CBS Evening News - 2011-05-16
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[0:00] Tonight,
[0:03] he's considered one of the most powerful
[0:05] men in the world. Now, the Frenchman who
[0:07] heads the IMF is in a New York City
[0:10] jail, charged with attempted rape. Also
[0:13] tonight, Endeavor's final mission. The
[0:16] shuttle lifts off with Mark Kelly in
[0:18] command and his wounded wife,
[0:20] Congresswoman Gabrielle Gfords, watching
[0:23] from a wheelchair.
[0:25] No Trump in the Republican deck. The
[0:27] Donald takes himself out of the
[0:29] presidential race before he was ever in.
[0:34] [Music]
[0:36] And Steve Hartman's assignment America,
[0:38] her four decadel long vigil for an
[0:40] American hero has come to an end.
[0:47] >> From CBS News World Headquarters in New
[0:51] York, this is the CBS Evening News with
[0:54] Katie Kerry.
[0:56] Good evening everyone. Dominique Strauss
[0:58] Khan isn't a household name here in the
[1:01] US, but Forbes magazine calls him one of
[1:03] the 40 most powerful people in the
[1:05] world. He's head of the International
[1:07] Monetary Fund. And in France, he was
[1:09] favored to be the next president. That
[1:12] is until he was arrested here in New
[1:13] York accused of sexually assaulting a
[1:16] hotel maid. That news sent shock waves
[1:19] through European financial markets. And
[1:20] tonight, Michelle Miller reports he's
[1:23] being held without bail.
[1:26] Dominique Strauss Khan faces seven
[1:28] counts, including attempted rape,
[1:30] unlawful imprisonment, and sexual
[1:32] assault. All connected to an alleged
[1:35] attack on a 32-year-old chambermaid who
[1:37] had entered to clean his penthouse suite
[1:40] Saturday afternoon. She later IDed him
[1:42] in a lineup, and authorities say they
[1:44] have DNA evidence to back her story.
[1:47] >> He sexually assaul