we begin this morning with a case in jeopardy. dominique strauss-kahn is set to appear in court today following sudden questions about the hotel maid who accused him of assault. reporter: defense lawyer as o will ask for dominique strauss-kahn to be released from house arrest, and prosecutors are expected to agree to some reduced bail conditions, that according to a source familiar with the case who say there are problems for prosecutors and the attempted rape case. the new york times reports the victim had contact with a suspected drug dealer and spoke to him about the dsk case, and she had allegedly accepted cash deposits in the past of over $100,000 and she had numerous cell phones. the times said she was not honest with police about that past. the attorney for the maid did not return repeated calls for comment, but these details raise questions about her credibility and defense lawyers plan to ask the judge to release strauss-kahn on his own recognizance given these n
hello, and good morning to you. i m ver ona dela cruz. today we begin with a case in jeopardy. dominique strauss kahn is set to appear in court today following questions about the maid that accused him of sexual assault. jonathan dean from w nbc 4 new york has the details. reporter: defense lawyers will ask for dominique strauss kahn to be released from house arrest amid new questions about his accuser and her credibility. and it appears prosecutors are expected to agree to some reduced bail conditions. that according to a source familiar with the case who says there are now problems for prosecutors and the attempted rape case. the new york times reports the victim had contact with a suspected drug dealer and spoke to him about the dsk case and that she allegedly had accepted cash deposits in the past of over $100,000 and that she had numerous cell phones. the times says she was not honest with police about that past. the attorney for the maid did not return repeated ca
dominique strauss kahn will appear in court with his accuser. nbc 4 new york has the details. reporter: defense lawyers will ask for dominique strauss kahn to be released from house arrest amid new questions about his accuser and her credibility. and it appears prosecutors are expected to agree to some reduced bail conditions. that according to a source familiar with the case who says there are now problems for prosecutors and the attempted rape case. the new york times reports the victim had contact with a suspected drug dealer and spoke to him about the dsk case and that she allegedly had accepted cash deposits in the past of over $100,000 and that she had numerous cell phones. the times says she was not honest with police about that past. the attorney for the maid did not return repeated calls for comments. it raises questions about her credibility, and defense lawyers plan to ask the judge to now release strauss kahn on his own recognizance. the senate called off
this year s winning pooch is right here in our studio. we ll meet yoda, the world s ugliest dog, today wednesday, june 29th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m ann curry. we want to go to this dramatic scene in athens where thousands of protesters are venting their anger to avoid a bailout and avoid a crippling debt. michelle, i know this vote in parliament is scheduled for any moment right now, probably between 7:00 and 10:00 here in the united states. what do the police there what does the government there expect to happen if that austerity package passes? reporter: i think you re going to see more of the same, matt. all the local political analysts believe that this is going to pass. probably a lot of protesters know that, but they are so angry. they do not want this bill to pass. they don t like the fact that this is a budget loaded with deep cuts in spending, m
we ll meet yoda, the world s ugliest dog, today wednesday, june 29th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m ann curry. we want to go to this dramatic scene in athens where thousands of protesters are venting their anger to avoid a bailout and avoid a crippling debt. michelle, i know this vote in parliament is scheduled for any moment right now, probably between 7:00 and 10:00 here in the united states. what do the police there what does the government there expect to happen if that austerity package passes? reporter: i think you re going to see more of the same, matt. all the local political analysts believe that this is going to pass. probably a lot of protesters know that, but they are so angry. they do not want this bill to pass. they don t like the fact that this is a budget loaded with deep cuts in spending, many, many government workers are going to lose their jo