kurdish officials confirm their identifies as shane bauer, sarah shord, and josh fatall. they were apparently on a trip to learn more about the middle east. bauer is a freelance journalist and photographer living in and specializing in the arab world. he's a fluent arabic speaker. he has a degree in arabic and peace and conflict studies. bauer's facebook page says he is in a relationship with share raf shourd, the ohm woman in the group, also an aspiring journalist. on her website she describes herself as a teacher, writer, and activist living in the middle east. josh said he was also looking forward to traveling to iraq and kurdistan. apparently of arab origin, he said he was getting in touch with his roots between the tie gres and euphrates valleys. today his mother in elkins park, pennsylvania, issued a statement saying my husband and i are only concerned with the health and welfare of josh, shane, and sarah. the u.s. state department today said we have been in touch with and are assisting the family members of the missing three americans. iran has long been suspicious

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andre bauer is currently a candidate for governor in 2010. he says that if state scenario plays out that he will drop his bid for governor in 2010. gov. sanford had no immediate reaction to the lieutenant governor's news conference. the governor's press secretary says he expects to issue some sort of statement later today. trace: thank you. martha: minnesota governor tim pawlenty has been in the news lately, calling the democrats' health care plan a potential massive spending disaster. he has criticized president obama's handling of this issue. he has also been talked about for the next presidential election. he joins us next. combines two powerful medicines for fast relief of your diarrhea symptoms, so you can get back out there. imodium. get back out there. they say imports always get the best mileage. well, do they know this malibu offers an epa estimated 33 mpg highway? they never heard that. which is better than a comparable toyota camry or honda accord? they're stunned. they can't believe it. they need a minute. i had a feeling they wou

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the latest came from his lieutenant governor bauer. a yearlong affair with an arkans a woman from argentina. sanford's term ends january 2011. the governor is expected to respond around 10:30 eastern. >>> canadian police are investigating whether a member of ryan jenkins' family helped him flee no canada. he was wanted for the murder of model jasmine fiore. he was found hanging in a motel room east of vancouver. a little more than a week after fiore's mutilated body was found in a trash dumpster in california. local sources report the mysterious blond woman that checked him in to the hotel may be his half sister. she's being questioned by police. another jenkins has the car reportedly seen at the motel where he checked in. >>> are you slowly digging out of debt? a recent report has encouraging news about consumer debt overall. clark howard has a checkup. >> a lot of us are exhausted by the financing in our household. and i've got grease news on that front. for five months in a row the feds report that you and i have reduce reduced the

shane bauer is based in the middle east. sarah shourd is a writer and teacher. joshua fattal was reportedly curious about his father's native iran. a fourth american stayed in the hotel. >> he did not go with them. >> he received an alarming phone call from his three friends saying, we are surrounded. are ron accuses the united states of meddling with the nuclear program. one journalist was also recently detained here. >> i think there is a decent chance that these three will be reported as spies. it will be up to the united states to prove their evidence. >> one father wrote that currently we are only concerned about the well-being of joshua and the other two people. we hope they can come home as soon as possible. >>> the pentagon says it has found the remains of a navy pilot more than 18 years after his plan plane was shot down. captain michael scott speicher has been killed but it was later changed to missing in action. last month, an iraqi informants told u.s. officials that his body had been buried in the desert. the news came as a relief to those close to

kurdish officials confird their identities at shane bauer, sha sarah shord and josh fatal. bauer is a freelance journalist and photographer living in and specializing on the arab world. his website describes him as affluent arabic speaker, a graduate of uc berkeley in 2007 withc abind arabic and peace and conflict studies. bauer's facebook page says he is in a relationship with sarah shord, thenl a oy woman in the group, also an aspiring na ur.jostli o journalist. shord describes herself as a teacher, writer and activist living in the middle east. josh fatal said he was also looking forward to traveling to iraq and kurdistan. the u.s. state department this weekend said we have been in touch with and are assisting family members of the missing three americans. the americans' detention comes at a highly sensitive time in iran following weeks of protests against president mahmoud ahamadinejad's reelection. today iran's supreme leader formally endorsed president ahamadinejad. it's the start of his inauguration process. richard engel, nbc news, istanbul. >>> as richard just ment

you said we got information from her website and also shane bauer. they are said to be girlfriend and boyfriend, if we can bring their pictures back up. >> certainly friends, certainly friends, and they travel together, and they have evidently worked together according to information on their website. and we have talked to several of their friends who also confirm this and that they have traveled extensively together. >> great. susan candiotti joining us tonight on top of the story from new york. thank you, susan. we appreciate it. >>> until now the u.s. government response on this story has come from the state department, but tonight we are getting reaction from a top administration official. april ryan is working this story for us tonight. she's the white house correspondent for american urban radio network. she's working her sources in the administration. very sticky subject here, april. >> yes, don, it's very, very sensitive. what's happening is my senior administration source is telling me that basically the ball right now is in iran's court. ba

sister, shannon bauer, and sarah shourd's brother, chris rapp, all joining me now.guys, appreciate you being here. shannon, let me start with you. i know all of you hadn't had any contact with your siblings, obviously, but are you able to get information at all about their whereabouts, about what's going on in iran? just give us the latest in terms of what you know. >> the latest that we know is that basically they're being detained in iran. there's no consular access, it's actually the next thing that we would love to hear. >> that somebody has had a %uiuzuvuuÑuÑuÑuÑuÑuÑ them in. >> exactly, yeah. >> and so far, nothing. >> nothing. >> we're 21 days into it now, with -- with no contact at all. >> and, alex, you know a little bit more about where they were going, what they were doing. explain to people. because a lot of people watching here, they are hiking on the border of iraq/iran, are they out of their minds? but it's not exactly like that. explain it. >> yeah, i mean, i think it's understandable that people might have that reaction, because we are so accustomed

she said bauer was fluent in arabic and left the san francisco bay area last year for syria. last week she says he pitched a story on elections in iraqi kurdistan. that's apparently why he traveled to that section of iraq, before allegedly crossing over into iran with two others. >> i think this is a very experienced traveler. a backpack kind of traveler, not somebody who would go to the ritz-carlton, somebody who would go to the hostel, who would operate on a shoestring, as many freelancers do. >> reporter: she said bauer was known to be dating sarah shourd, also a berkeley graduate and freelance writer. writing on the website brave new traveler, she described herself as a teacher/activist/writer from california, currently based in the middle east. it said she loves fresh broksly and anyone who can change her mind. the three detained hiker, berkeley grad joshua fattal, also known for his love of travel and learning. >> fiercely intellectual. voracious reader, and josh and i would have conversations like no one else. >> reporter: the fourth hiker, shon meckfessel stayed behin

promoting its tourism industry on its own web site right now a couple of the travelers in particular shane bauer have their observe web site promote adventurist travel. could be an innocent they wanted to go on adventurist vacation. they certainly got an adventure now. shepard: there are echoes of a situation in north korea where two americans are also being held. >> yes. those are the two american journalist laura ling and union that lee. you see them both there. they were arrested by the north koreans on march 17th having allegedly crossed the border into north korea from china. of course north korea and iran are nations with nuclear ambitions. nations with which the united states is now trying to negotiate and both nations now have very powerful bargaining chips. shep? shepard: jonathan hunt live in our newsroom in new york. those three americans are held captive in a country that already has the technology to build a nuclear bomb. that's according to a brand new report in the times of london newspaper which is owned by the parent company of this nation. the london times cites intelligent sou

a special mited edition bankruptcy. [ laughter ] eddie bauer is bankrupt.errible news for grandparents, hikers and lesbians. [ laughter ] everyone just all so bummed out about it. a man in new york was arrested after he impersonated his dead mother for six years to collect her social security benefits. it was a scam. he said the worst part was having sex with his dad three times a week. [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] that was insane there. is that right? [ drum roll ] [ rim shot ] [ cheers and applause ] that was a long one. the longest -- it's a really long bowling lane. >> questlove: it's a football field. [ laughter ] really, really long. hey, everybody -- like i have to tell you guys this. today is national sushi day. [ cheers and applause ] or as fish call it, hell on earth. [ laughter ] and finally, starting next week, new york city subway riders who refuse to give up their seats to the elderly or disabled could face up to ten days in jail, where they will definitely have to give up their seat. ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight. give i

it began in the 11th hour, at 11:22 a.m., lieutenant governor andre bauer called for a news conference, calling reporters scrambling to the statehouse. at that news conference, bougher called on mark sanford to resign saying the serious misconduct that has been revealed along with lingering questions and continuing distractions make it virtually impossible for our state to solve the critical problems we are facing without a change in leadership. governor sanford's extramarital affair has put him under fire since june when he disappeared for five days to visit her in argentina. since then, sanford has faced media scrutiny over allegations that the fiscal conservative had used state planes for personal and political travel as well as purchasing first class tickets at taxpayer expense. this afternoon, the governor insisted he had purchased no first class tickets and that his travel on state aircraft was a fraction of that of previous administrations, and while he said escaping the media and political frenzy now would be something close to heaven on earth, he said there is too much work to

that's his message to his lieutenant governor andre bauer.er today bauer held his own news conference calling on his boss to resign. it's the latest in the fallout from governor sanford's affair with a woman in argentina. vexes later revealed -- investigations later revealed inappropriate use of money for various trips but sanford remains defiant. >> i'm not going to be rail roaded out of this office by political opponents or folks who were never fans of mine in the first place. or put a different way, a lot of what is going on now is pure politics, plain and simple. >> mark sanford also says he wants to stick around because of the economic issues facing his state. >>> swine flu fears sending schools into overdrive. tonight one county's elaborate plans to keep kids on track. >>> plus, strangers risking their lives to save a couple trapped inside that burning car. >>> take a look at this brand new hotel offering a view to more than just a guest. and a lot of people are not too happy abo the view either. >>> but first, how colleagues are rememb

they were identified as shane bauer, sarah shourd and joshua fattal. people home are very worried about this. >> hardest part not being able to communicate with the people detaining them. i think is that the scariest part. >> another american who traveled with them, shon meckfessel, stayed behind in iraq. his grandmother told cfn that he felt too sick to hike on fly day. iran's media says the three were arrested for illegally entering the country and an investigation is under way. switzerland represents american interests there because the u.s. doesn't have diplomatic relations with iran. that's how that comes into play there. >>> 18 years after he was shot down in iraq, we finally know what happened to captain michael scott speicher. speicher was the first american shot down during the 1919 gulf war. the pentagon said the remains have now been identified and recovered from a grave in the desert. the discovery ends years of speculation that speicher was being held captive. >> it's a bittersweet ending. it's great we finally accomplished an ending. but

this time from his lieutenant governor, fellow republican andre bauer.oday sanford told bauer he wouldn't, quote, be railroaded out of office by political opponents. >>> author dominick dunne died at his home in manhattan today. the special correspondent for "vanity fair" was best known for his coverage of crimes committed by the rich and famous. dunne was 83 years old. now back to "headliners & legends." >>> for ted kennedy, 1969 is a pivotal year. after the assassinations of his brothers john and robert, ted is thrust into the role of family patriarch. he attempts to fill his brother's shoes at home and in washington, but there is concern over whether he can handle the pressure. will the weight of public and private responsibility prove too heavy for the youngest kennedy to handle? after the assassination of robert kennedy, ted kennedy's personal life seems to disintegrate. on july 18th, 1969, 37-year-old ted kennedy heads to massachusetts. he is to attend a party being held on chappaquiddick island for the women known as the boiler room girls, who had

the three, shane bauer from minnesota, a freelance journalist based in the middle east, sarah shourd, a writer and teacher from california also based in the middle east and joshua fattal, an environmental worker from oregon were visiting northern iraq. they had gone hiking in the mountains near the iranian border, an area which has no clear border markings, a region that they had accidentally wandered into. a fourth american who stayed with them stayed behind in the hotel. he sat out the hike and later received a phoning call from the group saying they were surrounded by troops before being detained. on iranian state tv there were reports that the group did not listen to warnings given by border guards ahead of their arrest. swiss diplomats in tehran acting as mediators between the u.s. and iranian governments are working to gain access to the americans, but so far those efforts have not been positive. a meeting that was supposed to take place yesterday was postponed until today. now the worry is that the three will face accusations of spying. earlier this year american journalist rox

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bauer and shourd are journalists and fattal is an environmental worker.sat out early friday apparently to go hiking into iraq's northern kurdish region. that area shares a really unmarked border with iran. at about 1:30 p.m. local time, they called a friend who was supposed to be with them on that hiking trip, but who at the last minute had come down with a cold and decided not to go. the hikers reportedly told him that they were, quote, surrounded by iranian soldiers. well, iran has confirmed that these three americans are being questioned, that they have been charged with illegal entry. one last sort of strange detail in this story is that the fourth man, the one who got a cold and missed the trip and got the phone call, his name is shon meckfessel. he's a graduate student studying linguistics. you will also remember when i tell you he was the original bass guitarist for the band cake. i only mention that because sometimes a detail like that is what keeps a story like that on people's minds and therefore in the press. we will keep you posted as we learn

shane bauer and josh fattal graduates of california university at berkeley, hiking on the iraqi side of the border when he accidentally crossed in iran, they've been moved to tehran, not clear what iran might demand for their return. >>> one of the two american journalists held for nearly five months in north korea is expressing hess gratitude. in a new website euna lee wrote when i'm home and i'm with my family think of all individual whose were there at the vigils, who wrote letters to us and the government, knowing that you would not stop until we came home kept me going day by day in north korea. >>> all of the victims from this weekend's collision between a small plane and a helicopter have now been removed from the hudson river. a huge crane pulled up the doomed aircraft with two bodies still inside yesterday. the piper was found about 60 feet deep in murky water. the total of nine people died in that collision. >>> general motors is out with a new model and a ear catching claim, company says the chevy volt will get 230 miles on a single gallon of gas. >> 230. they say the volt

bauer is a freelance journalist and photographer living in and specializing on the arab world. his website describes him as a fluent arabic speaker, a graduate of uc berkeley in 2007 with a degree in arabic and peace and conflict studies. bauer's facebook page says he is in a relationship with sara shord, the only woman in the group, also an aspiring journalist. on her website, she describes herself as a teacher, writer and activist living in the middle east. josh fattal, the third member of the group, said he was also looking forward to traveling to iraq and kurdistan. apparently of arabic origin, fattal in his last posting on facebook wednesday said he was getting in touch with his roots between the tigress and euphrates valleys. fattal's mother from pennsylvania issued a statement saying my husband and i are only concerned with the health and welfare of josh, shane and sara. residents of the neighborhood also expressed concern and support. >> nobody really knows the true story but it is scary and upsetting and i think more than anything, the hard part is that not being able

shane bauer, his girlfriend sara shourd and josh fattal were arrested in iraq. security officials say the trio of backpackers simply got lost hiking in the mountains where the border is not clearly marked. opposition groups in iran are calling for protests to coincide with the inauguration of president mahmoud ahmadinejad. several blogs and websites encourage demonstrators to gather in front of parliament where the iranian president was sworn in for a second term earlier today. the pro reform movement claims that he stole the june election. >>> sky nine was over the scene of a school bus crash that injured seven small children in vienna, virginia. their conditions were not serious, but this was the scene this morning when an suv collided with a fairfax county school bus at maple avenue and courthouse road. children were on their way to a summer program when this happened. so far neither the driver involved, any of those drivers have been charged with anything. >>> well, senators are moving in to a second day of debate over the woman that president obama has sele

these pictures of josh fattal, sarah shourd and shane bauer were taken the day before they went on the hike that resulted in their detention. they've now been held by iran for a month. their supporters say they mistakenly entered it by crossing an unmarked border with iraqi kurdistan. >>> the rebuilding continued in new orleans over the weekend as the city marked four years since it was devastated by katrina. as more homes go up, mayor ray nagin urged rest depths to refledge on thety's progress. it was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever. >>> the fourth and final tennis tournament begins in new york. we have baseball this morning. highlights in jonathan coachman at espnews. >>> good morning. a busy weekend in sports. we'll start on the dime. little league world series championship game. chula vista, california, taking on chinese taipei. vice president joe biden, chris drury inducted into the hall of excellence pregame. top ird, sung crushes it. chinese taipei up 2-0. chin oh, back-to-back jacks. up 3-0. bottom two four, chula vista on the comeback. wild pitch. here comes nick con lynn

shayne bauer from minnesota based in the middle east as a freelance journalist. sarah shor also based in the middle east as a writer and teacher. and joshua foto, an environmental worker in oregon. they left this hotel in the iraqi city of salammaniyah hiking. a fourth american who stayed behind, an english teacher from seattle, sketched a cell phone call from them, saying we're sur rounded. he is now at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. >> i'm very, very happy to hear that. i'm very worried about his friends. >> reporter: for their families, it's been a bewildering two days since their arrest. currently, we're only concerned about the well-being of joshua and his two other people fattal's father wrote in a statement to abc news. a statement department official says the americans were in iraq as tourists and accidentally strayed into iranian territory. iranians state television is hinting at something worse. they say the americans ignored warnings from guards to stay away from the border. and their detention comes at a time when the iranian government is accuse the u.

today, iranian television showed pictures of joshua fattal of oregon and shane bauer and sarah shourdalso from california. the television claimed that the case is being used as propaganda by western media. friends and family said the americans accidentally stumbled into the wrong place at the wrong time. >>> in afghanistan, a scare in the capital of kabul today. just over two weeks before that country's presidential election. officials said at least eight rockets slammed into the city of daybreak, at least one of them heading from fire from the embassy. three civilians were reported wounded. the rockets were fired to show that the government of president hamid karzai cannot guarantee security in the capital. it was believed to be the first rocket attack in the afghan capital in six months. >>> in the city of bethlehem on the west bank, an important meeting today about the future of the middle east peace process and a possible palestinian state. for the first time in more than 20 years, members of the ruling fatah party led by palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. gathered for a party

the second person, shane bauer, is a photographer.ews service director saying he is a remarkably talented guy with a wanderlust for travel and a student of arab culture can. the third person, sarah shourd a teacher activist writer from california. >> the hikers stayed at a hotel in iraq. the owner there says he warned them, hey, don't be hiking in this area. tell us more about that area. >> this is what is kind of interesting, robin it is not hard to fly into kyrgyzstan where they are actually at. kyrgyzstan is part of iraq but the area autonomous since '91. why you can't get flights into the rest of iraq, travel packages are available to this northern region we are looking at here. you look at this area think sort of lush caves, water falls in this area, according to a former u.s. intelligence officer, we kind of zoom in on this area. he says that people have wandered across this border section before and from our google map, as you can see here, the area looks to be slightly mountainous there, robin. >> richard, thank you so much. w

shane bauer, his girlfriend and their friend were arrested for illegally entering iran from iraq. security officials in iraq say the three of backpackers simply got lost while hiking in the mountains but the border is not so clearly marked. >> senators have spent the night debating whether sonia sotomayer deserves to wear the robes of supreme court justice. her confirmation is all but a done deal. the vote expected thursday. she would become the supreme court's first hispanic justice. >>> an update on the case of the cash for clunkers program. they expected the green light to the program before breaking for its recess on friday. majority leader harry reid says he has the votes now to extend the recent program which is designed to get gas guzzlers off the road. >>> studies show you are a lot more likely to crash your vehicle on a cell phone. the obama administration says drivers need to wise up when they are behind the wheel. so next month the transportation secretary will convene a summit on distracted driving. >> we need to put an end to unsafe cell phone use, typing on blackberr

sarah shourd, shane bauer and josh have a faftal hiked across the border. the state department is in contact with the hikers' families but they do not know where they are. >> you might want to just not be -- the families want them home safe but places to maybe not hike. >> the alaska trail. >> the rockies are always available. >>> also in iran the supreme leader endorsing mahmoud ahmadinejad as president even as protests continue. the ayatollah's blessing clears the way for ahmadinejad to take the oath of office before parliament on wednesday. the obama administration says it will suspend the cash for clunkers auto rebate program unless the senate provides billions in additional funding. despite the program's popularity there is still some debate over whether it's a sign of economic recovery or more government intervention. >> the role of the federal government is not to run the useded car business. it's clear. you can look at amtrak and the mail business, the federal government went bankrupt in one week in the useded car business and now they want to run o

lucille bauer with montgomery county police says those men called lydia on the phone. >> a man said i'm outside your door. could you step outside and do a survey with us. >> reporter: when she went to the door, they forced their way inside. >> they rummaged through her apartment and took cash and identification cards. >> reporter: her friend is in her 90s and says she's afraid the suspects may come back. >> because she is about in the same condition i am. >> reporter: east says all she can do is be w cautious and keep her own door closed to anyone she doesn't know. >> it makes me feel bad. and i'm by myself too. it's pitiful. >> reporter: in silver spring, i'm lindsey mastis. >> police urging anyone with information about this to call the police. that number is 240-773-5115. >>> elsewhere, a homeless man triggers the evacuation of one of the busiest airplanes. he entered the main terminal of laguardia airport this morning with a fake bomb inside a plan. it interrupted travel plans as vehicular traffic to the airport came to a halt. >> nobody has said anything. it's total chaos. i've nev

shane bauer, joshua fattal and share a shourd were hiking in the mountains of northern iraq when it'sly crossed into iran. meanwhile, in tehran,s president ahmadinejad's reelection was made official today despite continuing protests that the vote was rigged. elizabeth palmer has the latest. >> reporter: it was staged as the start of a new political chapter, iran's supreme leader today endorsed mahmoud ahmadinejad's second presidential term. but cracks in the leadership are showing. several prominent clergy boycotted the ceremony. and the supreme leader avoided ahmadinejad's move to kiss his hand as is customary, leading to an awkward peck on the shoulder instead. over the weekend, the regime staged another unconvincing show, a mass trial of about 100 prominent reformists arrested after the disputed election in june. including mohammed ali abtahi, a former vice president whom cbs first spoke to in 2005 about his liberal blogging. on saturday, abtahi appeared gaunt and worn after six weeks in jail. he's just one of thousands arrested during the post-election protests, including students

bauer would restraint -- to fill the remainder of the term.r in power has said if this situation were to unfold, if he were to resign, bauer says that he would not seek reelection. gov. sanford office has no, but has indicated they will release some sort of statement later. we will keep you updated. jane: thank you. jon: we are going to take a live look at arlington national cemetery where ted kennedy is to me buried. a statement from hillary clinton, a woman whose political aspirations took a hit when senator kennedy opted to endorse barack obama, secretary clinton says, for five decades, senator kennedy was at the heart of our debate serving on the front lines of democracy. he helped us to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of our time. you can have something decadent... with something spicy. then something crunchy, then something new... like wood-grilled shrimp with a tangy teriyaki glaze. and after that, you can do it all again. it's endless shrimp. indulge in endless choices of your favorite shrimp dishes. while the shrimp ar

shane bauer, sarah shourd, and joshua fattal were hiking through the area when they strayed across the border. iraqi troops then surrounded them. their families are concerned about the safety of the hikers. our only isncn er for the ahethelal wndfa of josh, shane, and sarah. >> a fourth member did not go with them on the hike and he is said to be safe. >>> barack obama will mark the g.i. bill at george mason university. it is the farthest reaching measure of its time since the original g.i. bill in 1944. >>> speicher the family of > is saying -- of scott specicher sas they are getting some solace. we have the story. >> the first american killed during the first operation desert storm will be the last to come home. >> i am calling it out. are you there? >> he did not answer. he had been shot down over the rocky desert. more than 18 years later, his remains have been found. president obama issued this statement. a box of mementos was saved. >> to me, to bring scott home, it does mean something to wasp. i am just sorry we couldn't bring a home alive. >> the wreckage from this f-18 was fou

they are josh what fattal and sarah shourd and shane bauer. the commander in iraq says u.s. troops need to stay the course. general odierno disagrees with the colonel's memo advocating an early withdrawl. army advisor timothy reece wrote that iraqi forces good enough now to defend the government against a weaken the insurgency. in afghanistan, taliban insurge ents fired rockets into kabul today. one man and a child were reported hurt but no one was killed. a taliban spokesman said the attack was to show that militants are in control. afghanistan is preparing for a presidential election in two weeks. why is one world leader who has been openly kit cal of the u.s. receiving this nation's highest civilian award? and guess how many member of congress being investigated for alleged ethics violations? the answer, when we come back. - oh, come on. - enough! you get half. and you get half. ( chirp ) team three, boathouse? ( chirp ) oh yeah. his and hers. - ( crowd gasps ) - ( chirp ) van gogh? ( chirp ) even steven. - ( chirp ) mansion? - ( chirp ) good to go. ( grunts ) timber! ( c

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the lieutenant governor andre bauer is considered a likely candidate for governor.ve said that he wants a jump-start on that job. if sanford it resigns, he would not run for governor again. the controversy keeps on going. shepard: it was a bit of a surprise when at 3:30, the governor came out and talk again. >> that's correct. everything was breaking. it came as a surprise when the lieutenant governor announced his news conference about 45 minutes before it began. gov. sanford said he sent a letter to the lieutenant governor and he said what was in the letter. >> i am not going to be railroaded out of this office by political opponents or people who were never friends of mine in the first place. a lot of what is calling on now is pure politics. >> he denied media reports said he purchased first-class tickets at taxpayer expense and that his use of state aircraft was a fraction of the previous administration's use. shepard: a soccer match has turned into a slugfest and this is threatening britain's bid to host the 2018 world cup. in the u.k., ride police battling soc

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shane bauer sent an e-mail before he left. heading out the door and traveling to iraqi kurdistan. i want to get ideas for deeper stories. his editor said he had no intentions of going into iran. >> my fear was that he would be mistaken or used as some innocent figure and becomes some sort of bargaining chip. >> reporter: that judgment will be up to an iranian regime which is currently facing widespread anti-government protests, which iranian leaders blame on the west, particularly the u.s. one government news service in iran has portrayed the americans as possible cia spies. iranian television is reported that the three americans are being interrogated by lal officials near where they were captured. swiss diplomats who represent u.s. interests in iran have been given no information on them. kate? >> jim sciutto. thanks so much. >>> police in australia say they have thwarted a major terrorist attack. authorities carried out 19 raids after a 7-month investigation. >>> in medical news, a possible link between high cholesterol and

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