it has been a lodge two- year ordeal in iran but two hikers are free. good afternoon. i'm tory campbell. it's news many waitedded two years to hear. the american hikers have been released. shane bower and josh fattal were released earlier today. they left iran on a plane heading for oman after their lawyers obtained signatures on a bail for freedom deal. $500,000 for each man was posted by an unknown source, possibly someone from oman. their release had been delayed due to a power struggle between president ahmadinejad and his judicial rivals. bower and fattal have ties to the bay area. they are u.c. berkeley graduates and worked

with people here. tara has some reaction from people who knew them and boy, they must be relieved. >> reporter: oh, definitely. this is a copy of the last story shane bower wrote for new american media. the offices are across the street from where they're standing. >> right now i'm heading out the door and traveling to kurdistan. >> reporter: she reads the e- mail three days before they were captured more than two years ago. >> it was just a morning of great relief. >> reporter: sandy spearheads the news outlet. >> he was never a spy, never dreamed of being a spy. he went and learned arabic. he did this incredible photojournalism and fell in love with the arab world and we sent him over with a monthly

retainer to be our eyes and ears on the street. >> reporter: he did not know sarah short or josh fattal but said the lesson learn from their journey is how lucky americans are to have freedom. she applauded journalists who risk their lives to tell great stories. >> i was in kurdistan as a tourist with my fianc ee, sarah, and josh. >> you are seen through the lens of very hostile populations and state governments. it takes courage to go out there and you have to be vigilant. >> reporter: now, bower has his own website with an entry dated october of last year so he was either busy in prison or his fiancee could have brought the information when she was releasinged for medical reasons. she doesn't believe it will be long before bower is writing, traveling, and shooting pictures. live in san francisco, tara moriarty, channel 2 news.

>> thank you. claudine wong spoke to a spokesperson who confirmed they will be in oman a couple of days. the plane left tehran earlier today. the former hostages' families are waiting in oman to greet them. for more details on this developing story crosswalk dean reports on the long road to freedom for the two berkeley grads. >> reporter: the release of josh fattal and shane bower comes after 782 days in prison. >> it's fantastic. it was -- insane they were held in the first place. i'm sure their families are just -- ecstatic. >> reporter: it began july 31, 2009. bower, fattal, and sarah shourd were arrested on the border. top usual officials urged iran to release them and the families began repeated pleas to officials sack shaying they strayed by mistake. but they were charged with esse

januaryage -- espionage and spying. with no diplomatic relations with the u.s., the swiss stepped in. 2010 would bring the first visit and release. the americans were reunite with their families and shourds announced sarah and shane western gauged. it was not until september 2010 sarah was released for $500,000 for medical and humanitarian reasons. the country of oman paid the bail and her first stop was to thank the sultan and make her own plea. >> all of my efforts starting today will go into helping procure the same freedom for my fiance shane bower and my friend josh fattal because i can't enjoy my freedom without them. >> reporter: their trial would be delayed repeatedly. in february this year it began. short was ordered back but refused to return. the trial would suffer for

delays and both men were convicted of espionage and trespassing and sentenced to eight years in prison. but oman would play a key role in the wake of the verdict, sending a plane eventually $1 million to secure their release today. claudine wong, ktvu, channel 2 news. homicide detectives are looking for clues in connection with the discovery of a dead body inside a popular restaurant. the woman's body was found around 7:30 last night inside a restroom at angie's bakery and restaurant near san pablo and mcbride avenues. the woman worked at the bakery. the owner left her with a few customers to run errands. when he returned, he found the bakery locked up and empty. investigators believe the killing could be related to a domestic dispute. the woman whose rescue dog found the body of michelle le talked publicly about that discovery. it happened on saturday in

rugged terrain. carrie said the dog unexpectedly bolt down the trail, ran back, and jumped on her chest, then bolted back to a flat area. >> i reattached her lead and noticed some remains. i praised amber and alerted an officer on the team. i took him to the site, at which point he took over the scene by securing area,. not aware of the outcome, we continued toisech throughout the day. >> dental records identified body. thed me examiner is trying to determine how the nursing student was killed. le's one-time friend is accused in her murder. president obama said there is no-show short cut to peace between israelis and palestinians. he spoke at the u.n. general assembly, saying negotiation, not u.n. declarations, were the

foundation of ever-lasting peace. he said a vote at the u.n. can not create a palestinian state and that only direct talks between israel and palestinians can accomplish this. >> ultimately, it is the israelis and palestinian who must live side by side. ultimately, the israelis and the palestinians, not us, must reach agreement on issue that divide them -- on borders and on security, refugees, jerusalem. >> the president is meeting with israeli prime minister netanyahu and president abbas. talks are expected to be intense as palestinian leaders threat on the request statehood from the u.n. and president obama said he will veto any such requests. google's ceo has been on the hot seat at a senate antitrust hearing. critics say the internet search engine is unfairly using their dominance for their advantage.

craig joins us with google's response. good afternoon, craig. >> reporter: good afternoon, tory. the world headquarters are in mountain view and you can be sure a lot of people here, in addition to looking at their own work in front of them, will have their eyes fixed on washington, d.c. a lot of connections to broadway, and we're watching the hearings over the internet or this senate hearing, which is titled "the power of google, customers and competition." yelp, exmedian ya, and other companies accuse google of unfair business tactics, whether they sought people to its own specialized sites that compete with theirs. >> with google's expanse into so many areas, a large number of businesses, advertisers, and consumer groups raising concerns regarding google's activities, suggesting company may act in anticompetitive

ways. >> we don't trap our users. you can switch to another search engine with one click and we have lots of evidence people do this. if you want to leave other google services, we make it easy for you to do so. >> reporter: one of the companies complaining about google's practices is microsoft, no stranger to antitrust allegations. it began complaining google's advertising rates for the washington state-based company were 50 times higher. google decade rates are usually determine in part by how closely related an ad is to a search. eric schmidt was not alone in defending the company. the state senior senator talked about google's other numbers. >> last year alone providing $15 billion in economic activity to nearly 300,000 small businesses, publishers, and non-profits. >> reporter: the senate committee now question google's practices aren't the first to

do so. the ftc and attorney generals of texas, new york, and california are in the middle of ongoing investigations on antitrust behavior. reporting live from mountain view, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> thank you, craig. we're check google's stock. it's up about half a percentage on this testimony and hp stock is up by 8.5% on word the ceo may be on his way out and a well-known executive may be on the way in. hp directors may fire the current ceo and appoint former ceomeg whitman. stocks have dropped 50% since the current ceo came on board last november. he cut sales forecast three types. a multimillion dollar

federal loan program that helped tessla motors open a plant in fremont is in danger. the loan program is criticized by house republicans in the wake of the bankruptcy of solendra. house republicans want to take way remaining funds and transfer it to help pay for damage caused by hurricane irene. tessla received $465 million from the program to allow it to convert the former factory in fremont into a production line for electric vehicles. they're called to testify about half a billion dollar federal loan to the now-bankrupt company. but lawyers say the executives plan to invoke their fifth amendment rights against self incrimination. the fbi is also investigating solyndra. some people on the

peninsula are seeing activity around a pipeline and may smelling gas. the fog is back on the coast, but mark will tell you which neighborhoods are still cooking under hot temperatures. also the labor issue that may change the operation of some bay area hospitals this week.

this morning you may have detected the odor of gas on highway 92. pg&e crews were preparing for a pipeline test and purged gas from the pipe. the operation took about four hours. the test, though, will not take place for another couple of days. this school bus was hit by a car that ran a red light on foothill police department in oakland around 7:30 this morning. the bus driver was injured but none of the five children on board were hurt. after being hit, the bus went 75 feet down the road, hitting a parked car near vicksburg avenue. the unlicensed car driver smashed into a metal fence. the condition of the bus driver and the man in the car have not been released. thousands of nurses across northern and central california are getting ready to walk off the job tomorrow. they're planning a one-day

strike starting at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. the hospitals have hired replacement insurances, although some surgery -- nurses, although some surgeries are postponed. there were concerns at a district meeting last night. the district said the school has the fewest number of children from the neighbor attending there but parents said the school is at full capacity and serves a diverse population. eight elementary schools are on the preliminary closure list. on friday, the superintendent is expected to recommend which ones should close. then in late october, the school board will make a final decision. a new report reveals disturbing amounts of a toxic

substance in canned food for kids. the report by the breast cancer fund shows the presence of bpa in the canned food. the highest levels were found in campbell's disney princess and toy story soup. the chemical is used to make linings of the cans. bpa has been link to breast and prostate cancer, type 2 diabetes, early puberty in girls and a.d.d. with only a few hours remaining before a georgia inmate's execution, his lawyers are pursuing final appeals. protests are set to take place across the u.s. and in europe. troy davis is scheduled for execution in four hours for the 1989 murder of a police officer. he has insisted for years he never pulled the trigger. seven of nine trial witnesses have also recanted, plus some jurors say they changed their minds about his guilt. two vigils are planned in san

francisco at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. at justin hermann plaza. authorities are calling it one of the biggest pot bust in marin county history. investigators seized some 7300 marijuana plants from an elaborate pot farm in west marin yesterday. the estimated street value is $18 million. authorities got a tip from some deer hunters who accidentally found a huge growth site. deputies are looking for the pot farmers, who appear to be on the run. medical marijuana dispensaries do not lead to more crime. the independent research group the rand corporation reviewed crime reports for the ten days before and after the centers closed. researchers found that crime actually went up once the dispensaries closed. one reason? more police and private security is required when

dispensaries opened. a federal study claims oakland police are too quick to draw their guns. researchers reviewed dozens of police case on january through march of this year. they determined officers did not have to draw their gun in 28% of the incidents examined. police were most likely to pull out their guns when confronting african-american suspects. it's the fallout from the ryder police scandal. flights are cancel and trains are out of service in japan because of a typhoon that made landfall overnight. rain and winds up to 100 miles per hour hit the area. six people are reported dead or missing. more than 1 million people have been told to evacuate. there's also concern about the nuclear plant damage by the march earthquake and tsunami. the fear is the storm could cause radioactive leaks.

that typhoon may help cool off the bay area as we head into the extended forecast but today, cooling near the coast. that low marine layer showing warm air compressing. pleasant downtown at 70 degrees. here we go with the latest mapping imagery. ocean beach and pacifica and down towards the san mateo coastline. approaching 100 this afternoon around concord, liver moore, oakland, 81, and san jose, around 83 degrees. forecast headlines today -- we have coastal fog but very hot numbers inland. tomorrow, we'll reintroduce the fog for the morning hours and some cooling expected for your thursday. the weekend will have the

headline temperatures, cooling off as we head into sunday. here's the bigger picture on the satellite and the weather system north and west. as this energy approaches, the cooling trend beginning tomorrow and kicks in friday and into the weekend but for today, we're talk about microclimates for the coast, temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. patchy fog developing at 6:00 p.m. right around the bay, sunny and warm, afternoon high in the upper 70s to upper 80 and inland spots -- you know it's hot with temperatures around 95, 98, approaching 100 and still by 6:00 this evening, readings still in the warm 80s. san is a that rosa, 94. san francisco right around 76 degrees. san jose, 70s. here is a look ahead. your extended forecast with your weekend always in view and temperatures come down a few degrees. it's a trend into thursday and friday and then hold on, big time cooling trend for the

weekend saturday and sunday. by tory, the warmest locations in the upper 70s so significant cooling and fall begins early friday morning at 2:00. >> thank you, mark. developing news from the federal reserve in the last half hour and it's having an impact on the final hour of stock trading. pablo sandoval is a fan favorite but why he may head to see a surgeon after the baseballseason.

stocks are mixed in this final hour of trading. positive news from technology companies including google, hp, oracle, and adobe triggered a minor rally in tech stocks. the nasdaq currently down 6 but you can see live on the big board the dow is down 113 right now at 11295 and the main reason for stocks dropping, a few minutes ago, a federal reserve announcement on a new strategy to boost a weak economy. it's called operation twist. the last time this was done was in the 1960 and will involve the shifting of $400 billion worth of short-term bonds to long-term bonds. that could help keep mortgage and other loan rates at low levels. now, the announcement comes after two-day meetings and as

we hit a sour note on wall street, the dow dropped 100 points at first and is continuing to drop in this final half hour of trading. he is the star of the giants and has been red-hot in recent weeks. now the panda may need surgery once the season is over. the giants have revealed all star third baseman pablo sandoval has been playing with an injured left shoulder for the past month. he did not start in last night's game in los angeles. the dodgers lost 2-1. sandoval has provided a strong bat for the giants all season long. other hitters have struggled. tonight at 5:00, we're tracking the release of the former u.c. berkeley graduates who were just release from iran this morning. what we're learning about the release and new reaction from their friends and coworkers. that story and more coming up in our next newscast at 5:00. thank you for watching. have a great day.

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