in new york today on charges of sexually assaulting a maid at a luxury hotel in times square. dominique strauss-caan who is also a potential candidate in france is expected to plead not guilty. his arraignment was delayed last night after he agreed to undergo d.n.a. testing. police say that the maid did pick him up out of a line-up, he was arrested at j.f.k. s airport just as the plane was about to take off. and there is a heavy troop presence after deadly clashes between protesters and troops. waves of arab protesters descended on israel from all sides leaving at least 15 people dead. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is vowing to vigorously defend israel s borders with syria, lebanon and gaza. ? ready for liftoff, live pictures of the space shuttle endeavor in cape canaveral, florida right now. we re three hours away from the launch, the six astronauts blast off at 8:56 a.m. eastern time. nasa says problems with the power heater are fix. the weather looks good. it s endeavo