again, i'm joined by josh rogan. we are watching now as former president clinton emerges to a round of applause by all of those for his efforts in securing the release as you said, among those traveling with him is john pedesto. >> there's the former president greeting he husband of euna lee. and the mother of laura ling there. >> he said he was barely on the ground for 24 hours, but this had to have been in the works because it came about so quickly. >> sure. what we saw, and as you mentioned there was a lot of uncertainty about the circumstances surrounding the arrest of these women. did they cross the border? did they not cross the border. were they aware or not aware of it? for the purposes of discussion between the two countries the state department and the obama administration, they have take an position of regret. they basically without admitting formally or apologizing formally that a crime had taken place they put forth the idea that these women had done something wrong. most believe it was a negotiating tac

. >> reporter: defense and foreign policy expert josh rogan was on 9 news now this morning and he offered remarks on the release of the release of the journalists and how north korea will use it to their benefit. >> this is a country that has tight control on the information they use and receive and kim jong-il can spin it whatever he wants for his own political purposes. >> reporter: for continuing updates on the journalists go to our website at wusa9.com. >>> a prominent acrannian lawmaker says three americans detained in that country could be charged with fines. 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 j