the stage. please join me. [applause] >> thank you. i always like to appear at manhattan events. the introductions make me feel so good about myself. thank you very much. [laughter] i wonder if i went in at how you rated me as your professor, if it's be the same as you mentioned today? [laughter] i'm a little under the weather, so pardon my voice. it's great to introduce you to my friend rick. i'm aware of what he did in st. petersburg, it feels a little bit -- where are you? it feels a little bit like i'm reading my own stuff, it's exciting. all right, rick, way to go. let me just say a couple of they cans by way -- things by way of introduction. the path he took is the path i took. my first book was a regnery book promoted by manhattan, and 21st century city which you're kind enough to at least assert you read at one point in time, and it's been great to watch the story of cities over the last 20 years. i began as mayor of indianapolis with kind of an explicit manhattan agenda, literally. cities could be great places that celebrated their diversities and assets and could come ba

that is the manhattan project. and all of the black operations kind of trickled down from that original idea in both analogy and also secrecy. you also point out for people who wonder whether something could be kept secret, the manhattan project, the size and budget amount and even the vice president had no idea the manhattan project was going. what was the budget of the? >> in the book. it was huge. the plutonium are the reigning in tennessee, that outfit polled more power off of the united states electrical grid on any given night than the entire city of new york city. and yet no one knew it was there. that's how powerful a black operation could be. the vice president not your referring to when the manhattan project was originally going on was harry truman. he had no idea about the nuclear weapon until he became president. and the person who told him was vannevar bush. >> basic question. by name at area 51? are there one through 50? if so, explain. >> that's the subject of great debate. even a lot of my name sourc

it's my -- i'm larry moe, president of the manhattan institute, and it's my pleasure to introduce rogererring to tonight, chairman of the fund which focuses on jewish philanthropic interests. he's one of the founding partners of the legendary firm, the gold standard of investment research shops on wall street. he also served as the firm's president before its merger in 2000 and retired from from its successor company in 2006. for ten years i was privileged to work with roger when he served as chairman of the manhattan institute. his energy and strategic brilliance helped to bring the institute's influence to a whole new level. since 2007 roger has served as chairman of the new york historical society which has also experienced a renaissance under his leadership. for his many philanthropic endeavors, he was awarded the william e. simon prize for leadership in 2010. more to the point for tonight, he is a voracious reader and pax mate student of history -- passionate student of history. please join me in welcoming roger hertog. [applause] >> you can all leave now. [laughter] first of all,

i'd like to preface my remarks what an honor it is to be in the manhattan institute. on the way out here, in fact, just as i was listening to the radio news, it had a reference to works and research done by the manhattan institute, and that's -- that is pretty fantastic knowing that you are firing on all cylinders in the way that you are. in the course of researching and writing on the second world war that i've been doing for the last 20 years, but specifically for my last book, "the tomorrow of war," i have come to the conclusion that the real reason hitler lost the war, even though he could have won it, was because he consistently put not his ideology before the best interests of the german reich. every time there was a diversion of the ways between his fascist fa -- fa gnattics, he always went the nazi route, and that's the underlying for his defeat. you see it in the very start of the war with finland and scandinavia. he was allowing those generals who had a greater grasp than he and he listened to those specifically in the case of the maneuver that took the germa

our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'s office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes, and will do so until we have uncovered all relevant facts. the vindication of the rights of sex crime victims is among the highest priorities of this office. >> brown: the charges last may had dashed strauss-kahn's standing as a leading presidential contender in france. today, supporters said it's unclear if he can reclaim that status. >> ( translated ): it's a thunder clap that this has produced, but it's not like when this first happened, because the fact remains that, even if the charges against him collapse, he will still have already been thrown to the lions. >> brown: strauss-kahn's next scheduled court date is july 18, and until then, he is free to move around the united states. sara eisen, a reporter for bloomberg television, has covered the case from the start and was in the courtroom today. she joins us from new york. also with us from los angeles-- laurie levenson, a former federal prosecutor and current p

. >> reporter: domonique strauss- kahn leaving the manhattan courthouse a free man, prosecutors agreeing to release him and return bail after questions surfaced about the credibility of his accuser. >> we maintained from the beginning that mr. strauss-kahn is innocent of these charges and these recent disclosures reinforce our conviction that he will be exonerated. >> reporter: prosecutors say the accuser admits she lied to the grand jury about what happened after the alleged attack. she initially claimed she ran down the hallway and contacted a supervisor, but now says she cleaned a nearby room after the alleged attack, then returned to the suite where it took place and began cleaning that room before contacting a supervisor. the manhattan district attorney says strauss-kahn still faces sex assault charges including attempted rape. >> our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'s office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes and will do so until we have uncovered all relevant facts. >> reporter: the attorney for the accuser ken thompson admits his client made mistakes b

dominique strauss-kahn and his wife today left the manhattan townhouse where they had been saying. was arrested in may for an alleged sexual assault against a hotel housekeeper. but in recent days the case seems to be unraveling because of the alleged victim's own credibility issues. susan candiotti is covering the story for us from new york city. susan 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, t

. >> the former head of the international monetary fund is due to appear in a manhattan court it is in connection with the charges he faces. our correspondent joins me on the line from new york. what do we know? >> we know that strauss-kahn will appear in court tomorrow morning and the lawyers will argue for the stringent bail conditions he is living under to be relaxed. he is under house arrest, wearing an electronic angle bracelet with an armed guard outside his manhattan residents. the court appearance comes as there is speculation in u.s. media that the actual case against him might be about to collapse. a hotel maid accused him of attempting to rape her when she came to clean his times square hotel suite. "the new york times" has a story in which law enforcement officials have said that they have doubts about the credibility of the story. >> this case received lots of press attention, particularly in new york. has that media attention gone away? >> i think it will be quite a circus both outside his apartment near wall street and also outside the manhattan court as well. if it does

for 10 years i was privileged to work with roger when he served as chairman of the manhattan institute. his energy and strategic brilliance helped to bring the institution to a whole new level. since 2007 rogers served as chairman of the new york historical society which has also experienced a renaissance under his leadership. for as many philanthropic endeavors he was awarded the medal of the national indiana for the humanities in 2007 and the william simon prize for philanthropic leadership in 2010. more to the point for tonight he is a voracious reader and passionate student. please join me in welcoming roger. [applause] >> you can all leave now. [laughter] >> first of all, thank you all for coming. it's really a great honor having all of you guys here. this is one of those continued evening, late afternoon programs that the manhattan institute has put on for years and years. and it's something i think that brings together many different people around this town. as you know, the institute is principally a think tank, but these programs also honor authors. authors that have produced

the manhattan district attorney's office had asked the judge to release dominique strauss-kahn from arrest. the judge has agreed. this comes after sources say the d a's office uncovered serious questions about the credibility of a hotel housekeeper who accuse the former i-map leader of sexual assault. the 62-year-old banker left his new york apartment and arrived at the courthouse this morning along with his wife and attorneys. he is accused of crimes including attempted rape but he has denied those allegations all along. reports are saying that investigators have come to believe that the housekeeper may be lying about some of her activities in the hours around the alleged attack. they also said that prosecutors think she lied about details on our application for asylum in the u.s. including saying see it -- she had been raped in her native country. dominique strauss-kahn had been on house arrest for several weeks but he is a prima and now. the judge did not give him back his passport. prosecutors have not yet said whether they will drop or downgrade the charges against him. his lawyers de

at the manhattan hotel they've accused now admits to lying in other situations. porter holly has the latest. >> reporter: a shocking turn of events in the case against dominique. following a quickly called hearing friday morning, the french national was released on his own recognizant. he had been under house arrest but now allowed to leave his home. this comes after the credibility of the hotel maid accusing him of sexual assault was called into question. concerns were raised over contradicting versions of the actual event that occurred taff alleged incident. the victim also admits to making false statements of rape from her asylum applications. but the case is not dismissed. >> ours ares from the manhattan da's office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes and will do so until we have uncovered all relevant facts. >> reporter: the hotel maid's attorney said there's medical evidence to support her claim. >> now, it is a fact that the victim here made some mistakes, but that doesn't mean she's not a rape victim. >> dna shows there was a sexual

dominique strauss-kahn left the manhattan townhouse where he had been staying. he was arrested in may for an alleged sexual assault on a housekeeper. but in recent days, the case seems to have unraveled because of the victim's own credibility problems. >> as dominique strauss-kahn waits to hear if the district attorney will pursue charges gents him or drop the case all together, there is new detail about credibility issue's involves dsk's accuser. >> for pl strauss-kahn's release on his own recognizance. >> a bombshell discovery came one day before prosecutors told the jury about the made's credibility issues. they tell cnn, the d.a.'s team got a translation from a jailhouse phone call recorded in minnesota. as told to the times, a source tells cnn that a call in the dialect of the native guinea was made between a maid and the boyfriend the day after the alleged sex attack. the source tells cnn the maid said, quote, something like she says she is fine and this person is rich and there's money to be made. investigators also discovered several bank accounts in the

that is a lie. >> our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'s office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes. >> her allegations have ended his career as director of the imf and put his ambition to be the next president on france on hold. prosecutors say they have evidence of a sexual encounter so they have not moved to dismiss the charges but defense attorneys called this a very good day. >>> former monterey congressman lauren bacall begin his new job at secretary of defense. he was sworn in and arrived at the pentagon shortly after for first day on the job. he replaced robert gates. one of the first things he did was send a message to all troops and their families. >> as secretary of defense i will work to ensure that our nation continues to have the best trained, the best equipped and the strongest military in the world. >> he had been director of the c.i.a. for the past two and a half years. >>> it will no longer be burger and fries at some fast food restaurants. you'll have to show your i.d. if you want to buy beer and

. >> and we'll tell you about the manhattan food fight over italian eating. >> it's been a mixed day on the stock markets so far. we've seen some moderate gains in the asia-pacific region. and a positive start to today's trading in europe. >> absolutely right. we're seeing markets hanging out a little bit. we've got a couple of interest rate decisions. so, we are higher as of -- well, as of right now, as you can see. but only by about barely at all. interest rate decisions, european central bank, it's widely expected that the ecb president will raise interest rates for the second time in three months. with euro inflation expected to rise 25 basis points. 0.25%. that would take the lending to 1.5%. >> interest rates in asia as well. a mixed day after the markets, after china announced late yesterday, that hong kong and shanghai, moving in different directions. one thing analysts agree on this is likely to be the final interest rate rise in the current cycle in china. it's the third one this year. most say it's the last. inflation is expected to peak. we're seeing slower economic activi

at the manhattan hotel they've accused now admits to lying in other situations. er holly has the latest. >> reporter: a shocking turn of events in the case against dominique. following a quickly called hearing friday morning, the french national was released on his own recognizant. he had been under house arrest but now allowed to leave his home. this comes after the credibility of the hotel maid accusing him of sexual assault was called into question. concerns were raised over contradicting versions of the actual event that occurred taff alleged incident. the victim also admits to making false statements of rape from her asylum applications. but the case is not dismissed. >> ours ares from the manhattan da's office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes and will do so until we have uncovered all relevant facts. >> reporter: the hotel maid's attorney said there's medical evidence to support her claim. >> now, it is a fact that the victim here made some mistakes, but that doesn't mean she's not a rape victim. >> dna shows there was a sexual enc

. >>> a former sex cons prosecutor from the manhattan's district attorney office will be here on 9 news now at 7:00 to break down the case. >>> a virginia state task force on lime disease has issues a report that you might find alarming. a pregnant woman's unborn child may be affected by lime disease if the mother is affected. and lime disease is much more prevalent than we all think. the triple antibiotics is often not enough to fight the disease. >>> there is a well-known young woman from laurel who has been missing since saturday. the dismembered body was found outside the apartment where she had been living after graduating from law school. a neighbor, steven mcdaniel is now a person of interesting. he said that he new here and that he was in her apartment the day she disappeared. >>> washington d.c. police officer accused of killing a woman while leaving her infant daughter in a hot car has been formally indicted on murder charges. a grand jury has filed charges against 41-year-old richmond phillips for the deaths of 20- year-old ryana wright and the 20-month-old. they were found d

that is a lie. >> our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'office will continue their investigation into these alleged crimes. >> her allegations have ended his career as director of the imf and put his ambition to be the next president on france on hold. prosecutors say they have evidence of a sexual encounter so they have not moved to dismiss the charges but defense attorneys called this a very good day. >>> former monterey congressman lauren bacall begin his new job at secretary of defense. he was sworn in and arrived at the pentagon shortly after for first day on the job. he replaced robert gates. one of the first things he did was send a message to all troops and their families. >> as secretary of defense i will work to ensure that our nation continues to have the best trained, the best equipped and the strongest military in the world. >> he had been director of the c.i.a. for the past two and a half years. >>> it will no longer be burger and fries at some fast food restaurants. you'll have to show your i.d. if you want to buy beer and wi

, but there must be something to it. >> and jeff, late today the alleged victim's lawyer asked the manhattan district attorney cyrus vance to recuse himself because of how his office has handled the case. any way to get that to happen? >> i don't think so. recusals happen when there is some sort of conflict of interest. i don't see any conflict of interest here. this is a troubled case. it is troubled because that the accuser didn't tell the truth. so i think it takes a certain amount of gall for her lawyer to ask the d.a. to recuse himself. maybe his client should have been more honest from the beginning. and i just think that's a red herring. i don't think it's going to lead to anything at all. >> sonny, any impact beyond this case? sex crime victims, already sometimes reluctant to come forward. with all this scrutiny on the alleged victim here, do you think there'll be a domino effect, a chilling effect? >> there very well may be. i think that is what so many people are concerned about, especially people like myself who have tried these sex crimes cases. because it is so very difficult fo

the manhattan district attorney said the case against strauss- kahn will be cocontind -- will continue to be investigated. >> strauss-hn left the building with his wife and without a monitoring bracelet. the judge's decision to release him and returnrn his bail came s a relief to him and his lawyers. strauss-kahn is no longer under house arrest, but the judge said the case will proceed as planned for now. >> of course, the case is not over, as you heard. you will be expected to appear here on the e date >> that date is july 18. until then, he will only be able to travel within the u.s., and lawyers again stressed his innocence. >> today is the first giant step in the right directition. the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> the alleged victim's lawyers said nothing changed. strauss-kahn tried to rape the hotel made. >> the only defense dominique strauss-kahn has is that this sexual encounter was consensuau. that is a lie. >> in france, speculation has begun over whether he will run for the presidency next year as the socialist party candate. >> i find it har

i read the disclosure that was turned over by the manhattan d.a.'s office today. e of the things it says basically is she made up a gang rape allegation in her asylum petition. she was given a cassette which gave her a series of lies and she used them repeatedly. now you have to say in the end when this is a case about two people alone in a room, he said-she said, her credibility has been so damaged by that. i fine it so difficult to believe that a jury of 12 would ever convict dominique strauss-kahn. manhattan d.a.'s office will walk away from this case. they won't take the flack and try it. you'll see this case dismissed in short order. >> phil, pretend you're on a jury. i'm going to put you as a juror. if you knew the victim the alleged victim of this rape had lied about rape in the past, could you believe her beyond a reasonable doubt in this case? >> well, to be honest, eliot, i couldn't. i probably would not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt. but, you know, i think that the roles of law, obviously and journalism and the media very different, very differen

of responsibility. >> and the attorney for this accuser said in court today that he's concerned the manhattan d.a. is afraid to try this high-profile case and lose. there's been speculation on that. the bottom line, was this case treated any differently because of who dominique strauss-kahn is? >> i think if it was treated any differently, it goes to the detriment of dominique strauss-kahn, not the benefit. the only thing that was really different here was he was going to leave the country. they immediately felt and knew what they had at the time, and that was all they could do, if he was going to flee the country they had to get him off the plane, otherwise, you've got a situation where he should be treated like every other person and that means if you don't have the evidence, you do justice. >> rikki kleiman, thanks for the analysis tonight. appreciate it. >>> now to france, where before the sexual allegations against him, dominique strauss-kahn was a political force, a likely challenger to president sarkozy. the scandal changed all that and led to a national dialogue about french attitudes

ron allen is at the courthouse in lower manhattan where it all unfolded today. >> reporter: it was an amazing day down here, especially because prosecutors seem so confident in their case against strauss-kahn and they never expressed any doubts publicly about the alleged victim's story. today they reveal she's been giving conflicting accounts about what happened that night and conflicting accounts of other aspects of her life. now it seems this case may be falling apart. dominique strauss-kahn left court free on a $6 million bond. he returned to his luxury townhouse, but he's no longer required to stay there under house arrest, which cost him some $200,000 per month. a dramatic contrast to the may perp walk that led to his resignation as head of the imf and seemed to ruin his chances of becoming president of france. today his attorneys claimed vindication. >> it's so important in this country that people, especially the media, reserve their judgment on the facts of a case until they're all in. >> there will be no rush to judgment in this case. >> reporter: in court, prosecutors had ad

the manhattan d a's office says it still has some investigating to do. >>> check in with reynolds wolfr center in atlanta. any flight delays this morning, reynolds? >> yes, as a matter of fact, we do have a few out there unfortunately. but most people are already where they need to be. a few straglers who still have to get to the airport. delays in orlando and miami. also in atlanta, d.c., all the metros there, all due to the same problems you're going to face in the parts of florida, afternoon thunderstorms. nashville, memphis, same story. san francisco, morning fog. by midday that burns off. you may have a few more delays in parts of the northern plains across the southeast and heat continues in texas. ali, that's the latest. quick snapshot, if you will. happy 4th. >> i may spoil your 4th morning right now. listen to this. scientists sampling dna from bellybuttons found 662 new microbes. the knhuman naval is ripe for bacteria. half of them were completely new to science. researche eer swabed 95 vol fea. looks like there's an eco system in your bellybutton. >> it's not a belly put on

abc news has learned that the prosecution case is unraveling tonight after the manhattan district attorney's office discovered serious credibility issues with the alleged victim. we've confirmed a "new york times" report that authorities recorded the maid as she called a suspected drug dealer and discussed ways to profit from the charges. there are other big holes in her story that could lead to strauss-kahn's release from house arrest as early as tomorrow. and, in another twisting, turning legal drama, the casey anthony defense opened her florida trial by claiming she didn't murder here toddler, but lied about the accidental drowning because casey had been sexually abused by her own father, george anthony. well, today the defense rested, but not before calling out george anthony once again, this time, accusing him of an affair. here's abc's john donvan, for our series "crime and punishment." >> is it your decision not to testify based upon consultatioi with your counsel? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: those two words today, and she would repeat them as the question was put to her more than once.

the question is will the manhattan d.a. forward with the case now or drop the charges against strauss-kahn what an incredible turn of events, holly hughes. this case, you know, of course someone versus the other. it's a he said/she said. but it really brings her credibility into question when you hear about allegedly what she did, this phone call, this conversation with her boyfriend or some guy in prison saying i know what i'm doing. this guy has a lot of money. is this case going to go forward? >> right. i don't see how it can. what's unique about sexual assault cases, when you have dna in a sexual assault case, that's the gold standard of evidence. people would be thrilled to have that evidence. in a sexual assault case it doesn't matter. he can say or she can say it's consensual. so you've taken that out of the picture and left only the credibility of the people involved at issue. so it comes down to who's more credible. they have proven she lied to law enforcement officials. she lied on her irs papers. she lied on her

i read the disclosure that was turned over by the manhattan d.a.'s office today. one of the things it says basically is she made up a gang rape allegation in her asylum petition. she was given a cassette which gave her a series of lies and she used them repeatedly. now you have to say in the end when this is a case about two people alone in a room, he said-she said, her credibility has been so damaged by that. i fine it so difficult to believe that a jury of 12 would ever convict dominique strauss-kahn. manhattan d.a.'s office will walk away from this case. they won't take the flack and try it. you'll see this case dismissed in short order. >> phil, pretend you're on a jury. i'm going to put you as a juror. if you knew the victim the alleged victim of this rape had lied about rape in the past, could you believe her beyond a reasonable doubt in this case? >> well, to be honest, eliot, i couldn't. i probably would not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt. but, you know, i think that the roles of law, obviously and journalism and the media very different, very differ

alcohol is believed to be a factor. >>> "the new york post" reporting the manhattan district attorneyy to drop the charges against dominique strauss-kahn. this comes as new allegations come out against him. a french novelist accusing him of sexually assaulting her back in 2002. >>> prince william and kate waking up in yellow knife in canada this morning. it's another busy day in canada for the royal couple. today the duke and duchess will attend a youth parliament session and meet with a ranger patrol group. >>> and michelle obama will throw out the first pitch in tonight's nationals-cubs game. she'll be escorted for the first pitch by children of military families, and one of the children will throw out the first pitch. part of her joining forces program to support military families. >> and that is "news 4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >>> the "today" show is coming up next. we're back here this morning at 4:30. if you didn't get enough, we'll consumers today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat. they want to know more about how they were raised, wh

our prosecutors from the manhattan d.a.'tion into these alleged crimes and will do so until we have uncovered all relevant facts. the vindication of the rights of sex crime victims is among the highest priorities of this office. and with regard to the treatment of this victim, we believe we have done nothing but to support her and everything in our power to maintain her privacy and to keep her safe. jon: that's cyrus vance jr. the relatively new district in new york city talking about the case against dominique strauss-kahn, the former head of the international monetary fund, who lost that position after he was arrested for sexually assaulting a hotel maid. let's go back to our panel of attorneys. sharon, help us read between the lines there. he says the investigation is going to go on. but it sure sounds like the fact that he has been released, dominique strauss-kahn has been released on his own recognizance sounds like the prosecutors don't feel like they have much of a case against him anymore. >> that many exactly what's

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the reports tuesday indicated that the manhattan da would be dropping the charges against strauss-kahnumerous questions began surfacing about his alleged accuser, a hotel maid who says she was raped by strauss-kahn. >>> the first for the white house, a twitter town hall meeting with the president obama this afternoon. he will likely answer questions about the economy and jobsch the questions that he answers will be moderated by the social media site. they say thousands of questions have been submitted. charley. >> megan thanks. >>> a unique rescue in china after a mud slight left a road unseen. we will take a look at the damage and show you the clever ride the safety crews are using. >>> july 4th video like you've never seen a look at fireworks caught on fire. and you heard of deer crossing. what about horse crossing? that's right. how a horse end up running down in the middle of a highway. we have a look at that and the video to prove it. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. as we go to break, a live look at the white house 1600 pennsylvania avenue. it's go