you're in the cnn newsroom where the news unfolds live this saturday, september 17th. two american hikers jailed in iran could soon walk out of iran's prison free men. a lawyer for the men say he's hopeful the men will be released today. the pair was seized in 2009 after apparently strange across an unmarked iraqi border into iran. iranian court convicted them of spying. they insist they were simply hiking. a live report coming up. back in this country, calls are growing louder for the state of georgia to grant clemency to troy davis. he's scheduled to be executed four days from now. supporters say evidence in the case was flimsy and witnesses later changed their testimony, but the mother of the police

officer who was killed says she will never believe davis is innocent. >> it has been hell because i want like, i would like to have some peace. i would like to have this situation over with. we are the victims. and those people that recanted, why did they wait 17 years before they recanted? they should have done it if they felt that way earlier, not when the final time has come now. >> a clemency hearing for davis is set for monday. former u.s. senator charles pier percy. he served in the senate for nearly 0 years and became a chairman of the foreign relations committee. he was battling alzheimer's disease. he reportedly died today at a washington, d.c. hospice. he was 91 years old. a teacher strike in tacoma, washington has cancelled school

on monday. that will be the fifth day of the walkout. teachers are defying a judge's order to return to the classroom. as a result the teacher's union could face fines. 28,000 school kids in tacoma wait for classes to resume. on the campaign trail, presidential candidate michelle bachmann will back off her criticism of fellow candidate rick perry as governor he mandate ad vaccine for pre-teen girls in texas to prevent possible cervical cancer. bachmann objects saying the vaccine has potential health risks but in explaining her position on the "tonight show" last night she stumbled into a punch line. >> if you become president and you seem pretty strident in your views you could compromise. >> convicted. i'm convicted. >> you don't get convicted until after you're in office. that's later. you have to get elected. >> that was good. that was very good. >> not many laughed outside. another bachmann appearance in los angeles, however.

the california republican party convention, a flash mob of gay and lesbian activists protested bachmann because of her stand on gay issues. the group is sponsored by the courage campaign. >> bachmann with her homophobic message, that was the message. we're here. we're queer and here to stay. in navy a deadly tragedy with thousands of witnesses. incredible impact there. investigators in reno are trying to figure out what caused that vintage plane to plunge to the ground during an air race. three people were killed and dozens more hurt when the plane crashed barely missing a grandstand packed with speck ti tors. dan simon is in reno. what more have you learned? >> reporter: well, there's some

growing speculation that an important part of the airplane known as the elevator trim tab became dislodged and came off the airplane. there's at least one to on the internet right now purporting to show that. i can tell you that i've seen more, i've seen actual evidence of that. i saw some tos taken by this gentleman who is a professional photographer from west virginia. mark, i saw your photos, but you don't want to release them at large just yet. >> i furnished them to the ntsb and the reno air racing association. when they decide to release them they will be released. >> reporter: you're also a pilot. in your photo i can see that tab coming off the plane. in your mind what does that mean? >> the trim tab helps you keep the airplane under control. it's part of the horizontal. when you lose that you lose a portion of the control surface. >> i want to ask you what went through your mind when you saw

that plane hurl to the ground. you were about 150 yards away. >> yes, sir. i knew it was going to be a disaster. i was just afraid it would end up in the stan. it could have been far worse. fortunately the people at the reno air racing association are very, very safety conscious, and their crews were on the scene immediately to help the people. they did a great job. >> reporter: mark, as you know, one of the powerful narratives that is developing is that somehow the pilot steered the aircraft away from the stands, away from the crowds. what is your theory on that? >> it's possible. it's hard to tell. the point it was at, i would say the airplane was probably so out of control it just went where it went, unfortunately, and thank god could it have been a lot worse. >> so based upon your expertise you don't think there's anything the pilot could have done? >> i don't think there was anything the pilot could have done in this case.

>> reporter: mark, thanks very much for your time. we appreciate it. that's going to be the focus that the federal investigators will look at. they will look at photos taken by people like mark and others showing that trim tab actually dislodging from the plane, perhaps that's what caused the plane to go down. of course a lot of investigating to do. that's one of the operating theories at this point. >> incredible. thanks so much. we know ntsb officials are soon to be on the ground and begin that investigation. we're going to talk to an aviation expert. he's a pilot who met jimmy leeward the pilot of that plane that went down. we'll get his take on what happens at this deadly crash. let's check in with jacqui jeras. this is one of the last weekends, the last weekend of summer and feeling like it because it's very cool. >> very refreshing. it's football weather if i saw football weather today is that day. >> lots of football games this

weekend. >> got to loyalist. gorgeous. cooler than normal. we're cooler than we should be for this time the year by a good margin for some people too. fall equinox takes place on friday. meteorologically when we take records, fall starts september 21st. i love fall weather. temperatures ten to 15 degrees below average for parts of the midwest. and then also the mid-atlantic states and down here into the carolinas everybody else in this blue swath looking for temperatures about five to ten degrees below normal. we body out in terms of how cold it will be with this area of high pressure that brought in this nice taste of fall. we'll gradually warm thing up through the rest of the weekend and continuing next week. enjoy your 61 in minneapolis. 65 in kansas city. 62 in washington, d.c. even 80s down there in texas and the other thing about texas, chance of rain today. we got showers out there. this is the most rain you've

seen in quite some time. a few of those storms could be severe in northern texas and oklahoma but this is a welcomed sight. san antonio you had a few sprinkles. look at the cluster of showers and thunder showers moving in from the west. weather pattern tomorrow pretty much stays the same. our high shifts further off to the east. still have the strong onshore flow. rough on the beaches for the last week of summer. that's what people are trying to do along the east coast and west coast. things look great out in california. >> everyone should be happy. thank you so much. we'll see you later on. those two american hikers jailed in iran guess what? they could soon go free. hear why their lawyer thinks a release is imminent next.

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moammar gadhafi's home town and two other strong holds today. gadhafi fighters are putting up stiff resistant to maintain control of sirte. eight gadhafi fighters have been killed and 38 others wounded. a roadside bomb killed nine civilians including five children in afghanistan. it happened in a northern province considered to be among the country's more stable regions. general allen and hard mid karzai condemned the attack. there could be some big news coming out of iran this weekend. the lawyer for jailed american hikers josh fattal and shane bauer say he's hopeful the pair will be free today. the men are let go, they will likely be flown to oman. why is the hikers lawyer so confident that they are going to be released this weekend? >> reporter: we've spoken with

the lawyer for the hikers several times. reason he's optimistic he found out that basically what's remaining to be done is the signature of one more judge before the hikers can be released. the lawyer walked us through a very complicated process that needs to take place. essentially one of the judges in the case has signed documents stating that bail has been paid. according to the lawyer. there's still one more judge who needs to sign the document stating that bail has been posted. once that happens the lawyer can witness that document and he can take it to another government agency and at that point he says hopefully the hikers can be released. now up until the past hour when we've been speaking to the lawyer, he's expressing optimism they could be released today. we don't have anything definitive. omani officials are not confirming if that's the case. still very much a waiting pattern right now but everybody very curious to see how it will

play out in the coming hours. >> this is a very similar pattern, the conditions. release that sarah was able to enjoy before she was released much earlier. >> reporter: that's right. we've seen oman play a critical role in negotiations when it comes to the release of these hikers. sarah shourd, the first stop he made was here in oman. it was learned thereafter that, in fact, the omanis posted her $500,000 in bail that guaranteed her release. oman is a strange country in the region because it's -- it's a political rarity, it's a country that has good relations with the u.s. and iran. because of that ate go to country when it comes to mediate disputes between the u.s. and iran. there's a lot of speculation from western diplomats that omanis are on the ground in iran

trying to negotiate the release of shane bauer and josh fattal. many people think when they are released if they are, that they will possibly come here to oman as their first stop out of iran. >> thanks so much. back in this country as the economy continues to suffer and people simply can't find jobs many are moving back home to their parents house. well do you know how many americans are in that very situation? find out next and then at the half hour, if the front row isn't good enough for you when it comes to the hottest fashions, you need to stick around. alina cho has your back stage pass to fashion week. met an old man at the top asked him if he had a secret and the old man stopped and thought and said:

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i asked the question before the break how many young americans are moving back home to live with mom and dad? according to the recent poverty study by the u.s. census it's a huge number, nearly 6 million. in the age range of 25-34. they are often referred to as boom boomerrang kids. today in our weekly financial fix, the financial ground rules when adult children do move home, when you got those boomerrang kids. karen lee author of "it's just money." joining us right now. so, you get a call from your kid, you're thinking okay everything is great. i'm coming back home.

there's a sinking feeling sadly that a lot of parents have because they are looking at the there are signs. it's going to cost me. >> they are losing independence of their empty nest. first thing i want to talk about is they've got to start with looking at their own finances. can they really afford this? now, i get -- >> you're already saying there should be an option. parents should say yes you may come home nor. >> i'll go out on a limb whether they are 30, 40 or 50 they are still your babies so there isn't a big option. the ground rules would be dramatically different if you ask yourself can i afford this and of course i'm always talking about talking openly and honestly about money so the next thing i want to you do is tell your children haiti will affect you financially. will you delay your retirement. you can't go on vacations? >> lay on the guilt. >> just want everyone to know what the situation is. if they are working but just aren't earning enough to live on

independently, i want to insist on financial help. >> it says you're not taking this for granted. i realize money is tight but even if you go out and get a job where the paycheck is small a good portion needs to come towards rent. >> that's right. so once you talked to your children about our own financial situation, i want to -- i'm giving you permission, time to ask about theirs. what kind of debt are they in? very important that you help your kids stay on top of those debt payments, not be late. >> not just top doork come on in, i'll help you feel better but we need dialogue because this should not be a permanent situation. >> the former would be a huge mistake if you just let them in with no ground rules. >> you have to let your kids know right away there's conditions. >> absolutely. if your children have an abundance of debt i encourage you to yej courage them to seek debt consolidation help. >> thought it kmoempbt. >> no. talk with your credit card companies, lower your ain't

rates, they package everything together and you get involved. >> oh, my goodness. >> the other thing, insist that they work. now, there's a lot of people -- >> they are not on vacation because you come home. >> a lot of people not wanting to be unemployed due to education. i would say get a job, get any job. if they absolutely can't, are there some chores at home that you've been paying other people to do, lawn service, cleaning service. >> sweat hours. >> maybe you can reduce your budget a little in respect for helping them out. >> you come up with this plan and say it's up to parents to then say got to do little checks and balances here. let's make sure this plan is working or modify it. >> let start with the ground rules of you must set a plan with your kids. so the first thing is your actually going to loan them money? if you are, i would like to see a promissory note written up. i want to see some interest payments. greatest help you can give them

is with some job search assistance. there are outplacement firms that help people put the resume together conduct a better job search. your own professional network. help your children find a job that way. but most importantly the last thing on that list the time frame. give them a time frame. you might not be able to stick to it. but at least say three months, six months and we'll talk about what happens on our last tip if you get past that point, that last point is northern that plan. >> hopeful lu you have all this in writing and you go through this plan, remind them what the arrangement is and hopefully it will be a happy household happen. >> have weekly meetings. what you're saying, there's a lot of resentment that can come up over this situation. are they actively looking for work? are they contributing with the chores at home? as you come up to that time frame, do we readjust it or do we now have to practice tough love? >> you have to crack the whip.

karen lee with tough love. good valuable lessons. we want to keep the family intact. so talk. karen lee, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. >> get more information by reading karen's new book, "it's just money." why does it cause so many problems? also, coming up, you know cardigans. well do you know the story behind the sweaters or why they are considered cool again. alina cho gets a unique look at the world of j. crew. join us for fashion back stage pass.

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