and him go free. however, the prosecution said he s a flight risk, just like film director roman polanski who left charges in california and went to europe and never returned. the judge says she s a fair person and strauss-kahn should be treated like all the other defendants. she denied bail, deeming strauss-kahn indeed a flight risk. the high-powered imf director awaits a grand jury hearing before another court appearance here on friday. richard roth, cnn, new york. strauss-kahn s defense lawyer is really well known for handling celebrity criminal cases. legal analyst jeffrey toobin told cnn benjamin brafman is in a league of his own. he s the single best lawyer i ve ever seen in a courtroom. really? absolutely. he has done what s so good about him? well, you know, he has there are a lot of flashy lawyers who are good at
there s no bail for dominique strauss-kahn. one of the world s top bankers is behind bars on sex assault charges. targeting tripoli, the area near moammar gadhafi s compound is hit again. in another night of nato air strikes. and thousands of flooded homes, thousands of people evacuated as the mississippi river levels continue to rise. we begin this hour in ireland where authorities say they have intercepted and defused a bomb on a bus headed for dublin, just hours before an historic visit to the capital by britain s queen elizabeth. irish police tell cnn the military found an explosive device not far from dublin late monday after someone phoned in a warning. police are now working to find out who placed it on the bus. a few hours ago officials say they got another call warning about a second device. when they checked it out, it turned out to be a hoax. well, the british government says the queen s visit to ireland will go ahead as planned. cnn s finnuala sweeney joins