president. now the world s best known tycoon says forget it. was it all just a publicity trick by donald trump? breaking news, political headlines, jeanne moos straight ahead. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a stunning sex scandal involving the chief of a powerful world agency. here are the latest developments. a new york judge today denied bail for dominique strauss-kahn, head of the international monetary fund. the judge agreed with prosecutors that strauss-kahn is a flight risk. viewed as a potential presidential candidate in france, strauss-kahn was arrested saturday aboard a paris-bound airliner facing a series of sex charges for all e allegedly assaulting a hotel employee. he ll appear in court on friday. he now faces criminal charges that many find shocking. the imf chief dominique strauss-kahn has been tied to
three, two zero. and it was a flawless liftoff for space shuttle endeavour now on a 16-day final mission to the international space station. wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords was among those wat watching. her husband mark kelly is commanding the mission. very nice liftoff there. we ve got one more after this one and that s it, basically, until they revive it or not. have you ever seen an actual in person? not in person, no. but i ve seen it on television. thanks very much. mending fences after the bin laden raid. pakistan agrees to return the wreckage of a secret u.s. helicopter that crashed in the al qaeda compound. and was donald trump just playing a publicity trick? he now says he d rather be a tycoon than president of the united states. jeanne moos will take a closer look. building up our wireless network all across america. we re adding new cell sites.
and president obama makes some high school students cry. this hour, the inspiring against the odds story that brought the commander in chief to their school. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. first this hour, the shrimping republican presidential field. we ve seen prominent contenders opt out of the 2012 race in recent weeks, including former arkansas governor mike huckabee. say so long to the prospect with the biggest name, deepest pockets, and most outrageous remarks. that would be none other than donald trump. he announces an event to report the tv series, celebrity apprentice. after getting so many called from bob and from steve and everybody, i ve decided that we are going to continue onward well celebrity apprentice. we re going to continue making lots and lots of money for charity. i will not be running for president as much as i d like to and i want to thank everybody very much. thank you very much. it s been a great season. thank you. let s br