this is an amazing turnabout in this case. >> reporter: it certainly is is turnabout. primarily because of what has been revealed within the last 48 hours. the district attorney announcing that their own investigators have discovered serious credibility issues during the course of their investigation. this is a woman that they believe strongly in and went out of their way to say. so did the police department. but then they found some chinks in the armor, some outright lies. that's why we are where we are. the court decided to release dominique strauss-kahn on his own rekcognizance while the district attorney decides what to do next. the judge said there will be no rush to judgment. but clearly and admittedly the d.a. has big problems with this case, fred. >> susan, what has strauss-kahn been doing now that his house arrest, so to speak, is over? has he left the premises? have you seen anything about what his day-to-day is now going to be like? >> reporter: well, it

here's cnn's susan candiotti. >> reporter: on the same night emily good was released, a man recorded neighborhood. >> what are you being detained for? >> reporter: you can hear him speaking to the young men. >> what are they being detained for? >> reporter: the men were released and barnes approached the police officers. >> can i have your lieutenant's name, sir? can i have your business card so i know who interacted with these boys? >> reporter: barnes said he didn't record what happened next. >> i walked across the street like this gentleman is about to do. they sped across the street and said, jaywalking. we got you on camera jaywalking. >> reporter: barnes was ticketed for not using a crosswalk, later changed to disorderly conduct and obstructing traffic. other charges followed including weapons possession -- what barnes said was a utility knife and marijuana possession. barnes pleaded not guilty to the charges but said the jaywalking ticket was a way of punishing him for making the recording. police chief james shepherd said jaywalking is a violation of traffic law and led to ot

susan candiotti talked to one man who could be called a detective in the word of computer hacking. >>orter: computers can hold all kinds of personal and professional secrets from bank account pass words to sensitive business e-mails, but every minute of every day, those secrets can be targets of so-called cyber generals who can link computers who act like soldiers and illegal network calls a bottled net. -- botnet. what is a botnet? >> it's a computer network that's been ad hoc put together by criminals or people with mall intent. >> reporter: who are the people doing this? >> it ranges everything from kids just playing around to regular professional cyber criminals. >> they tracks those illegal botnet networks. companies hire them to see whether their computers being hacked, you might call them a hacker tracker. >> reporter: how does a hack start. >> a bunch of computers are out in corporate environments with a piece of mall wear or software viruss that feed information back to the control center. >> reporter: information is being sent back to the control center? >> this is an hour-l

fans are in new york city right now and susan candiotti is there ready for kick off. what is the spirit like in the room? >> reporter: oh, this place is packed already and we're half an hour away. one of the most popular places to watch a soccer game, on the lower east side of manhattan. and mainly the fan base here is americans but outside they have both the american flag and a japanese flag as well. so it's going to be an excitementing afternoon once things get underway, fred. >> so you've taulked to a lot o die hard fans and a girl's soccer club there in new york. what are they doing today besides watching the game? >> reporter: it was fun to stop in on the practice as the boys and girls play on the same team were watching. and we asked the coach, what does all of this teach them how far the women have come, that they made it to the finals? what do the kids think about that? and here's what the coach said. >> a lot of times i think girls see that only men sporting teams are given the hoo-rah and women can aspire to the same level, if not more. >> they know the play

cnn national correspondent susan candiotti joins me now from new york. a lot of people are worried about that. >> they sure are, fred. about $800 billion could be at stake ranging from direct student loans to federal pell grants that help low income students. now many students are starting to show up for the fall semester, not knowing if the money will be dispersed on time. because of the crisis going on on capitol hill. jose moreno, 18 years old, will be starting his sophomore year at syracuse university and relies completely on student aid. he's a journalism major and watching closely what is happening. take a look at some of the money he's been awarded. he has a federal pell grant for $5500. he gets $2,000 from the supplemental educational opportunity program, and syracuse university gives him a tuition grant of $34,000. he qualifies for student aid totalling more than $54,000 for tuition, room and board at syracuse. wow. if his federal aid gets slashed, he'll remember which politicians played a role when this youngster goes to the polls. >> it is not

susan candiotti is on the story. >> emily good was unwinding at home late one night in the may when sheiend noticed police top a car in front of her house. as the police where is questioning the car's occupants, the 28-year-old community org izer was questioning why and hit the record button on her ipod. >> i wanted to see what they were doing to this young man. >> do you guys need something. >> this is my front yard. i'm just recording what you're doing. it's my right. >> actually, not from the sidewalk. >> this is my yard. >> speaking with police officer mario mario masic. >> i had my feet barely on the sidewalk like this. he told me you can't watch from the sidewalk so i stepped back just one step so i was entirely on the lawn. he said you're not even backing up. and i said, would you like me to take a step back? i will take a step back. i stepped back further. >> okay, listen, i'm not going to explain myself to you. you're going to end up going to jail. i'm trying to give you a warning, okay? >> i'm going to back up. >> you know what? you're going to go to jail. this is not right. n

susan candiotti is in new york with all the developments. what are the credibility issues with the alleged victim? >> reporter: hi, candy. prosecutors laid it out for the judge in court and in a letter to the defense. they said they turned up troubling outright lies by the maid. some they said she admitted on her own. among them, her story changed about where she was and what she did right after strauss-kahn allegedly assaulted her in his hotel suite. first she said she waited in the hallway until her supervisor came. she later admitted she cleaned another room and came back to dsk's suite before reporting the incident. the d.a. said she admitted she lied about a gang rape in a political asylum application. since she admitted faking information to the irs about her departments and income. she told other lies they did not detail. the maid's attorney would have none of it. outside court he made an impassioned defense of his client's integrity. he went into painful detail about physical injuries she allegedly suffered during an alleged attack.

but, you know, potentially the whole world is watching this. >> reporter: susan candiotti, cnn, new yorkarassed by rochester police. he's also a city firefighter and a county legislator. nsurance. ♪ we are farmers ♪ bum, ba-da-bum, bum, bum, bum ♪ >>> oh, really? you had civilian complaints? regarding the parking being further than 12 inches from the curb? >> some say this is rochester police in retaliation. officers ticketed people gathered to support emily good who was arrested for filming the the rpd. >> the short-haired african-american man in this video was charged with several offenses afterward. he said he stepped in because an officer was making a threat. in the end, he cut a deal, he said to keep his job as a firefighter. he told me police relations have gotten worse since this controversy erupted. >> don, i'm getting numerous calls from constituents in my community, people in the neighborhood, especially adjacent to that i represent. many people are saying they are being harassed. i believe the way the police department treats african-americans especially in this community as o

cnn's susan candiotti is on the story for us. >> reporter: emily goode was unwinding at home in her pajamasate one night in may when she and a friend noticed police stop a car in front of her house. as the police were questioning the occupants, the 28-year-old community organizer was questioning why, so she hit the record button on her ipod. >> i wanted to see what they were doing to this young man. >> you guys need something? >> i -- this is my front yard, i'm just recording what your doing. it's my right. >> actually, not from the sidewalk -- >> this is my yard. >> reporter: good is speaking with rochester police officer mario masich. >> i don't feel safe with you standing behind me so i'm going to ask you to go in the house. >> i started filming, i had my feet barely on the sidewalk like this. he told me you can't watch from the sidewalk. so i stepped back just one step so i was entirely on the lawn. he said, you're not even backing up. and i said, would you like me to take a step back? you know, i will take a step back. and i -- i stepped back further. >> okay, listen, i'm not going to

susan candiotti.aoeidi taking people out for a run. >>> we want to know how you stay cool when you're not in the ac. here are some responses. >> donna, wet the hair down, wear a towel soaked with water around the neck and stay in the air if at all possible. >> your hair down, at work, next thing you know -- >> i have an advantage over most of you right now. >> you're nice and cool. asking about ali's outfit. it's linen. thanks for caring. william writes, lots of beer and ice in my cooler. >> a plan. >> keep your comments coming. send an e-mail a tweet. tell us on facebook. we'll read your thoughts a bit later. >>> after the jude law phone hacking case, could be criminal charges against "news of the world" here in the united states. the actor is suing rupert murdoch's empire claims "the news of the world" hacked his voicemail in 2003 while at new york's jfk airport. if that happened, federal prosecutors in america could step into the case. law's claims have no foundation, say "news of the world" and th

on the phone joins us, susan candiotti and jeffrey toobin who's just spoken with a member of the dsk e team. susan, you've been talking to your sources. what is the nature of these credibility issues? >> reporter: our sources are being very protective about what they want to say about this. but suffice is to say that information apparently that she has been providing to police is very troubling. so much so that reportedly -- and this is according to the "new york times" -- that prosecutors reached out to members of the ds defense team today and had a meeting with them to discuss some credibility issues that my sources tell me currently exist with the hotel maid at this point. this is a woman that we all have to remember that the police investigators, nypd, have repeatedly said was extremely credible in their view, that they got forensic evidence in the case from her and that they were standing by what this witness had to say. but of course, as these investigations go on by both sides, both police investigators and members of the defense team, they look into various aspects of this cas

cnn national correspondent susan candiotti is standing by for us this morning outside the town house where strauss-kahn has been living. susan, this thing really changed dramatically now, and it looks like this whole thing could just fall apart. >> reporter: t.j., it certainly could. good morning. you know, the problem at this point is this. despite very, very strong forensic evidence that some kind of sexual encounter, if you will, happened at that hotel between a hotel maid and dominique strauss-kahn, that because there are so many, at this point, credibility issues, outright lies, that's what prosecutors are calling them, and at times, in fact, admitted lies by the maid, uncovered by investigators for the prosecutors, that it would be very hard, according to sources in the district attorney's office and many other experts, to try to get a jury to get a conviction in a case like this. and some of those admitted lies, according to prosecutors, including the maid lying about that she had been gang-raped in the past. lies on a political asylum application. lying to the irs. even lying,

susan candiotti, thanks, susan. >>> a new report in today's edition of "the wall street journal" says that osama bin laden was putting together a team of terrorists to attack the u.s., ten years to the day that the twin towers came down. the intel comes from documents that navy s.e.a.l.s seized when they killed the terror leader. some of the first reports we heard suggested bin laden was looking to attack trains and bin laden was reportedly looking for militants already -- who already had legitimate passports. >>> over 1,0009/11 survivors, some who fled the burning buildings who collapsed will not be allowed to attend the ceremonies. reports say the mayor's office told one survivor's group there's not enough room at the place where the ceremonies will be held. the annual ceremonies are reserved for family members of people who died in the attacks. >> that's got to be brutal for people who -- >> survived them. >> absolutely. completely. >>> happening right now, secretary of state hillary clinton is in turkey this morning at the top of her to-do list, stepping up international pressure

this just in from susan candiotti.case tells her that his attorneys will ask that dominique strauss-kahn be released on his own recognizance and it's hoped prosecutors won't object. our next guest, howho wil how w >> absolutely. that's what we're looking at. sooner rather than later. as you just reported as susan gave you the 411, they are going in, his attorneys are going in and saying hey, you know what? this isn't going to be a felony anymore. this enormous amount of bond he was forced to post, it's not applicable. this is going to be reduced to a misdemeanor at best. this guy is so high profile, he's not going to run. let him sign his own bond, let him get his money released that was on hold. we're not going to ask for his passport. he's not going to run. he'll stay within the united states. eventually what they're looking at is dismissing the charges altogether. when it comes to a credibility issue and you got this woman that law enforcement has released statements that says she has lied repeatedly in the past. >>

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susan candiotti has more. >> reporter: prosecutors laid it out for the judge in court and in a letterby the maid. among them, her story changed about where she was and what she did right after strauss-kahn allegedly assaulted her in his hotel suite. at first, she said she waited in the hallway until her supervisor came. she later admitted she cleaned another room and came back to dsk's suite. she lied about a gang rape in a political asylum application. she admitted faking information to the irs about her dependents and income. she told other lies they did not detail. the maid's attorney would have none of it. he made an impassioned defense about her. he talked about the injuries she suffered during the alleged attack. >> the victim, from day one, has described a violent sexual assault that dominique strauss-kahn committed against her. she has described that sexual assault many times to the prosecutors and to me and she has never, once, changed a single thing about that account. >> reporter: now her attorney also accused the d.a. of being afraid to go forward with the case. the fact i

susan candiotti as well. just ahead, the casey anthony defense rested today.er lawyers never did put her on the stand. but you're going to see and hear her tonight right here in exclusive new video that 360 has obtained. first isha is back with a 360 news and business bulletin. >> reporter: the fbi is trying to figure out if a man who stowed away on a new york to la flight last week just wanted a free ride or was up to no good. he got through security and on the plane without a proper boarding pass. no one noticed until passengers complained about his body owe do. he was detained and released but was arrested yesterday when he tried to board a delta flight from l.a. to atlanta without a valid boarding pass. after being criticized by the president yesterday, there will be no vacation for the u.s. senate next week. they'll be off on the fourth but then it's straight back to work on the bill to raise the debt ceiling and spending cuts republicans are demanding. army general david petraeus will be the next director of the cia. the senate vote to confirm him was un

susan candiotti has the latest. what are the specific issues regarding her credibility right now? >> reporter: what a huge development this is, kyra. good morning to you. i'm told by a source familiar with the case that there are at least four or five issues. one of them involves an asylum application she made coming from the united states from her native guinea. in it, she evidently says she was sexually assaulted. i'm told by sources she was very believable but the facts weren't adding up and that turned out to be an outright lie in the words of the source familiar with the case. there are other matters including reportedly, according to "the new york times" a relationship she currently has with someone who is in jail here in the united states in new york on drug and money laundering charges. what is stunning is that these disclosures were made by prosecutors to the defense team of dominique strauss-kahn in a meeting yesterday, thursday. >> so what exactly is expected to happen today in court? >> well, armed with this information, prosecutors will be making an official court fil

susan candiotti is following this story. are challenging stories when you're tracking a group called anonymous. >> exactly. one could argue that they are not so anonymous any more. the feds have had their eyes on them for a long time. so yesterday they spread out, the fbi did, nationwide. nine states including the district of columbia as well, even europe five arrests. 16 people picked up, all allegedly connected to this group anonymous. they used names like toxic and reaper. going online, getting others involved to create a denial of service where you overwhelm a computer system for a firm, a company, overwhelm to it the degree that they can't w-incoming mail that they can't do anything, virtually they are shut down. so this group, anonymous, is known for not only as you said attacks on pay pal and visa but they were also taking revenge for people mistreating they thought julian assange after that big document dump of all the classified documents of wikileaks last december. that's when they allegedly went to town going afte

susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >>> susan, thank you. a tragic holiday weekend for a family in indiana. one boy is dead, and his older stepbrother now faces a murder charge. police arrived at the home near martinsville on thursday, and the 6-year-old had been shot in the head and later died. the family and friends are still struggling to understand what exactly happened. >> they got along just fine, all normal and nothing out of the ordinary to suggest that anything would happen. i was crushed. i cried all night. my kids didn't know what was going on. it is hard. >> the 11-year-old stepbrother has a hearing next wednesday and he could be charged as an adult. >>> a missouri man has been charged with felony sexual assault after raping an unconscious woman on a city sidewalk. melvin jackson told kansas city police that he thought that the woman was dead. >> in is a new one. this is one that i have not seen come through before. there were witnesses who saw this happening and stepped up and reported it. they gave help to this woman. >> the al

cnn national correspondent susan candiotti joins us live from new york. ell us more about what's happening. >> well, this could be the week when the charges are dropped. certainly that is what dominique strauss-kahn hopes and what his defense team is hoping for but it's unclear whether he will learn this week whether he'll be free of the charges that he allegedly sexual assaulted a hotel made. a source with knowledge of the investigation tells cnn no decision has been made yet. prosecutors for the manhattan da office still trying to determine exactly what happened in the hotel room. prosecutors have said there is strong forensic evidence of sexual contact. strauss-kahn has denied he assaulted the woman. of course we've all heard about the major credibility issues with the accuser. prosecutors also have yet to decide whether to pursue an interview with a boyfriend of the made who called her from jail less than two days after the alleged sex attack. after a search of the made's phone records, a source tells cnn, that call was discovered from an arizona jail

thanks very much, susan candiotti. rupered murdoch and his so many. lawmakers have lots of questions and lots of anger. cnn's becky anderson is in london. >> it's been a long day in the life of the murdochs, never mind a long week. early tuesday we were told that they would not be appearing in front of a parliamentary subcommittee. they've been invited by british lawmakers to account for their actions. however, later on this thursday, after being summoned by parliament, they decided they would be appearing alongside the ceo of news international rebekah wade brooks. we look forward to that. the story has developed, of course, with the media momentum for it has grown. we understand that british lawmakers can decide whether to ask them to testify under oath. if indeed they do do that and were to lie, then they would be subject to perjury laws. it's not clear exactly what will happened on tuesday. >> much more on this story coming up later. we'll speak with a former assistant fbi director who will walk us through the process. >>> an 8-year-old boy killed

national correspondent susan candiotti has been digging on this.me up to speed. >> the families have been wanting this meeting for the longest time, since last week after the fbi launched an investigation to look into this report in a british tabloid. the tabloid signing inciting a source alleged that a new york investigator had been contacted by "the news of the world" to be hired to try to hack into phone records and voice mails of 9/11 families. so the fbi doesn't know at this point whether that report is true. that's what they're looking at. as soon as they heard about it, 9/11 families said we want to meet with the fbi. we want to meet with the u.s. attorney general himself to discuss this allegation. this suspicion, brooke. >> now that we know this meeting will be happening, this meeting that as you mentioned, these 9/11 victims have been demanding for some time, do you think given what you're hearing from your sources, will the meeting resolve things or might it result in a full-blown investigation? >> you know, that's really unclear. becaus

susan candiotti has followed this case every step of the way is live outside the courthouse. is the story? >> reporter: no other way to describe it. this is simply amazing. we have two sources familiar with the case telling us about serious credibility issues with the hotel maid who has made those serious allegations against dominique strauss-kahn. and as you pointed out, what is particularly stunning about this development is that the prosecutors brought these problems up with members of the defense team. in fact, there was a meeting on thursday called by prosecutors to make these disclosures to the lawyers representing dominique strauss-kahn. pointing out, among other things, according to a source, there are at least four or five problems, as i understand it and at least one of them, as an example, has to do with political asylum application that she made when she came to the united states from her native guinea. this involved what she claimed to be a prior sexual assault and sources say investigators learned for the prosecution that it simply didn't happen, there were admi

susan candiotti was in the courtroom. what exactly are these credibility problems when it comes to the alleged victim? >> what an incredible day and what a reversal of fortune one could argue for dominique strauss-kahn to be released on his own recognizance now as the alleged victim in this case and her attorney continues to say in fact that she was sexually assaulted by him. here is what the prosecutors are saying in a new filing. they didn't detail much in court, but here's what's they are saying in a document to the judge. they are citing credibility issues that include the following. first, brand new information we have not heard before. they say that after the alleged assault, the maid told them repeatedly she stayed in the hallway, ran into the hallway of the 28th floor outside the suite where strauss-kahn has been staying and that she stayed there in the hallway until he left by an elevator. however, prosecutors state that's not what really happened. they said they later determined she did not immediately, did not