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He is being charged with a criminal sex act, attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment. strauss-kahn was a former economics minister of finance and the presidential candidate potentially in france. so joining us with more, christopher dickey of "newsweek" on skype from paris. christopher, welcome back. good morning. >> it's my pleasure, alex. >> i'm curious what they're saying this morning in paris about the arrest. >> well, the people are absolutely stunned. i've been talking to close friends of strauss-kahn, also people close to president sarkozy, and nobody can really quite believe that this ha...

Parts north of spillway. we'll take you live vicksburg the next big city where the river is expected to crest and residents are preparing for the massive floods. >> heather: head of international monetary fund embroiled in a sex scandal. he is charged with a criminal sex act, attempted rape. accusations made at an upscale hotel in new york city. >> reporter: it went down in the times square hotel. the maid entered his suite believing it was unoccupied and emerged from a bathroom fully naked and attempted to sexually assault her. the maid was able to fight him off and reported the incident who ...

Today. and that dry weather actually extends back into drought-stricken parts of texas. that is so ironic, that in texas we have a terrible drought and fires, and just next door in louisiana we have that kind of epic flooding. of course, you're dealing with the rain in the northeast today, alex. and i'm afraid that it's going to stay pretty rainy not only today but probably for much of this week in the northeast. on and off showers. likewise here in the midwest, it's going to be a little bit on the rainy side as well. alex? >> well, we thank you for the umbrella heads-up. jeff morrow, thanks. ...

Dominique strauss-kahn is charged with attacking a maid in a hotel in times square. police say he was arrested for a criminal sex act, attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment as well. he was taken off a flight to paris at kennedy airport. strauss-kahn is denying these allegations. for more details nbc's kristen dahlgren is joining me here in the studio. so kristen, with a good morning, what do we know at this point on the story? >> good morning, alex p. well, he's expected to be formally charged later on today. the international monetary fund is the organization that in very simple terms oversee...

Toward the heavens. we'll take you throughout the morning, as this space shuttle program winds its way down, the last launch and it was a beauty, picture perfect in florida. talk to new a moment. alisyn: it was a beauty and bittersweet for so many reasons. let's get to our top stories, julie ban banderas is live in lower manhattan where we're waiting for that imf chief to arrive. what's going to happen at this morning's arraignment? >> strauss-han spent most of the night at the criminal investigation unit, the special victims unit in harlem, it was transferred here 11 last night, the arraignme...