[Romans:] Good morning. Welcome back. A stunning twist in a criminal case involving power, sex, international politics, it's been more than three months since former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was pulled off a Paris bound plane and charged with raping a housekeeper in his New York City hotel room. It looks like those charges will be dropped. CNN's Susan Candiotti live outside the courthouse. Susan, the accuser's credibility, how did this case physical apart?
[Susan Candiotti, Cnn National Correspondent:] That's the main thing. Two things really credibility and evidence in this case. And in the end, prosecutors said this was boiling down to a he saidshe said case and that's a very difficult way to go to a trial and try to convince a jury one way or the other with that kind of evidence. They said there was simply not enough physical evidence to prove that the sex that happened wasn't forced versus consensual. That's what it boils down to. And there's how the district attorney summed it up. He said, quote, "Whatever the truth may be about the encounter between the complainant and the defendant, if we do not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt, we cannot ask a jury to do so." This, of course, not good news for Miss Diallo, who brought this case, who prosecutors and the police initially said was very credible, that her account was believable. But in the end, her lawyer is saying it was a bad move by the district attorney to now ask the court to drop the case because, among many other things, it sends the wrong signal to other rape victims.
[Kenneth Thompson, Attorney For Nafissatou Diallo:] The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance, has denied the right of a woman to get justice in a rape case. He has not only turned his back on this innocent victim, but he has also turned his back on the forensic, medical, and other physical evidence in this case.
[Costello:] Miss Diallo remains an alleged rape victim in this case and will not have a chance to convince a jury, at least a criminal jury, otherwise. She still has a civil lawsuit in play. Of course, this news is good news for Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his lawyers who are happy to see that the prosecutor is going to try to dump the case. Here's what he is his statement said, quote, "Mr. Strauss-Kahn and his family are grateful that the district attorney's office took our concerns seriously and concluded on its own that this case could not proceed further." So we'll wait to see what happens in court this day, but in the end, certainly I think everyone can agree on one thing there are no winners in this case. Back to you.
[Romans:] A case that made international headlines and now a case that has crumbled. Susan Candiotti, thank you so much. Still to come this morning, gold prices, you know how much I love to talk about gold prices.
[Costello:] Can you believe it.
[Romans:] I can't believe. But is it a bubble ready to pop? Wall street buzzing after the precious metal keeps setting record after record.
[Velshi:] And Would you pay $16.5 million for a car?
[Romans:] No.
[Velshi:] OK, settled. Well, somebody did. We're going to tell you what car and why after the break.