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
chief held on rape charges. dock neek straus-khan was expected to be arraigned on charges of attempted rape, criminal sexual assault and dashes his hopes of running for french president and could hamper the imf s ability to help manage europe s debt charges. and imf chief charged with attempted rape after brutal attack total by the independent. whatever the eventual outcome, the consensus in france yesterday was that mr. straus-khan s hopes of challenging nicolas sarkozy for the presidency next spring are dead. cnn will be there chatting with you throughout the day on facebook. now we return to libya. the court s chief prosecutor will announce that gadhafi is wanted for war crimes against humanity in libya.
warrant for moammar gadhafi on suspicion of committing war crimes. a national disaster devastating floods for thousands of people in the u.s. to abandon their homes. space shuttle endeavour is preparing for its last mission. although he is one of the most powerful men in finance, but today, the head of the international monetary fund will appear in court to answer charges of attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment. right now, come niece straus-khan is accused of committing rape. the married 62-year-old denies the charges and has agreed to undergo a medical and physical examination. this is the hotel where the alleged attack took place. police say the maid ran to the front desk for help. by the time they arrived, the imf chief had already left for 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
tomorrow. cnn has learn from a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the investigation that the alleged victim was able to pick straus-khan out of a lineup at the police station, chose him as the person who allegedly attacked her. cnn knows very little about the victim because the police haven t said much. however, the general manager where she worked said that she worked there for three years and that in their view, her behavior and her work has been very satisfactory, as they put it. so, again, the defendant in this case is expected to appear in court later this day. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. straus-khan was considered to be in with a serious chance of contesting france s presidential election in 2012. let s go to paris with jim birthman. what happens to that now, jim? well, i think the best summary of that was probably in
been hearing people are basically saying they want to reserve judgment, but nevertheless, the summary that the sociologist newspaper said this morning, dsk out, that summarizes what the situation is in terms of most french, i think. jim bittermann in paris, thank you. the allegations to straus-khan could be a blow to the imf. later in the show would be we ll look at what his arrest could mean for the financial world. moammar gadhafi may be facing action from the international criminal court. a source tells cnn the court s chief prosecutor will seek warrants for the arrest of the libyan leader and two other people on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity. our senior international correspondent nic robertson will be speaking with the prosecutor shortly. nick joins us right now on the line from hague in the netherlands. give us an idea of what kind of charges we re expect to go be brought against the libyan leader. well, crimes against humanity