if you walk the streets with hank bauer, he is a celebrity. people are hanging out their windows, do you need an umbrella? he is that type of guy. i told him i was writing a book called "ordinary in justice," and you are one of the main characters, and he would pick up the phone, and i could hear him smiling, because in his heart of hearts -- he has been kicked off the bench by the new york state judicial commission, but he drew the things he has done nothing wrong, -- he truly it sinks he has done nothing wrong, and when they told him -- he truly thinks he has done nothing wrong. when they told him he did things like not reading people their rights, not assigning an attorney, and pleading someone guilty without him even being in the room -- he looked at the charges commo, and he said, very serious. how does the have the reflection of himself as a good judge? everyone in his community thinks he is a good judge and what happened to hank bauer is a grossness justice, but at the same times, he gave a $25,000 bail to a man who was riding his bike

shane bauer, sarah shourd and josh fattal were arrested for allegedly hiking across an unmarked border into iran. iranian authorities released shourd in september because of a medical condition. the attorney representing 28-year-old bauer and fattal say he has not been able to see his clients since shourd's release. the judge has granted the attorney a few hours to visit with fattal and bauer before the trial to begin at 10:00. >>> still to come at 5:00 -- >> it's something that's very unique. you can't find it in any other restaurant. >> that's for sure. how one san francisco restaurant is adding a curious ch to >>> in case you haven't noticed, gas prices have been steadily creeping up, and analysts blame the political tensions in the middle east for that. a gallon of regular averages $3.47. so, here's where the lowest prices are at least that we could find. in san francisco, the costco near airport boulevard and bellaire road is selling regular for $3.26 a gallon. that's not bad. most stop near the key road has it for $3.25 a gallon. the cheapest price we could find in the east bay w

the attorney has been denied access to bauer and fattal. he was told he might be able to see them one or two hours before the trial began. shourd, her family and friends, many who live in the bay area, including her mother, have been cautious about speaking to the media. those we talked to tonight say they're unsure how much information is getting to the iranian officials and don't want anything to adversely affect the case. ir kimberly terry, nbc news, bay area news. >>> day 12 of the situation in egypt, protesters in the streets and president hosni mubarak still in power. they said they will stay in the streets until mubarak leaves office. today senior officials resigned from mubarak's party, including his son and other party leaders. the current president says he's trying to lead a peaceful transition to a new government. but protesters say they want him out of office, and they want him out of office now. >>> meantime, here in the bay area, protesters gathered at u.n. plaza in san francisco. people from egypt, tunisia and elsewhere calle

bauer fat tal and bauer's fiancee sarah shourd were picked up along the iraqi border back in 2009. they claimed they were hiking in iraq and if they crossed the border it was by mistake. shourd was released on $500,000 bail. she pleaded not guilty in absentia. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange is scheduled to return to a british courtroom today. assange is fighting extradition to sweden. he's wanted there for questioning in an alleged sex crimes case. assange is accused by two women of sexual misconduct. american officials continue to try to build a case against assange in publishing classified u.s. diplomatic cases. the extradition hearing is expected to last two days. >>> a fast-moving wildfire in western australia destroyed at least 41 homes. the fire struck homes on the outskirts of perth. another 19 homes were damaged over the weekend. one firefighter was injured. the fire started when a man using an electric grinder in his backyard ignited dry grass saturday night. another fire broke out in the same area. two fires have burned at least 4,000 acres. >>> the federal governme

fattal, bauer and bauer's fiancee, sarah shourd were arrested by the iranians as they hiked along the border with neighboring iraq. after 410 days in solitary confinement, the iranians released shourd on medical grounds after she discovered a lump in her breast. it was bittersweet freedom. >> my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and josh was crushing, and i stand before you today only one-third free. >> reporter: for the parents of fattal and bauer the agonizing wait continues. their mothers now campaign full time for their freedom. they saw them last nearly a year ago. shourd now leads the fight to free her fiance and his friend. she's even appealed to iranian president ahmadinejad for their release. she still wears the makeshift engagement ring that bauer made for her. she showed it to us on "good morning america." after her release. >> i'm still wearing it. it's just red and white from string from his t-shirt. >> reporter: a sign of her faith that he will return home. and that's the hope, of course, shared by the obama administration which is still locked in its long-ru

shane bauer josh fatale. ,,,,,,,, heart of the protests in egypt today.he army fired warning shots in cairo's tahrir square, af >>> gunfire in the heart of the protest in egypt today. the army fired warning shots in cairo's tahrir square after demonstrators got too close to the boundaries they setup. no one was hurt. meanwhile egypt's vice president met with the opposition groups today and offered more government concessions, protestors say they want president hosni mubarak out of office now. >>> and the trial of three american hikers got underway today in iran with two of the defendants speaking in their own defense. >> we were in afghanistan as a tourist with josh and our friend shawn. >> shane bauer and shawn fattal entered none guilty pleas. sarah shourd was released in september on bail and she has not returned. they are accused of illegally crossing the border into iran and they say it was an accident, iran says they were spying. >>> they are accusing the city leaders of abusing their power and they want them out. the group in hercules is a big step

. >> unlike judge our common and the judges in dept. 43 j judge bauer -- unlike judge bauer common the judges in department 43 are borden. there is no one to make objections or advocate for the people who go to these courtrooms, because they have never had them there. there is no lawyers, so what happens is i go into the courtroom, and i hide behind a broad-shouldered deputy so the judge does not recognize me, and i listen and watch. the judge comes in, and everybody rises, and the judge goes through the speech she gives to the defendants who have been waiting all weekend in many cases to get out because they are there for public intoxication or failure to appear for a warrant, so they have been picked up on the weekend. i will exaggerate. she comes up and goes, you are here charge, and you have the right to go to counsel. i will do the deal for you right now, and if you want a public defender, you can get a public defender. let's go. then what happened is a long line of guilties. guilty, guilty, guilty -- incontinent -- not guilty. no continent. guilty, guilty, guilty. i am an amateur

shane bauer and sarah shourd and josh fattal were arrested. iranian authorities released shourd, seen here in september, on $500,000 bail because of a medical condition. and the attorneys representing 28-year-old bauer and fattal say they have not been able to see their clients since shourd's release. the judge has granted the attorney in a few hours to visit with both men before the trial is scheduled to begin tomorrow. human rights condemn their arrests and long wait for trial. >>> dozens of people gathered in the central valley. they rode together from patterson to modesto to remember 4-year-old juliani cardenas. >> reporter: surrounded by family, and with a picture of her son, always nearby, tabatha cardenas sat strong today. she said it's thanks to new friends, one in particular. >> she knows what i'm going through. and she knows -- she's been there. >> reporter: among this crowd of supporters gathered in modesto, with angela chavez, and sandra cantu, the 8-year-old tracey girl killed by her neighbor two years ago. >> we met a lot of peop

according to the attorney for shane bauer and josh fattal, both men appear to be in good health. now this trial comes with anti-american rhetoric high in iran as it celebrates the anniversary of the 1979 islamic revolution. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. >>> an ex-convict who had been out of prison for just two weeks is back in custody tonight in oakland after oakland police say he shot at two officers inside their patrol car. around 6:30 last night, police were called to west oakland near martin luther king jr. way where a man was allegedly shooting at a car. when officers arrived, they say the suspect, 31-year-old bennie ray martin jr. began shooting at their car. the car was hit, but the officers were not hurt and did not return fire. instead they called for backup. dozens of officers responded. once in custody, investigators say martin jr. admitted to the shootings, claiming he was upset over personal issues. martin was released by the way from prison, as we mentioned, just two weeks ago. >>> oakland police are also looking for a woman who was repo

so now it is my pleasure to turn this over to bob bauer. thank you, bob. [applause] >> thank you. good to see you. thank you for your invitation as speaker today on the obama administration and judicial nominations in 2011. i have been fortunately free to make of this topic what i would, my host did not specify that we take any particular approach to the topic so this then is what i propose to do. i would like to lay out what i hope that we can accomplish this year in cooperation with the senate against the history of the last two years' experience with judicial nominations. what i will not do is rehearse the familiar litany of complaints about the nominations and confirmations process. there is plentiful commentary on the subject. some of which is learned and useful and some part of which is now an dreary exchange of accusations who has been behaving badly or my favorite the charge that someone behaved badly first is apparently being enough to listen -- lessen the culpability of the person who behaved badly second. but the facts speak for themselves and there's no need for rhetor

now what is my pleasure to turn this over to bob bauer. thank you, bob. [applause] >> thank you for your invitation to speak on this. i have been free to make of this topic what i would. my hostess been kind enough to not suggest any particular approach to the topic. i would like to lay out what i hope we can accomplish this year in cooperation with the senate against the history of the last two years' history of experience with the senate. i will not rehearsed the familiar litany of complaints about the process. there is plentiful commentary on the subject. some of which is learned and useful, and some part of which is a myriad of accusations about who is behaving badly. one of my favorite, who behaved badly first, to lessen the culpability of the person who behaved badly second. here are the essential facts, and those of you who like to participate, you can look it up. the confirmation rate is terribly low. one result is the large number of seats dedicated as judicial emergencies, more than one half of the nominees now present in the senate our judicial

graduates being detained in iran say they are glad that shane bauer and josh fattal were able to proclaim their innocence in court. they pled not guilty before a judge in a first trial hearing in iran yesterday. sara shourd did not return to iran for a trial but did plead not guilty in absentia. no outsiders are being allowed inside the court for the hearing including the men's lawyer. here in the bay area, supporters of the hikers say they are still hopeful. >> we don't know enough about the system. the fact they have a court date they are acknowledging it publicly. >> shourd was released last september on humanitarian ground but was ordered to return to the trial. she did not. no word on how long it's expected to last. >> if you have a job, the latest employment numbers show you are less likely to get a pink slip at any point during the past 14 years. finding a job remains difficult even though economists technically ended two years ago. labor department reports 14 million americans were out of work in january. 1.8 million of them have been unemployed for almost two years. >> president

she received orders to return to iran to stand trial alongside her fiancee shaken shane bauer. if she doesn't return she could be tried in absent ya. they were hawking door -- hiking in northern iran. >> we have developing news on the peninsula. highway 1eus shut done -- highway 1 is shut down after a car drove off the cliff. the car plunged about 50 to 60 feet down a cliff. one person was in the car and was ejected, landing another 50 feet below. that person was airlifted to the hospital, still alive. beyond that, the victim's cips unknown. crews are in the process of towing the car up to the roadway. >>> state regulators released pacific gas & electric audits showing no connection to the pipeline explosion. the documents cover a period from 2004 to last jeer deal with the area from san francisco so toe odd. the report had no problems specific to san bruin -- bruno. >>> well, there were some very angry and frustrated san francisco giants fans at at&t park today. thousands had been lined up to view the world series trophy and meet their favorite players, but not everyone got in

graduates being detained in iran say they are glad that shane bauer and josh fattal were able to proclaim their innocence in court. they pled not guilty before a judge in a first trial hearing in iran yesterday. sara shourd did not return to iran for a trial but did plead not guilty in absentia. no outsiders are being allowed inside the court for the hearing including the men's lawyer. here in the bay area, supporters of the hikers say they are still hopeful. >> we don't know enough about the system. the fact they have a court date they are acknowledging it publicly. >> shourd was released last september on humanitarian ground but was ordered to return to the trial. she did not. no word on how long it's expected to last. >> if you have a job, the latest employment numbers show you are less likely to get a pink slip at any point during the past 14 years. finding a job remains difficult even though economists technically ended two years ago. labor department reports 14 million americans were out of work in january. 1.8 million of them have been unemployed for almost two years. >> president

shane bauer issued a statement saying now that the court has heard their testimony firsthand, we hope and pray truth and justice will at least prevail. they testified in a closed session and sarah shaw pled not guilty. >>> protesters are on the move and right now they are heading to san quentin prison after learning the federal judge plans to visit there tomorrow. live in san quentin with a look at what is happening, jim? >> reporter: julie, the judge will tour origin expect the -- or inspect the execution chamber and this group is small because they just heard about the judge's inspection tour. the group is against the death penalty because they think it is inn how main and two, the capital punishment system in california and for a long time has been very expensive. >> it is cheaper and it is as secure for the citizens of california and it just makes sense. >> reporter: a majority of californians still support the death penalty and that includes mark who's daughter has been on death row for 15 years. >> i think it is a misplaced priority and only 2% of murder suspects even rise to th

she received orders to return to iran to stan trial along with her fiancee, shaken bauer, and fellow hiker josh. she could be tried in absent ya. >> this is a trial which was postponed earlier, and i expect, even if miss shourd does not turn up in court, that will not be a continuance of the dispriel the case will be examined. >> the three were arrested on crossing the border into iran. >>> back home, police got in a shootout in oakland. all lanes of king king -- martin luther king boulevard were shut done after a man fired two shots at a squad car. of more officers surround the area, the suspect was arrested 15 minutes later. investigators say they recovered a hand gun that was tossed in a backyard. >> thousands of giants fans were drawn to at&t park to see their hometown heroes today. the turnout was so big some people left before they were table get in. those with a little patience had an experience they won't forget. lisa amin gulezian has more on today's giants fanfest. >> lisa: at this year's fanfest, thousands waited for hours to get into at&t park because it reached capacity

two of the hikers shane bauer, josh fattal, were present in court.shourd, with us released earlier on a half million bail. she was summoned back to court but entered her plea despite not being there. the trial will continue for at least one more session. >>> as rumored for months facebook may be ready for a new home. the palo all thoe social networking giant invited reporters to an event tomorrow morning at city hall in menlo park. speculation is facebook is moving to the former sun microsystems area in menlo park. they have grown from 1,000 employees to 2,000 now since 2009. >>> silicon valley will boost the bay area economy creating thousands of jobs. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san jose with more. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott. the bay area council is the group that represents local businesses. it is trying to get the world expo here to silicon valley in 2020. the idea being that moffett field over there in mountain view will be the host for the extravel began. one major hurdle is how to fund it, the mon

. >>> a bus full of kids kidnapped and bauer read a live -- buried a live. the people who did it in jail for more than 30 years. do they deserve to be paroled? >>> would you want to come face to face with a convicted killer? >> you guys murdered my child. >> coming up next. east bay to remember two teens wh >>> hundreds of people gathered in the east bay to remember two teens who died on a rafting trip during last weekend's rain storm. a candlelight vigil and a walk was held at shell rink. it was organized by students where the teens attended. friends, neighbors, classmates, even people who never knew the teams were there. >> there were two students that we were very proud of. [ audio difficulty ] >> it was a nice -- he was a nice, fine, athletic guy. it's sad we lost him. >> reporter: the bodies of gavin powell and matthew miller were found a mile apart. >>> gay rights are praising a decision by the obama administration. it has decided to stop defending a federal law that bans the recognition of same sex marriage. attorney general eric holder says the presi

the attorney for shane bauer, f josh fatal and sarah shourd says he is confident all the accusations of spying will be proved false. these are serious accusations. if they are convicted of espionage, the three could be sentenced to death. they were arrested in july of 2009 for crossing the iranian border where they say that they were hiking in iraq. sarah shourd is not present at the trial. you might remember, she was freed on humanitarian grounds in september. >>> e gyp's largest opposition party, the muslim brotherhood, is in talks with the government this morning on ending that country's political crisis. throughout the night, protesters shouted against president hosni mubarak and said they will stay in the streets until he leaves office. senior officials resigned from mubarak's party including his son and other party leaders. the 82-year-old president says he is trying to lead a peaceful transition to a new government but protesters say they want him out of office all together. >> one, two, three, four, kick him out the door! >> meantime here in the bay area, protesters gathered

shane bauer and josh fattal appeared in a iranian courtroom and pleaded not guilty. the attorney says there will be at least one more court session. those two men, along with sara shourd were hiking in iraq near the iranian border in july of 2009 when they were taken into custody. shourd was released in september and pleaded not guilty. >>> a hearing was held this morning in a civil rights lawsuit involving a bay area school. last cinco de mayo, students at this high school in morgan hill were told to remove their american-themed clothing or go home. and now, parents are suing both the school and the morgan hill unified school district. today's hearing is to determine whether the district will remain part of the case. >>> hope for parents and students in contra costa county. the mount diablo unified school district says it may postpone tomorrow's vote on closing three schools to consider a new option. according to the contra costa county times, parents received a memo in the mail on friday, saying the board may look at a new idea that has not yet been discussed. trus

two of the hikers, shane bauer and josh fattal were present in court. sarah shourd was released on $500,000 bail. she was summoned back to court but entered her plea despite not being there. the trial will continue for one more session. >>> police are searching for home robbers who assaulted a man over the weekend in richmond. it happened at a home on bristle cone drive before 7:00 yesterday morning. the men forced their way in beating a man inside the home before they drove off in his green 1995 chevrolet silverado pickup. the man was treated and released from the hospital for minor head injuries. they are asking anyone with information to call richmond police. >>> budget cuts are upsetting local parents. the city is trying to do away with the popular children's inflatables at the city parks. they tie up staff processing with labor intensive permits. the parents say the kids will be the ones who suffer. >> obviously, it is going to be hard because, you know, as a parent you are limited to activities for kids for birthday parties. if you are not allowed

shane bauer and josh fattal were present at iran's revolutionary court but sarah shourd, released onail, was not present. it appears she will be tried in absentia. today's proceedings were a closed-door proceeding and the authorities here imposed a blanket ban on all observers, which included the swiss ambassador who represents the american interests in iran. we do know that at today's trial, charges of espionage and illegally entering iran were read out against the three americans and pleas of not guilty were submitted by their lawyer. dwu ominous signs surrounding this trial come at time when anti-american rhetoric is at fever pitch as iran prepares to market anniversary of the 1979 islamic revolution. also, the judge presiding over the trials was the same judge that presided over the mass trial of the protesters of the violently disputed 2009 elections here. he is a hardliner that has a reputation for handing down harsh sentences. the agonizing wait for the hikers and their families continues as we wait to hear from authorities in iran when the second session of this trial will co

now what is my pleasure to turn this over to bob bauer. thank you, bob. [applause] >> thank you for your invitation to speak on this. i have been free to make of this topic what i would. my hostess been kind enough to not suggest any particular approach to the topic. i would like to lay out what i hope we can accomplish this year in cooperation with the senate against the history of the last two years' history of experience with the senate. i will not rehearsed the familiar litany of complaints about the process. there is plentiful commentary on the subject. some of which is learned and useful, and some part of which is a myriad of accusations about who is behaving badly. one of my favorite, who behaved badly first, to lessen the culpability of the person who behaved badly second. here are the essential facts, and those of you who like to participate, you can look it up. the confirmation rate is terribly low. one result is the large number of seats dedicated as judicial emergencies, more than one half of the nominees now present in the senate our judicial

her two friends, josh fattal and shane bauer, were at the court today. no members of the media were allowed in. in fact, there was a blanket ban on any observers going into the courts, including the swiss ambassador who represents u.s. interests in iran. she told nbc news she was very frustrated she couldn't get any information or find out what was happening touring the proceedings. the lawyer for josh and shane said if they were going to be released on bail that probably would have happened today. and it didn't. so the court case is moving forward. but just to give you and background the judge presiding over the trial has a reputation for being a hard-liner who hands down heavy sentences. the family of the hikers is not attending the trial. relatives say they don't want to be a distraction. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> san francisco police are investigating an early morning crash that sent seven people to the hospital at the intersection of jones and sutter street in the lower nob hill neighborhood. police say a taxicab and limousine collided

. >> shane bauer and josh fatal entered not guilty pleas. the third defendant sarah shourd was released in september upon bail and has not returned to iran. the three berkeley grads were accused of illegally crossing the border 18 months ago. they say it was an accident. iran says they were spying. >>> the family of a missing teenager is worried tonight about her whereabouts. 14-year-old julisa valdez is a stewed at fisher middle -- student at fisher middle school and has not been seen since friday. today students and teachers handed out flyers to try and kind fined her. >> we just want her to come -- find her. >> we just want her to come back. her mom is worried about you. >> we really miss you and wish you could be here with us. you don't know how much we miss you and how your mom and your family is thinking about you. >> julisa is 4' 11 tall, about 115 pounds and speaks spanish. you're asked to contact police if you might know where she is. >>> oakland a police are investigating a possible abduction. witnesses told police they saw two men

sarah shourd has been ordered to stand trial on february 6 along with her fiance shane bauer and their friend, josh fattal, remaining in custody. they were arrested in july of 2009 while hiking near the border between iran and iraq. iranian authorities say that the three crossed into iran illegally, they have accused them of spying. so far, no word on whether shourd will actually return to iran. >>> well, next, everyone knows parking in san franciscan be a real pain? >> the one group that could catch a break. >>> it felt like i got dropped from a, you know, four-story building under water. >> dude, you did! he was wiped out by a 25-foot monster wave in mavericks. tonight the surfer talks about his near death experience. >> the surf is down now, but the temperatures are going back up. your pinpoint forecast as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. ,, the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of

penn and desmond tutu among others called to release shane bauer and fatall. shourd was freed on bail. she's engaged on one of the hikers. and there's no word on whether she'll return to iran for the trial of all three hikers. >>> questionable discipline and a scolding has landed an alaska mom in court charged with criminal child abuse and set off an international incident with russia. at issue is whether tabasco and cold showers are proper discipline. our tony ginard picks up the story. >> reporter: it's a tough job being a parent. >> what happens? >> you use hot sauce. >> reporter: and a cold shower. >> you didn't do what you were told. >> reporter: to discipline her 7-year-old adopted son for getting in trouble at school. she sent the video to "dr. phil," asking for summer help. it's awful. >> there's no need for that. that's almost parental abuse, i think. >> reporter: police agreed. beasley was arrested and charged with child abuse. we watched the clip with dr. gabriel crenshaw, a psychologist, who specializes in youth and family. >> the kid is crying. sh

two of the hiker, shane bauer and josh fattal were present in court in iran. the third hiker, sarah shourd, seen here, was released on half a million dollars bail. she was summoned back to court but better entered her plea in absentia. no media were allowed inside the chambers. at this point no date has been set for that trial to resume. ♪ >>> all right. whether they made you laugh or shocked you, the super bowl commercials certainly captured people's attention this time around. that and of course the game that went down to the wire with the winning quarterback from cal. we'll get to the game a bit later in sports. but right now marianne favro takes a look at the ads. >> reporter: it's a competition almost as big as the super bowl itself. companies paid a reported $3 million for a 30-second ad during the big game. so you can bet that they're hoping you'll still be texting, tweeting, and talking about their ads tomorrow. silly. >> grandpa! >> reporter: sentimental. super special effects. you have tuned in to watch the super bowl, and a commercial broke out. 60

so now it is my pleasure to turn this over to bob bauer. thank you, bob. [applause] >> thank you. good to see you. thank you for your invitation to speak here today on the obama administration and judicial nominations in 2011. i've been fortunate for you to make of this topic what i would. my host highly did not specify to take any approach the topic, so this is what i propose to do. i would like to lay out that i' hoped we could accomplish this year in cooperation with the senate against the history of thee can ac last two years withl nomination. what i will not do as rehearsedl the familiar listing of complaints about the nominations and confirmations process.matio. there is plenty of commentary on the subject, some of which is learned and useful in some party of which is now a true exchange of accusations about who had sacu behaving badly for my favorite, the chart that someone behaved badly first, thismeone apparently been enough to lessen the culpability of the person tn behave badly second. of th the fax speak for themselves. f rhetorical embroidery. here are the essential f

the two men and bauer's fiancee sarah shourd were charged with illegally entering iran and espionage. shourd was released last september for medical reasons on $500,000 bail. she was ordered to return for the trial but refused. just days after arriving in the u.s., shourd met with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad in new york where he was attending the u.n. general assembly to ask for his help in freeing her friends. their lawyers entered not guilty pleas for all three. one said "after reading everything, i'm very hopeful and positive that legally there is no evidence of trespassing or spying." but that may not be enough to win their freedom. >> we know from previous experience in iran that these -- these judges are not objective. these cases are not based on the actual evidence. they are political cases. >> reporter: if convicted, they could face a maximum ten years in prison. larry jacobs, abc news. >>> and now for a look at today's weather around the country. there will be a mixture of rain and snow across the south from memphis to little rock and into jackson, mississippi. mea

shane bauer and josh fattal entered not guilty pleas. a lawyer entered that same plea for sarah shourd who was released on bail last september and ignored a court summon to return to iran. >> most indicators suggest at the end of the day after they have humiliated these people and treated them terribly that some accommodation will be reached so they can get out. other than going by what they have done in the past even that cannot be for certain. >> we spoke to the professor yesterday. iran detained them in july of 2009 they say they were simply on a hiking trip and simply mistakenly crossed over to iran. >>> a kidnapped woman is doing okay. she says she was abducted from an oakland apartment complex. police say that witnesses told them two men chased the woman into an apartment complex on alien street at 8:20 saturday night. the men reportedly assaulted the woman and forced her into a car. oakland police tell us they are working to identify the suspects. their get away car is described as a 1999 black four-door chrysler also lane plate 6

shane bauer and josh fattal pled not guilty before a judge in their first trial.y in absentia. it's been 18 months since they were hiking near the border. supporters in the bay area remain hopeful. >> we don't know enough about the system, i mean the fact they have a court date. at least we know they are acknowledging it publicly. >> shourd was released last september and ordered to return for the trial but did not go. she reiterated in a film they did not intend to cross iran's borders. >> tomorrow a federal judge returns to san quentin prison for a tour of the death chamber to review the state's new lethal injection procedure. he eventually halted executions over concerns that the facility was outdated and the execution team -- i should say was poorly trained. they have developed a new protocol that the judge must be convinced enough has been done to carry it on humane executions >> in san jose a hearing is going to be held in a move to shut down what police say is the most dangerous nightclub in the city. they have been called to club wet a hundred times for di

shane bauer and josh fattal entered not guilty pleas. a lawyer enter that same plea. no one is really sure how long this is going to take. >> most indicators suggested at the end of the day after they have humiliated these people and treated them. >> we spoke to the professor yesterday. iran detained the uc berkeley graduated in july 2009. they say they were on a hiking trip and mistakenly >>> a security breech at the vatican. a little boy broke through security and walked right up to the pope. how the pope reacted. ♪oh say can you see >> did you catch the flub? why christina aguilera is pleading for forgiveness. >>> good morning, southbound 80 traffic looks good. we'll tell you more about the morning commute. >>> welcome back to the morning news. it's 5:15. julian assange is in a london courtroom trying to fight extradition to sweden. assange is accused of sexual misconduct by two women he met during a visit to stockholm last year. defense attorneys say he should not be extradited and assange should not be sent to sweden because authorities there could send him to th

. >>> also, coming up, next half hour, jack bauer and mr. big, on broadway.for the first time on stage. they're part of the all-star cast of that play this season. they'll be here for a rare in-show interview. >>> we have an alarming, new study. >> we do. it's about teens posting graphic youtube videos that show them hurting themselves. the big question, are they triggering other teens to try it? what can parents do about it? we'll get answers just ahead. >>> all that ahead. first, let's look at the top stories and go back to juju. >> good morning, everyone. four americans taken hostage by pirates off east africa last week have been shot and killed at sea this morning. u.s. navy forces trailing the american's yacht heard gunfire on board and responded. taking 13 pirates in custody but unable to revive the hostages. they typically release hostages if random is paid. it's unclear what provoked today's deadly violence. >>> the other big story this hour is the search in new zealand for hundreds of people missing after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. the quake hit aro

it comes after two of the grads appeared in an iranian courtroom, shane bauer and josh fattal pleaded not guilty. yesterday's session was closed door. no observers were allowed in or outside the courtroom. includes the swiss ambassador who represents the interest in iran. >> sarah shourd entered her plea in absence. she is back in the bay area. the three were hiking in northern iraq in july of 2009 when iranian forces took them in custody accusing them of crossing the border. >>> nasa commander, mark kelley, has made his way back to the first seat of the "endeavor". here is jay gray with the story. >> reporter: commander, mark kelley, returned to training at johnson space center today. >> i feel very confident that i made the right decision for me, my crew members and for my family and wife. >> kelly had been on leaf for a month. gabrielle giffords was critically injured during an assassination attempt in tucson. >> things fell into place and she improved very fast. the decision became easier over time. i know what she would want and that makes the decision easier. >> giffords is on a

s shane bauer and josh fattal pled not guilty and sarah shourd also pleaded guilty in absentia. no one from the outside was allowed inside the court but their supporters in the bay area remain hopeful. >> we don't know enough about the system. the fact that they have a court date. they are acknowledging it publicly. >> shourd was released last september and was ordered to return for the trial but did not go back. she reiterated in a new 25 minute file they did not intend to cross the border. >> newly released records shows that pg&e boosted the pressure in a pipeline and showed it had the highest risk of failure of any other pipeline in the bay area. even though the company new some sections were 80 years old and manufactured by a supplier with a poor quality record. pg&e responded by saying the pressure on the fremont line was still below the maximum load allowed. the pipeline is independent of the san bruno line but they are looking into whether similar pressure increases contributed to the explosion. >>> the san francisco medical examiner is conducting an autopsy to find the