iran said it will cost a half million in bail money to free hiker sarah shourd. the family said they don't have the money. the american government can't pay either because the payment would violate sanctions against iran. the family hoping the government will answer their plea to drop or lower a 500,000 bail for sarah. she was supposed to be released over the weekend and now officials want the bail paid before they set her free:

we begin this sunday with a safe return of american hiker sarah shourd and what it might mean for the two other hikers still held by iran. shourd made a public plea on their behalf after arriving in the u.s. today and iranian president ahmadinejad weighed in seeming to hint as a possible deal. bianca solorzano has the latest. >> reporter: after nearly 14 months in captiveity in iran sarah shourd was finally back in the u.s. today. carefully maintaining her compose sure in expressing bittersweet emotions. >> this is not the time to celebrate. my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and josh was crushing. and i stand before you today only one-third free. >> reporter: shourd fiancee shane bauer and friend josh fattal are still being held in tehran's infamous evan prison. the three were arrested in 2009, accused-of-being spies after iran claimed they crossed the border from iraq's kurdistan region. >> if we were indeed near the iran/iraq border, that border was entirely unmarked and indistinguishable. shane and josh do not deserve to be in prison one day longer than i was. we com

american hiker sarah shourd is on her way back to the u.s. say before getting on the plane. >>> we'll examine how you can protect your family. we're watching the progress of two strong storms right now. tropical storm depression karl has been battering southern mexico for about 24 hours now. flooding and mudslides are the main dangers there. meanwhile in the atlantic, we're keeping an eye on hurricane igor. that's the storm that is closing in on bermuda. our reynolds wolf is there in bermuda where they're bracing for a potential hit.

but american hiker sarah shourd says she is only one-third free, after being released from iran. >>> and not a witch. an internet video comes back to haunt republican candidate an internet video comes back to haunt republican candidate senate christine o'donnell. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone on a monday. good to see you. i'm terrell brown for betty nguyen. this morning people on bermuda are waking up to a mess left by hurricane igor. the eye of the category 1 storm passed just 40 miles west of the island around midnight. it pounded the british territory with heavy rains and winds up to 75 miles an hour. trees and power lines were downed cutting electricity for nearly 20,000 customers and flooding low-lying areas. >> safety first. we can always rebuild. as bermudaans, we already know how to rebuild. it's one of those things. >> igor expected to turn northwest later this week causing dangerous as well as and rip tides along the east coast. >>> an american hiker says her arrest was a, quote, huge understanding. sarah shourd begged for the release of her companions

. >>> and today is the first full day of freedom in more than a year for berkeley hiker sarah shourd. what's next for her two friends left behind. it's wednesday, september 15th, "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everyone. it's 4:30. let's get started with a look at the forecast from meteorologist rob mayeta. >> 52 degrees in oakland right now, 58, northwest wind at 10. we're going to see big changes coming up the next few days. not so much today, just high clouds, but big changes showing up in your seven-day forecast. your east bay forecast, dublin 78 degrees, richmond 70. as we head into contra costa county, 80s around concord and san ramon. pittsburg 82 degrees. here the changes in your seven-day forecast. keep the umbrella on stand by for the north bay on friday and for the rest of the bay area, believe it or not, saturday into sunday. but the story of the morning in terms of the weather is some of that thick fog. >> you're talking maybe especially along the coast but the north bay and the santa cruz mountains. this is in the east bay, hayward, the northbound side at the highw

the last thing josh to me before i watched -- walked through toorsoo >> the freed american hiker sarah shourd speaking out over a year in iranian prison. she will join us to discuss her ordeal and her campaign to free the other hikers, her fiancÉ shane bauer and joshua fattal remain in jail and iran. appalachia rising. over 100 arrested outside the white house protesting mountaintop removal. the israeli navy detained a boat carrying nine jewish activists attempting to break the gaza blockade. israel has resumed some of building in the west bank. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the c.i.a. has drastically increased bombing campaign in the mountains of pakistan in recent weeks. according to the new york times" the cia has launched at let 20 attacks with armed drone aircraft so far in september, the most ever during a single month. according to one pakistani intelligence official, the recent drone attacks of not killed any senior taliban or al qaeda leaders. many senior operatives have already fled the region t

the protest has been going on for a week. >>> an american hiker is home tonight. sarah shourdas a new fight on her ends. >> sarah shourd embraced her mother, but the american released after 13 months in an iraqi prison said this is no time to celebrate. >> i sand before you today. >> reporter: when the 32-year- old left iran last week, she went her friends detained on the iraq border in 2009 charged with spying. >> it is there are time to clear up. >> they had jobs ing syria. >> we committed no crime and we are not spies. >> reporter: iraqi president arrived in new york on sunday to join the u.n. assembly and president mahmoud ahmadinejad that it was a humanitarian gesture. >> the united states government should make humandatary release. >> i love him so much. i want him home for his father, for this berg his brother and grandparents. ouncil is expected to address concerns over iran's nuclear program... ahmadinejad says his government does not want an atomic bomb... but does want the u-s to accept iran as major power. he's not the first police officer to come out in favor of p

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after 13 months in prison, american hiker sarah shourd is free after some diplomatic wheeling and dealing. >> her companions are still behind bars. injured mitchell has more. >> it was a happy ending for sarah shourd. the hiker was released from oman.n and flown to al >> on behalf of myself and my family, i am standing here today because of the efforts of many people and many governments. >> she was reunited with her mother, who with the other mothers have been pleading and lobbying and begging for the release of their children, saying they had wandered across the unmarked border and that they were not spies. the male hikers are being charged with espionage at will be forced to stand trial. their families have bad news indeed tonight. back to you. >> sports reporters at the center of a sexual harassment investigation with the new york jets. the woman is a popular reporter. she says she did not file a complaint. the nfl has decided to investigate. this began at the jets' practice went footballs were thrown in her direction. in the locker room, she said she was subjected to catcalls from pl

. >>> an american hiker, sarah shourd is free this morning after spending more than a year in an iranian prison. but the story is not over. two other american hikers still being held on espionage charges. andrea mitchell filed this report from tehran late last night. >> reporter: it was a happy ending tonight for sarah shourd, the 32-year-old american hiker, released from an iranian prison and flown immediately to oman, who put up the $500,000 that iran was demanding for her bail >> on behalf of myself and my family, if anything, i'm standing here today because of the efforts of many people and many governments. >> reporter: she was reunited there with her mother, nora, who with the other two mothers had been lobbying and begging for the release of their children, saying that they had simply wandered across the border, an unmarked border in iran from iraq and that they were certainly not spies. but the prosecutor has announced that not only are there charges of espionage against the two men, the two male hikers, shane bauer and 28-year-old josh fattal, that these two men will charged wit

she is scheduled to die by lethal injection thursday. >>> and freed american hiker sarah shourd addresseshe people who worked so secure her release and said that she hopes two other americans would get out soon. shourd was one of three americans held in an iranian prison. she was released this week. her fiance and a friend are still being held as suspected spies. >>> lindsay lohan could soon find herself back behind bars. the young actress admits she failed a recent drug test. she tweeted she was working hard to overcome her addiction after her brief stint in jail. the judge has warmed the starlet that if she slipped up again, she would wind up back in jail. >>> okay, so whether you're looking for love and laughs or action and adventure, it's all available this weekend in the theaters. we're joined with today's movie review. good to see you, jen. >> hi. really excited to be here. you're right, we have a lot of different kinds of movies. >> yeah, beginning with "alpha and oh mega." is this a g movie? >> it's a really strange movie. >> yeah, okay, a strange g movie. 3-d too about two wolves

soil, freed american hiker sarah shourd is calling the release of her companions. shourd spoke to reporters in new york this afternoon and she offer and emotional plea for the release of shane bauer and josh fattal, still in an iranian jail. cnn national correspondent susan candiotti was there and joining us again now from new york. susan? >> hi, fred. she says that her spirit is bruise bud not broken. sarah shourd may be free but now is not the time to celebrate. shourd landed in washington, d.c. this morning and made her way to new york city for today's press conference much reading from a prepared same, shourd shared a little bit more about what happened the day she and her friends were detained in iran. she says the three had no idea louse close they were to the border and it was unmarked. she never dream she had would be a prisoner. her freedom has not come easily with her fiance and friend still sitting in an iranian prison. >> i stand before you today only one-third free. that was the last thing that josh said to me before i walked through the prison doors. j

after being held captive in iran for over a year, american hiker sarah shourd arrived back in the u.s. shourd is on her way to new york city where she will give live remarks at 3:00 this afternoon. two other hikers are jailed in iran. two car bombs in central baghdad killed 31 people today. the blast broke a period of relative calm in the region since the end of the holy month of ramadan two weeks ago. >>> and rumor has it sarah palin will make an appearance in the audience as tomorrow's preview of "dancing with the stars." palin's daughter bristol is one of the season's contestants. the new season kick cans off tomorrow night -- kicks off tomorrow night on abc. those are some of the top stories. are you a "dancing with the stars" fan? >> shannon: it's better to watch others. i can see molly on "dancing with the stars." i have two left feet. >> no way. it will be fun to watch bristol palin and mrs. brady, florence henderson is there. david hasselhoff. >> shannon: don't forget "the situation." >> from "jersey shore." >> shannon: thank you, molly. this weekend, alaska senator lisa murko

. >>> freed american hiker sarah shourd is on her way back to the u.s., completing the first leg of her trip this morning. oman was key in securing her release. before getting on the plane, she thanked the people of oman and made a personal plea. >> i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. i think the good hospital people -- i think he did good hospitable people and ask you to please extend your prayers to my fiancee and my friend, josh. >> they were arrested along with her while hiking along the iraqi border. they remain accused of being spies and both men are still facing charges. iran says it released the woman because of its respect for women. she is expected to arrive in the u.s. tomorrow. >>> an destination under way in new york state after six people killed in a crash involving a church minivan. there were initial reports it collided with a tractor-trailer but the police say it was a one- vehicle accident on interstate 87. no word on what caused the driver to lose control. eight passengers in the van were injured. >>> tragedy on a haskel football

american hiker sarah shourd just left iran. she has been held for a year. various reports that she is on a plane as we speak heading to iran where her mother is waiting for her. iran's state news sage says sarah is in good mental and physical condition. this was a tough negotiation to secure her release as the united states and iran do not have diplomatic relations. andrea mitchell has been reporting on the difficulties. >> the swiss who have been negotiating for her release, but there's no confirmation yet from the u.s. government which, of course, is not represented here. it's frankly a confusing day because there are reports that she was being released. we heard at first, but then there was paperwork to be done. there are reports, richard, that money was paid. >> we have just had a statement from the mother of sarah shourd, she said i hoped and prayed for this moment for 410 days and i cannot wait to wrap sarah in my arms. she goes on to say i can only imagine how bitter sweet her freedom is for her leaving shane and josh behind. she was hiking with josh

. >> free after being held in an iranian prison for more than a year, hiker sarah shourd speaking out for the first time after landing back home and there may be new hope for the others still being held in that country. she flew into dulles international this morning after being leased on human taurean grounds and now, iran's president suggests is other two may be freed if the united states make as similar gesture. >> reporter: sarah shourd is back on american soil. still livin a nightmare. >> i stand before youoday only one-third free. >> reporter: iran is preparing to try her fiance and their hiking companion 13 months after the three were arrested. >> we committed no crime and we are not spies. >> reporter: read ago prepared statement, shourd thanked the religious and political leader ins iran for her release. >> the only thing that enabled me to cross the gulf from freedom to prison alone was the knowledge that shane and josh wanted, with all their hearts, for my suffering to end. >> reporter: for their mothers, the vigil continues. >> i love him so mu and want him home for his fa

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released american hieger sarah shourd left oman today for dubai, while her two fellow hikers remained prisoners in iran. what's next for them? michelle miller has more. >> reporter: after more than 13 months in captivity, sarah shourd is on her way home tonight. before leaving oman she expressed appreciation and hope to the nation that help broker her release. >> i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. >> reporter: shourd arrived in oman tuesday, the arab nation an ally of both the u.s. and iran, mediating the half million dollar bail that was part of her release. it may have saved her life. her morclaims shourd has a lump on her breast and precancerous cervical cells but she laefdz behind the men she was arrested with last year, her fiance shane bauer and their friend josh fattal, all three aciewldzed of spying in july of 2009 after iran claimed they crossed the border. >> these two young men have been held without cause now... >> reporter: secretary of state hillary rodham clinton says she's continuing diplomat negotiations for their freedom through

. >>> well, american hiker sarah shourd is free this morning after spending more than a year in an iranian prison. but the story is not over. two other american hikers she had been traveling with are still being held on espionage charges. andrea mitchell filed this report from tehran late last night. >> reporter: it was a happy ending tonight for sarah shourd, the 32-year-old american hiker released from an iranian prison and flown immediately to the gulf nation that by some reports put up the $500,000 that iran was demanding for her bail. >> on behalf of myself and my family, anything i'm standing here today because of the efforts of many people and many governments. >> reporter: she was reunite there had with her mother, nora, who with the other two mothers had been pleading and lobbying and really begging for the release of their children saying that they had simply wandered across the border in iran from iraq and that they were search not spies. but the prosecutor has announced that not only are there charges against the two men, the two male hikers, shane bauer and josh fattal, that t

after more than 400 days in iranian custody, american hiker sarah shourd is free, reunited with her family iran and charged with spying. shourd says she won't rest until the other two are released. >> today is the work that my day begins and all of my efforts starting today will go into helping procure the same freedom for my fiancee shane bauer and for my friend josh fattal because i can't enjoy my freedom without them. >> and joining us now, the mother of shane bauer and laura fattal, mother of josh fattal. welcome and you know, we were just talking, just -- this is a tough moment emotionally. they have all been tough moments but this is great that she is out and yet you don't have your boys. >> absolutely. you know, i'm very happy sarah's out. she's my daughter-in-law to be but i want shane home, i want shane and josh home connected with their families and the biggest thing for me is what was it like for shane and sarah to separate along with josh. they're very close right now. >> and that what are your hopes right now? what do you know about their condition and how soon they might be a

a parole violation hearing after testing positive for controlled substance abuse. >>> freed hiker sarah shourds also savering freedom today but she wants her friends released soon. with that in mind, shourd was given a chance yesterday to speak with iran's president. >> i just wanted to thank president ahmadinejad for this gesture of allowing my mother and i to meet with him and for the mothers of shane and josh to meet with his on i have. >> reporter: here we are in central park. you are a free woman. does this feel surreal to you? >> yeah, that's a good word. i mean i still feel numb. it feels like a big disappointment. of course, freedom is everything i dreamed it would be, but it's -- the most important part of it is taken out of it not to have my fiancee and my friend josh here with me. >> reporter: her fiancee and friend remain in iran's prison, accused by iran of spying. sarah had been living with shane in syria when josh came to visit them. their lives changed on july 31st, 2009, when they went hiking in iraq. sarah says they didn't know they were close to the border. >> no. if we had

iran said it will cost a half million in bail money to free hiker sarah shourd. the family said they don't have the money. the american government can't pay either because the payment would violate sanctions against iran. the family hoping the government will answer their plea to drop or lower a 500,000 bail for sarah. she was supposed to be released over the weekend and now officials want the bail paid before they set her free: >> the pair accused of murdering a man for $17 said they didn't do it. they entered not guilty pleas in an oakland courtroom monday. the pair robbed and killed ginning hong kang in july. kang was in town for a job interview with google. pretrial hearings will start in january. he was married and had three sons. >>> the man accused of a hit-and-run spree and injured 18 people will not stand trial. a judge suspended the case against him while he under goes treatment for mental illness. he is accused of using his suv to run down the 18 people in 2006. an hour before that, he hit and killed a 54-year-old man in fremont. he spent eight months

. >>> well, freed american hiker sarah shourd spoke out yesterday in defense of her fiance and a friend, both still captive in iran, calling their arrest and detention a quote, huge misunderstanding. shourd's comments were carefully constructed and timed to coincide with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad's visit to new york to address the u.n. general assembly. nbc's brian moore has the story. >> reporter: sarah shourd is ck on american soil. no longer an iranian prisoner, but still living a nightmare. >> and i stand before you today only one-third free. >> reporter: iran is preparing to try her fiance shane bauer and their hiking companion josh fattal, 13 months afterthe three were arrested near the iran/iraq border. >> we committed no crime, and we are not spies. >> reporter: reading a prepared statement, shourd thanked the religious and political leaders in iran for her release. >> the only thing that enabled me to cross the gulf from prison to freedom alone was the knowledge that shane and josh wanted, with all their hearts, for my suffering to end. >> reporter: and for their mo

government says it will not pay $500,000 they are demanded by the iranian government to free hikers sarah shourd. a ron had said they would free her on saturday but then added the half-million dollar bill demand. her family says it is having a hard time raising the money and her attorney says diplomats are passing up that they'll be lowered or dropped. >>> authorities are being asked for help tonight in finding a man accused of robbing three bay area 7711 stores at gunpoint. a surveillance footage shows a man with a semi automatic weapon of robbing an oakland 711 on september 4th. the same man drove to hayward and hit another store. a $2,500 reward is being offered for information in this case. >>> police say they have arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery created investigators say officers pulled over a car for a traffic violation and they found items from the amusement park in the car as well as marijuana. police say the car's driver is an employee of the park and a passenger works for the vendor. both men were taken into custody. >>> jerry brown today fired back at republican o

iran was supposed to send american hiker sarah shourd free this morning. she and two of her friends have been imprisoned there for more than a year. but in a last-minute change of plans, they delayed her release. jim sciutto has reported many times from iran. he joins us now from washington. jim, this appeared to be a done deal until late yesterday afternoon. do we know what changed? >> reporter: well, it's an enormous disappointment for the families. they had been waiting for this for 14 months. and were told it was going to haen t it appears she's become a victim of internal political battles in iran. president mahmoud ahmadinejad has turned it into a personal case, saying she was going to be released due to his personal intervention. but it appears another political faction in iran wanted to deny him the p.r. victory. the prosecutor in tehran, says there's legal steps that have to be taken. so, more pain for the families. >> so, where does this case go next? >> reporter: well, it's difficult to say because it's clearly become politicized. most people st

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government says it will not pay the prison bail for american hiker sarah shourd, who iran says it will release on health grounds in exchange for $500,000. earlier yesterday, shourd's family asked to have the bail reduced saying they couldn't afford it. >>> the cuban government says it's planning to lay off at least 500,000 state workers in the next six months to help the communist kint's struggling economy. cuba plans to allow more jobs. the biggest private sector shift since the 1959 revolution. >>> health officials are calling it a new global threat, a so-called super bug, thought to be resistant to nearly every known antibiotic. three people who recently traveled to india, patients in massachusetts, indiana and illinois have been affected. >>> rescue workers in thailand are assessing the damage after overnight flash floods caused a major road to collapse. several bystanders were seen run running to safety seconds before the road buckle and just washed away. >>> now here is an early look at how wall street will open the day. the dow opens at 10,544 after adding 81 points yesterday. t

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> freed american hiker sarah shourdays she will not rest until her fiance and another friend are freed from meridian jail. she was scheduled to undergo medical tests today to determine if she has cancer. iran's prosecutor said her fiance and their friend will be tried for spying. >>> a burial mix up at arlington national cemetery. the army has found three bodies buried in the wrong gravess. -- in the wrong graves. some families have demanded that arlington check on their relatives' graves sites. today, a fourth grave was reopened. >>> the mother of pop superstar michael jackson is suing the concert promoter involved in his comeback tore for fraud, saying that he failed to provide a doctor who would look out for his well-being. also, lawyers for dr. conrad want the wrongful death suit filed against his client dismissed. >>> detroit police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store wearing a dark vader mask. the suspect pulled out a knife and asked for cash. nobody was hurt in the incident. the police may soon g

ahmadinejad to bring the hikers to new york when he addresses the united nations next week. >> new details are coming out about the half million dollars bail paid to iran for sarah shourd'selease. tehran's chief prosecutor says the amount will arrive later next week after the end of ramadan. he's calling for all three hikers to be put on trial soon. a foreign individual paid the bail. >> san francisco police have two suspects in custody following a fatal shooting at a bayview district home. it happened late last night. a man who answered the front door of the house near rangen street was shot and killed and another person inside was assaulted. >> coming up, it's a party for the tea party. we'll have a look at some surprising upsets in last night's primaries. >> later "good morning america" my mercury moment happend right after our wedding, when i realized that along with all the gifts that i'd be getting mercury had better coverage, better service and and we saved hundreds of dollars by combining our home and auto insurance policies. and he got miss pookie. see, everyone wins. insure your auto and home (together) and save up to 15%. get a quote and see for yourself at me

. >>> overseas tonight, the american hiker sarah shourd is free tonight after more than a year in a famous prison there in iran. but the story isn't over. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in tehran reporting on the faith of shourd and the two american men who traveled with her still being held captive there tonight. andrea, good evening. >> good evening, brian, 32-year-old sarah shourd is a free woman tonight after more than a year in an iranian prison, even while her fiance shane bauer and their friend josh fattal remain behind bars. not quite home, but reunited with her mother and uncle. after an international rescue as dramatic as her capture 14 months ago. when the three hikers say they accidently crossed an unmarked border into iran. pale and thin after her ordeal, sarah shourd said she was grateful even to iran for letting her go. >> i want to really offer my thanks to everyone in the world, all the governments, all the people who have been involved and especially particularly want to address president ahmadinejad and the iranian officials that have really j

sarah shourd is home. the american hiker held in iraq, iran, for more than a year has just arrived back in the u.s. >>> also, christine o'donnell cancels. the tea party darling of delaware backs out of two sunday morning interviews. this comes after a video surfaces from a decade ago where she claims she, quote, dabbled in witchcraft. >>> plus, police in california say they are searching for 13 people led by this woman. they say letters left behind suggests they were planning a mass suicide and most of the missing are children. >>> good morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes, from the cnn center. this is your cnn sunday morning, 8:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 3:00 p.m. in baghdad, where we do have breaking news we want to get right to. arwa damon is live there for us. arwa, hello once again. we have a pair of blasts that have killed at least 29 people there. tell us what happened. >> reporter: that's right, t.j. one of those explosions happened when a mini bus detonated in front of a cell phone shop. the other explosion taking plac

word that american hiker sarah shourd who has been detained in iran for more than a year, is freed fromtto, what do we know? >> reporter: iranian state tv is reporting that welcome news, that sarah shourd has been released from prison. sent to the swiss embassy. we don't have diplomatic relations with the country. i've spoken with our family and the u.s. state department. they are waiting for confirmation that she is in swiss hands. what we believe is after 14 months in prison, this welcome news has happened. remember, over the last few days, a number of stumbling blocks. she was supposed to be released on thursday, then on friday. on sunday, word that her release was reinstated. but there was $500,000 bail that the iranians were demanding be paid in cash. what we don't know right now is whether that bail was paid. another open question, will shourd be required to come back to iran for a trial? the tehran prosecutor says he has enough evidence to try shourd and the other two americans, shane bauer and josh fattal, who are in that prison, awaiting trial. even as she leaves the country, s

. >>> american hiker sarah shourd is spending another day in an iranian prison. the family says they're having trouble raising $500,000 demanded by the country. laura setrakian is with us. >> reporter: sarah shourd is allowed to leave iran as soon as the $500,000 bail is hosted. the u.s. embassy offered to help make the payment. she could be freed at any hour. shourd, shawn bauer and josh fattal have been incarcerated for over a year. their lawyer said there's no evidence of espionage. and the border crossing is incidental at best. the same lawyer told me he's optimistic that all of the movement in the case means they likely will be coming home safe soon. >> laura setrakian in dubai. thanks for that update. >>> the man accused of trying to blow up a delta jet over detroit on christmas, says he may plead guilty. that came yesterday, when he fired his lawyers. the young nigerian says he plans to represent himself. abdulmutallab says he's taking the action because he thinks his lawyers will be biased. >>> now, for a look at weathers around the country. gusty winds, h

hiker sarah shourd and her mother met with the iranian president today while in new york.urd of recently released from an eye -- was recently released from an iranian prison. her fiancee and friend are still there accused of spying. the three were captured hike ago long the iran/iraq -- hiking along the iran/iraq border. >>> actor lindsay lohan can be released from jail if she posts $300,000 jail. this time she was locked up for failing two drug tests. >>> warm out there today but hot through the weekend into next week. [ bell rings ] what are you doing friending somebody? yeah. you got time for that? you got time to earn more on your savings online at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! instead of earning squatootski... your savings will be earning three times the national average. now, let's review. capital one interestplus savings... at three times more. go to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? are you a pisces? >>> contra costa investigators are still trying find a man who sexually assaulted a woman in walnut creek last week. it happened at the park re

. >>> an american hiker says her arrest was a, quote, huge understanding. sarah shourd begged for the release of her companions still an an iranian prison. tara, good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. shourd says she is very grateful to be home ber those companions mentioned are not so lucky, their families making another appeal for their freedom. the mothers of two hikers still being held in iran want a face-to-face meeting with the country's president. >> we are encouraged that perhaps the humanitarianism will be renewed and continued and josh and shane will be home very soon. >> they spoke at a new york news conference sunday with sarah shourd hours after he had returned to the united states. she along with her fiance and friend were arrested in 2009 after being accused of illegally crossing the iraq/iran border. >> shane and josh do not deserve to be in prison one day longer than i was. we committed no crime, and we are not spies. >> the iranian president, mac mood, ahmadinejad also in new york for the united nations general assembly described her release a

. >>> american hiker sarah shourd spent more than a year in an iranian prison. a few hours ago she was released. she was accused of illegally crossing the border while hiking in iraq. reza is with us from pakistan. after more than a year, why was she finally let go? >> reporter: well, tony, iranian officials are citing her medical condition. a representative from sarah shourd's family told us earlier that recently she discovered a growth in her breast, and they earlier told us she was suffering from a pre-existing gynecological condition, so when a senior prosecutor from tehran came out on sunday and announced iran was willing to release her on a half million dollars on bail money, that's the reason they cited, and the release took place late this afternoon iran time. we are learning new information about her release. her lawyer said he went into the prison this afternoon, signed her release prison, and they walked out and she was handed over to swiss officials because tehran and washington do not have diplomatic relations, it is the swiss embassy in tehran that

a third hiker sarah shourd was released yesterday with help from amman. and bower could be released sunday. they were accused of entering iran illegally. they say they crossed into the countried by accident during a hike along the border. >> easing water use restrictions. the district placing a mandatory conservation program with one that sets up 15% voluntary goals. above average rainfall, increased levels and strong conservation efforts last season are making the change possible. the district's resevoirs are recovered from three years ofdrought and are above the 20 year average for this time of year. >> kind of ironic that comes out during the hottest period of the year. >> that's right. that water's going to be disappears right now. >> you bet. >> a lot of evaporating going on. thankfully we don't have winds for them to spread even more. >> a lot of evaporating? just a question. >> okay. >> what about singing it? if you think of it, eric, you gotta sing it. >> the key of q. you don't wanna hear that. >> a musical partner. (laughter) >> we're looking fr

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hiker sarah shourd and her mother met with the iranian president today while in new york.hourd of recently released from an eye -- was recently released from an iranian prison. her fiancee and friend are still there accused of spying. the three were captured hike ago long the iran/iraq -- hiking along the iran/iraq border. >>> actor lindsay lohan can be released from jail if she posts $300,000 jail. this time she was locked up for failing two drug tests. >>> warm out there today but hot through the weekend into next week. you won't want to miss our extended forecast coming up in a few minutes. i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people. and no new taxes, without voter approval. we have got to p

. >>> just ahead on the "morning news" we'll check the markets overseas plus freed hiker sarah shourd talks for the first time about her time in prison in iraq. this is the "cbs morning news." "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] the new subway flatbread breakfast sandwiches! like the new double bacon & cheese omelet sandwich! they're all new. toasty, tasty, and made to your order. so come and build your better breakfast today, at subway! ♪ [ female announcer ] we've got stains, down to a science. new wisk, with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology targets all the major stain groups like proteins, carbohydrates and oils. its enzymes and cleaning agents tackle a full range of stains. you'll never look at stains the same way again. for a more powerful clean, try new wisk. fight stains with science. >>> sarah shourd wants to meet with the iran president, held in iran more than 13 months she says she wants to see mahmoud ahmadinejad while he's still in york and talk about freedom for the other u.s. hikers. shourd says her days in prison were spent in cramped quarters and she says

and this latest plea follows the release of hiker sarah shourd. t.j. winnick has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the attorney for the three hikers told abc news now that shourd has been released, he is confident her two companions will soon be next. it was a much-anticipated and loving reunion at the oman airport. freed on a $500,000 bail, sarah shourd is headed back to the united states after 14 months in an iranian prison. >> i want to really offer my thanks to everyone in the world, all of the governments, all of the people that have been involved. >> reporter: the only contact with the outside world during her confinement came in may. a brief tearful visit with her mother. a mother who now says her daughter is sick with a potentially precancerous condition. >> i especially, particularly, want to address president ahmadinejad and all of the iranian officials and thank them for the humanitarian gestures. i'm grateful and i'm very humbled. >> reporter: despite her release, her fiance shane bauer and josh fattal remain behind bars. they were acc

. >>> american hiker sarah shourd is spending another day in an iranian prison. family members say they're having trouble raising the $500,000 bail demanded by officials in that country. laura setrakian joins us from dubai with the latest on this still unfolding story. laura? >> reporter: good morning, rob. sarah shourd is allowed to leave iran as soon as the $500,000 bail is hosted. the swiss embassy offered to help make the payment. but they need time to get that much cash together. she could be freed at any hour. shourd, sean bauer and josh fattal have been incarcerated for over a year. they've been accused of espionage. and iranian officials say they will face trial. their lawyer said there's no evidence of espionage. and the border crossing is incidental at best. the lightening of punishment will move them towards tossing the trial altogether. the same lawyer told me he's optimistic that all of the movement in the case means they likely will be coming home safe soon. rob? >> laura setrakian in dubai. thanks, laura, for that update. >>> the man accused of try

. >> freed hiker sarah shourd will be there for at least two days for medical tests. shourd found a lump her breast over the bast 13 months. mystery still surrounds exactly who paid shourd's half million dollar bail. the uk's telegraph newspaper said a sultan footed the bill and arranged for a private jet. the state department will only confirm that oman played a key in freeing shourd. in an exclusive interview, iran's president said he wants people to know though shara shourd is released on compassionate grounds, the fate of her fiance and their friend is up to iranian courts. >> i think they should let josh and the court decide about the case. this is the greatest help to all of them. >> the president sat down with nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell in tehran. he insists fattal and bauer "violated the country's border." he comments on threats to burn the koran and the opposition to the mosque near ground zero with anti-muslim tension and a zionist conspiracy in america. >>> more and more americans are using illegal drugs. one oust 10 admit they

. >>> well, freed american hiker sarah shourd spoke out yesterday in defense of her fiance and a friend, both still captive in iran, calling their arrest and detention a quote, huge misunderstanding. shourd's comments were carefully constructed and timed to coincide with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad's visit to new york to address the u.n. general assembly. nbc's brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: sarah shourd is back on american soil. no longer an iranian prisoner, but still living a nightmare. >> and i stand before you today only one-third free. >> reporter: iran is preparing to try her fiance shane bauer and their hiking companion josh fattal, 13 months after the three were arrested near the iran/iraq border. >> we committed no crime, and we are not spies. >> reporter: reading a prepared statement, shourd thanked the religious and political leaders in iran for her release. >> the only thing that enabled me to cross the gulf from prison to freedom alone was the knowledge that shane and josh wanted, with all their hearts, for my suffering to end. >> reporter: and for their

american hiker sarah shourd is released from an iranian prison. her two friends still held. we'll have the breaking news ahead. >>> political showdown. today, the last primary day before midterm elections. and tea party candidates are charging hard. what will that mean for control of congress? >>> a father's fight for justice. the dad at the center of that stunning home invasion case takes the stand and faces the man accused of killing his family for the first time. >>> and personal foul? an nfl team accused of harassing a woman reporter on the sidelines and in the locker room. were they out of bounds? we talk to the reporter at the center of the controversy. >>> hello, everyone. welcome back. >> good to be back. >> we want to welcome the western viewers for the breaking news. one of the three american hikers has been freed. >> finally. officials say she was probably released because of severe medical problems. she found a lump in her breast while in jail. her friends are still being held. jim scuitto has the latest. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning. sarah shourd