egypt's president to release him and two other al jazerra journalists by presidential degree, guest, mo ham fahmy boo there are mohamed some spent more than a year in a cairo prison okay thursday egypt's highest criminal court ored a retrial that could begin within a month. but no telling how long that could take. >> i think it's a positive stem. the decision by the court of cassation acknowledge that his the first trial was flawed and it's a step towards seeking news for peter. oh, of course, there is always an initial air of disappointment because there was a lot of rumor running around at the time that they may have been released, but really when you loved one is locked up in prison and there is any kind of opportunity that they may be released. it's a shock but we think it's a positive step because again it does acknowledge that the process was flawed the first trial was flawed. and now peter becomes an used person he's still innocent, so it allows. and we'll be seeking a petition to have peter brought back. >>> the u.s. state department has issued a statement saying: >>> fighting in eastern