this hour, this moment i came to declare my candidacy for president of the united states of america. her main cain there. mitt romney meantime is in south carolina focusing on jobs and the economy, also a hopeful for the presidency. it s his first visit to the state since gearing up his political machine for possible presidential run in 2012. so far the former massachusetts governor s candidacy is undeclared. peter hand by is at the event and joins us on the phone from suburban columbia. it s presumed he s throwing his hat into the ring. otherwise, why would he put so much mileage to get his message across. it s a game we play. mitt romney is not officially a candidate. he came to south carolina obviously because this state is one of the first four states along with iowa, new hampshire and nevada that kicks off the presidental nominating process. it s a state he lost badly in 2008 when he last ran for president. he came down here today with the simple message about jobs a
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he lives in washington. his lawyer argues he s not a flight risk. even though he was arrested on a flight about to leave for paris, the lawyer said it was a prescheduled flight, not a last-minute booking to try to escape the law. it s undisputed that the police knew his whereabouts is because he called the hotel, which is the scene of this incident, from jfk airport, to inquire if the hotel had located his cell phone or the hotel advised it had and asked him his whereabouts, which he promptly told them. indeed, he called the hotel a second time, called security a second time to advise that the plane was boarding and to urge the hotel delivery people to please promptly bring his cell phone. before the hearing got under way, he was indicted on several charges, including attempt to commit rape. he s accused of attacking a maid on saturday. the prosecutor opposed bail, arguing that the evidence against dominique strauss-kahn is strong. the complainant in this case has offer
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good morning. welcome. it s thursday morning, may 19th. we have a lot of news this morning including some breaking news. let s begin with that breaking news. the resignation of dominique strauss-kahn as head of the international monetary fund. this move comes just before a bail hearing today in new york. we re seeing this mug shot for first time. the former imf chief is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly attacking a maid in his manhattan hotel room. he says he is not guilty. resigning from the imf so he can defend himself fully. here is part of a statement he released. quote, i think at this time first of my wife, whom i love more than anything, of my children, of my family of my friends. i want to say that i deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me. i want to protect this institution, which i have served with honor and devotion, and especially i want to devote all of my strength, all of my time and all of my