where the high profile and symbolic power to influence the way we think about our justice system as a whwhe, who would protect, who would punish. today, the whole case turned upside down. the prosecution is near collapse, the defendant is released from house arrest. we take a look at the stunning developments tonight for our series "crime and punishment." he walked out of the courthouse smiling. his glamorous wife right by his side. dominique strauss-kahn seemed like a new man. >> this defendant is charged with criminal sexual act in the first degree, attempted rape in the first degree. >> reporter: just sisi weeks ag, he looked like a broken man, hulking after a night in jail as he faced serious charges. but today, in court, the shocking reversal. prosecututs themselves publicly declared that new facts have come to light about strauss-kahn's accuser that have led them to doubt their own case. >> all of this has caused us to reassess the position we have about the strength of the case. >> reporter: strauss-kahn's were rescinded.il conditions he was released on his own recognizance. >> thank

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public education system is going, we're only going to be able to produce 50 million american kids whwhe have the kills and knowledge to take those jobs. that means that we are talking about, you know, potentially outsourcing the rest of those jobs. majority of those jobs overseas. why wouldn't we look at our immigration policy and ensure the people george is talking about who are coming into the country, who are taking advantage of our institutions of higher ed, that we keep them here. the -- you know, illegal immigrants, i've seen children who graduated from dcps, who are actually incredibly talented at math and science not able to go on to college because they couldn't fill out their form, et cetera. why wouldn't we take advantage of that talent to solve some of our problems long term? >> meantime, in this area of global competition, students from other countries, are upping their graduation rates here. they are sort of declining. george, what, then, is politically possible to try to address some of these very real problems? >> first thing you have to do is secure the border. a secure

and you're looking at the whwhe group together. >> three of the jurors right in a row cross their legs all the same way, cross their arms the same way, and also lean back at the exact same time. and usually people that tend to mirror each other usually create likability. and when there's likability, they're voting the same way. >> reporter: body language expert susan constantine has been watching the jurors' every move. >> there's one juror on the pool that i would be very concerned about. and i can't tell you what juror number it is. but he's leaning forward, always at the edge of his seat, making feverish notes. to me that's what we call an opportunistic juror. so that one would be a concern to me is that are we looking at getting a lot of information down because, you know, we're considering a book? >> reporter: tonight, speculation about what went on in that jury room is just that, speculation. >> what jurors tend to do is take a composite picture. they take elements of the prosecutor's case, they take elements of the defense's case, and create their own story, essentially, of what

his target, these balloons, in the hand of one of his ground crew, whwhe rocketininby at 120 miles anulation of inches could prove fatal, to him and to his assistant. >> i wanted to see if i could get three feet over their head. i get four feet over their head. three feet over their head. >> reporter: as he approached the man on the ground it looked like he was coming in too low, too fast. these are the cold, jagged ridges of switzerland's matterhorn, where he is practicing for the most dangerous stunt of his life. in september in china, he will attempt to rocket through this hole in a mountain, threading the needle or dying. >> i'm going to be -- i'll be dropping out of a helicopter around here about 2,000 feet above the cave. then, i'm going to be flying through the cave and in the cave right around this direction right t re. flying through the mountain. and then coming out on the other side of the mountain. this is the single most difficult thing i've ever tried to do. >> reporter: his training in the alps is nearly as dangerous. to perfect his skills, just grazing objects and peop