the airport. susan candiotti brings us the latest. >> reporter: it was an extraordinary day of waiting. all day long and night long at this courthouse, waiting for the very first court appearance by the defendant in this case. ahead of the imf, come nike straus-khan. however, as the hours went on and on, he did not appear in court. there was no explanation why. finally, during the middle of the night, the lawyers representing him came outside and talked with reporters and explained that he was agreeing to an examination of his body, looking for any dna evidence that might have been left behind or any scratches on his body. here is what the lawyer said. >> our client consented to an examination tonight at the request of the government. that's being done in light of the hour we've agreed to postpone the arraignment tomorrow morning and we expect to be in court with him