providing false statements to police. she could actually be set free because of time already served. we'll, of course, watch that for you. other news now. right now lawyers for dominique strauss kanne are meeting with new york prosecutors to push for a complete dismissal of the sexual assault charges against their client. the spotlight has certainly shifted dramatically from dsk to the credibility of the hotel maid that accused him of attempted rape. but the public perception of the man that could have been france's next president will never be the same. christopher dickie wrote about the latest developments for "the daily beast" and he joins me now live from france. >> how are you? >> how outraged are they? i saw a poll where 49% in france, actually welcome him back to politics. >> well, yeah, they will. they think he should have a political career. and there's a whole sentiment here that somehow he was betrayed by the american justice system. he was pillaried by the american