nic robertson is in oman tonight. nic, she flew today to -- from iran to oman.on bail because of her medical condition. what kind of shape was she when she arrived? >> reporter: she seemed pretty tired, quite emotional when you listened to her speak. huge hugs and kisses with her mother and uncle on the tarmac after she got off the 2 1/2 hour flight from tai han. her mother pulled her scarf over her hair, but walking arm in arm, mother clearly relieved, she had a lot to say when she met the press here in oman saying she wanted to thank the sultan of oman and thank many other people, including the president of iran. >> i want to really offer my thanks to everyone in the world, all of the governments, all of the people that have been involved and especially particularly want to address president ahmadinejad and all of the iranian officials that -- religious leaders, and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. i'm grateful and very humbled by this moment. >> she -- there was bail posted of $500,000 in order to get her released. do we know how that happened withou

to be coming to oman. oman helped before with the release of people in similar situations around the region and doesn't go public in this way and hasn't done this before and clearly teheran and perhaps oman wanting to and one could imagine perhaps president ahmadinejad on the way to new york next week wanted to get it out in the public domain and so it's strange here for people familiar with the way oman has worked to help secure the release of people before is done so publicly and the family wanting to get her to rest and clearly on top of the agenda, as well, seeing what she can do in the region to help secure their release. kyra? >> thanks. >>> earnest withers like the eye of the civil rights movement. took some of the most iconic pick which ares and might have been an ear, too. an ear for the fbi keeping tabs on dr. king and many others. withers family is talking about the revelation and say they just can't believe it. rn will make y. ♪ make you re-examine your approach. change your line. innovate. and

on tuesday she flew to oman. oman helped secure her release. she's expected to arrive in new york within the next couple of hours. our susan candiotti is in new york for us. susan, good morning to you. it seems sarah already has an itinerary set for her when she gets back. >> reporter: oh, that's right. she'll be busy with a news conference, or at least reading from a prepared statement when she gets back. of course, we're all looking forward to hearing that. you know, t.j., you can certainly be sure this will be a day of mixed emotions for sarah shourd. of course, she will be thrilled to be setting foot on u.s. soil for the first time in more than 13 months, but after all, she is leaving behind her two friends, including her fiance, shane bauer, to whom she became engaged while she was in prison in iran, as well as her other friend josh fattal. of course, they were released from iran and arrived in oman earlier this week. on tuesday she was met which her mom and her uncle at the time. and this followed secret negotiations that took place. our

thank you. >> american hiker sarah shourd there in oman speaking after her release in iran. there are two other american hikers still held in tehran. we'll try to get an update on their situation. a reporter will join us live later on. >>> in the meantime in this country, bp's broken well in the gulf of mexico is about to be permanently sealed. today bp officials pumped cement into the bottom of the well. once cement is set, a final pressure test will be conducted. if that's successful, the well will be officially declared dead. it ruptured five months ago causing the largest oil spill in u.s. history. joining us by phone, the u.s. coast guard's on scene incident commander, rear admiral. thanks so much for your time. give me an how relieved you are at this juncture because of this progress taking place today? >> fredricka, that's certainly good news the well is dead but certainly the operation lives on. we're actually 66 days since no oil was discharged from that well. we still have 600 miles of shoreline from florida to louisiana that have been impacted. in fact, today i ha

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

but we also understand oman was involved in this process somewhat. where did that money come from, do we know, and exactly how was it transferred? >> well, as you know the iranians released sarah shourd yesterday morning, and we can't be happier. we're very pleased that she has been released finally after a year of detention, a little over a year. one can only imagine the grief and the heartache that the family has experienced. at the same time, we thank the omanis and the swiss who through their diligent efforts helped to secure this release. while i can't get into whatever arrangement may have been made since we, the united states, were not a part of the discussions, i can say that we, the united states, did not pay any money of any kind. i'll have to let the omanis and/or the swiss speak to whatever arrangements. but again, we are very happy that sarah has been reunited with her family. >> so the united states has paid some, just to clarify that? or you cannot say. >> the united states has not paid. >> okay, okay. just wanted to clarify that. does

. >>> sarah shourd remains in oman tonight.oday she smoke in a conference call to the two others still held in prison. the mothers said they were pleased shourd had a chance to tell their sons good-bye before her release. rita williams has today's update. >> her first full day of freedom in almost 14 months. after the reunion with her mother, this is the last thing sarah shourd said publicly, her voice breaking. >> all of my efforts starting today are going to go into helping procure the same freedom for my fiance and my friend because i can't enjoy my freedom without them. they should be standing here with me. >> today shourd saw doctors about a breast lump, depression and precancerous condition. about robert, a former fbi agent who disappeared in iran three years ago. >> she's now in oman. we are taking care of her and her family. we'll have the opportunity to talk with her. >> it's brought a rare spotlight on oman, a history with a long cooperation with the united states. >> more than 3 dozen americans are still being held h

. >>> sarah shourd remains in oman tonight. today she smoke in a conference call to the two others still held in prison. the mothers said they were pleased shourd had a chance to tell their sons good-bye before her release. rita williams has today's update. >> her first full day of freedom in almost 14 months. after the reunion with her mother, this is the last thing sarah shourd said publicly, her voice breaking. >> all of my efforts starting today are going to go into helping procure the same freedom for my fiance and my friend because i can't enjoy my freedom without them. they should be standing here with me. >> today shourd saw doctors about a breast lump, depression and precancerous condition. about robert, a former fbi agent who disappeared in iran three years ago. >> she's now in oman. we are taking care of her and her family. we'll have the opportunity to talk with her. >> it's brought a rare spotlight on oman, a history with a long cooperation with the united states. >> more than 3 dozen americans are still being held

everything that oman has done. >> so grateful for everything oman has done. that does not mean, of course, that they paid that $500,000 bail. but u.s. officials have said themselves oman was at the very least critical in bringing about sarah shourd's release. >> shepard: one home two to go. what's the word on the others? >> iran says detention decree has been extended for another two months. that doesn't mean they will be released in another two months. they are saying they won't even consider it for at least two months. president obama, meanwhile, talked about the situation today. he obviously welcomed sarah shourd's release. but he appealed to the iranians now to release the other two hikers as soon as they can. and as he put it every other missing and detained american. >> shepard: thank you, jonathan. two famous land marks in france as police were clearing the eiffel tower after a bomb threat, they say there was a second threat neither notre dame cathedral. we will go to paris for a live report next. he was born in new mexico. spent two decades here in th

these are pictures of shourd waiting and boarding her flight to oman. again, we've now learned she has landed there. this is where she will be reunited with her mother, but we don't know if that reunion has happened yet. her mother said shourd has been denied treatment for precancerous cancer cells and a lump in her breast. iranian authorities say her medical condition was taken into cut when they decided to release her. speaking on iranian state television, shourd thanked the world leaders who worked to free her. >> i want to really offer my thanks to everyone in the world, all of the government, all of the people that have been involved, and particularly and especially want to address president mahmoud ahmadinejad and all of the iranian people and leaders and justices. i'm grateful and very humbled by this moment. >> meanwhile, the iranian government says $500 million bail was payed to secure her release. we're learning from sources that spoke with cnn that oman paid the bill. >> translator: we came to the conclusion that because of the situation that

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she thanked the sultan of oman. interesting, she described her stay as unfortunately short, an impression has been created here that she would liked to have stayed longer to do more for the release of her fiancee, shane bauer, and of her friend, josh fattal. however, she said she had enjoyed the hospitality here and she would always remember the smell of the san dalwood of enjoying her first few days of freedom here and today she went to see the sultan grand mosque here. she said she looked forward to taking shane and josh to see it when they get their freedom. she also talked about how she had enjoyed walking on the beach getting the first few moments of freedom. the sense i took from her here in this brief statement is she is looking forward to going back home to the united states but at the same time she knows she is moving further away from her boyfriend, from her fiancee, from her friend who is still in captivity. there is this real sense that she really doesn't want to leave. only, she knows she must to contin

we're hearing sarah shourd will see a doctor today in oman. she was released because of medical issues. let's go to pam cook with more on what's happening with her. >> good morning. sarah shourd was flown by private jet to oman, which is near saudi arabia, for the long- awaited reunion with her mother after would being -- after being released yesterday. officials in oman negotiated the deal for her $500,000 bail. >> extremely grateful. i feel like i have a huge debt to repay to the world for what it's done to me. >> shourd says now her priority is to win the freedom of her fiance, shane bauer, and her friend, josh fattal, who remain imprisoned in iran. the families say they are hopeful that shourd's release mean josh fattal and shane bauer will be coming home as well. >> very exciting moment for us. very exciting. but at the same time, we're extremely sad because shane and josh did not come home, too. >> the three were all arrested last year by iranian authorities who claim they entered the country illegally. on twitter, the president there is

we are grateful to the swiss, the sultan of oman and other friends and allies around the world who worked tirelessly and admirably over the past several months to bring about this reunion. while sarah has been released, shane bauer and josh fattal remain prisoners in iran.

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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 field cutting at the heart strings of the nation. -- on a

the country, oman. the city, muscat. it's in the middle east, right next to yemen.ial faith: islam. the official language: arabic. well, i'm going to have to point and you'll have to say what the name is. my dad especially was worried about how i'd be greeted in this country. >> abdullah al shukely. >> reporter: hello. fortunately, dad, not only was a greeted with a warm smile, i was greeted with a warm plate. this is the traditional way when you have a visitor? >> yes. >> reporter: and for dessert, another unbelievable story. when abdullah al shukely retired just a few months ago at the age of 60, it marked the end of what had to be one of the most successful careers on the planet. not because he ended up with a mansion, but because he started with dirt. this feels like it's a thousand years old. >> yeah, some of them are older. >> reporter: abdullah actually grew up right here. your relatives actually lived here? >> relatives, yes. >> reporter: as a kid he said he never spent a day in school, never had a dinar to his name. you have come a long way in 60 years. as

she a stop in oman's capital earlier today. shourd said this: >> i have a deep appreciation for the doctor for bringing me from tehran for the honor of his friendship and continued engagement in my life and the life of my fiance sean and my dear friend josh. >> it was a very emotional union with her mother at oman's airport earlier this week. shourd with her fiance shane and their pal josh, were arrested over a year ago in july of 2009 when they were hiking along the iraq/iranian border. iran accused them of being spies. secretary of state clinton is appealing for the release of the two american men who remain behind. oman's prime minister says it does not appear that tehran is ready to cooperate on that she was leased on $500,000 bail. she expected to arrive in new york tomorrow where her family says she will be holding a news conference tomorrow afternoon. i guess we'll hear more about that then. >> guess who else is heading to our country? preparations now underway here in new york, one of the world's most controversial lead

oman played a key role in the release this month of sarah shourd, if the americans are released, theye delegation. an iranian newspaper reports that a delegation from oman wilas long as you are ready fort you are ok but is one to be a hot one. take a look at the traffic here. there's a back the pure and metering lights are on. we will be right back. \ (music) >> welcome back to kron4 news morning the time as 646 and look at this beautiful smelt can. it is fog and the visibility is not too bad. this guy to be a hot one up there. santa rosa is now 52. it is going to be a high temperature of mid-90s is 98 degrees and the location is going to be warmer than this. you're expecting triple digits. our current temperature is starting to warm things up. it is about 65 degrees in antioch. its upper 50s for san jose and it will warm up quickly today because by 10:00 we could get into the '70s and maybe the 80s and a noontime all of this red shows where the '90s are going to start moving into the picture. it is widespread 90s by the 4:00 hour. purple is bringing us triple digits. the triple digit

officials say sarah shourd will not talk to reporters again until she's on her way out of oman. she's reportedly seen doctors for a lump in her breast and a precancerous condition. meantime iranian's president said he will not intervene in the case of the other two people arrested with shourd 14 months ago and charged with spying. >>> new numbers just released this morning on unemployment are encouragaging. new job claim benefits fell last week. many economists predicted an increase. there were 450,000 claims filed last week. experts say this indicates layoffs are easing even as the pace of economic growth has slowed. >>> the number of people living in poverty is up. u.s. census bureau says about 43.6 million people or one out of every seven were living in poverty last year. that's up from 39% in 2008. it's the highest poverty rate since at least 1965. the number of people lacking health insurance is also up, due mostly to the loss of employer-provided healthcare during the recession. >>> well, mark is here. he's got some not-so-great news for the weekend. i heard rain and cold.

confirmed through a senior administration official that these tundz came from oman. house and state department thanking oman with its involvement, a country with relations with iran and thank the swiss which represents u.s. interests in tehran. as nic mentioned, sarah shourd before she left made those comments. her mother also issuing a statement earlier, obviously before they were reunited saying i hoped and prayed for this moment for 410 days and cannot wait to wrap sarah in my arms and hold her close when we are finally together again. i urgently appeal to iran not to delay granting shane and josh's families the same joy and relief that i have in knowing sarah is finally free. shane bauer, josh fattal still detained. unclear what will happen with them. >> she's out on bail which means she may have to go back for a trial? >> that is really the big question. when the state department spokesman was asked about that today, he is saying that this is an iranian matter. so was not very clear about what happens now because as you said -- >> nothing about this has been ent

earlier this month oman played a key role in getting sarah shourd released. >> it is against the lawut plenty of drivers still do it. talk on their cell phone behind the wheel. the new campaign to get them to listen up. >> how about that sunshine heat showing up around parts of the bay area. we will talk about that coming up ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the fire broke out yesterday afternoon, along highway 1. it >>> a wild fire burning near bodega bay is now fully contained it broke out yesterday afternoon and scorched 90-acres along with several cars, one firefighter was seriously hurt and is hospitalized in stable condition. firefighters will remain on scene through tomorrow morning looking for hot spots, chp is still controlling traffic in the area. >>> lawrence is back, so in general, how is our fire danger? >> this is that time of year we will watch it for the offshore wind it hasn't been one of those howling offshore winds. although it has been hot in spots, you see fires popping up you got to be careful. still out there, a lot of folks enjoying sunshine and heat, we have not seen much o

that with oman's help. reports say fattal and bower could be released as early as sunday. the two still face charges of spying and entering illegally and claim to have crossed by mistake. >> and coming up, the police targeting folk who's live in one bay area county and the sports that struck out and will officially beúxúxúxúxñxsxú >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> in san francisco something of a surprise at the cable car bell ringing competition. the competitors boycotted it leaving only amateurs in their place. they gave it their all. the real bell ringer is a group of conductor that's never showed. an apparent protest to highlight the disagreement with management over sal skri arbitration. among them leonard oastes, anxious to play and had a routine ready. he told wayne freedman unity matters more. >> how hard is this decision? >> very hard. because... it's -- a lot of politics. and... i don't want to get into politics. >> and later on tonight at 6:00 the union and muni management address that had boycott. >> one of the strongest smoking ban

spies. >> i think thank the good hospitalable people of oman. and ask for your prayers for josh and jeff. they will soon be free. >> she's expected to arrive in new york tonight and due to talk to the media tomorrow. >>> a fund-raiser tonight for a city council candidate in san jose is expected to draw quite a crowd, because the conservative candidate supported proposition eight. the anti-gay marriage initiative, and gay supporters plan to protest. fund-raiser is being held at the home of a fellow congressman who has endorsed pegram. chuck reid has also endorsed the conservative candidate. there is expected to be a rally to protest the mayor's endorsement. he needs pegram's help at city hall to deal with the budget. he wants someone who's focused on fixing the city's financial problems. >> i don't agree with larry on all his social issues. everyone has their own viewpoint on each of these issues. when it comes down to it, those are issues that don't come before the city council. my job is to make sure we do everything we can do to ensure we have

right now shourd, her mother and uncle are on a plane headed from oman to dubai. oman played a critical role in the diplomatic deal and may have covered her $500,000 bail. iran is still holding shane bauer and josh fattal behind bars. shourd's mother will share the ordeal on the "today" show later here. >>> she is pleading for the release of shane bauer and josh fattal. >> i'm very happy, but it was very bittersweet because i want to have that same happiness and i know cindy does too. we want josh and shane home as soon as possible. >> the two were charged with espionage and will be forced to stand trial. we'll have a live interview with the state department coming up at 6:15. >>> blowing the whistle on pg&e. before the deadly gas line explosion in san bruno, a pg&e employee came forward with safety violation claims against the company. this morning we have new information about the man behind those allegations. today in the bay's bob redell is live in san bruno this morning. bob, the employee is now suing the company for what he believes is an attempt at a cover-

. >>> sarah shourd is enjoying freedom this morning in the country of oman.he american hiker was finally released after spending more than a year in a jail in iran. >> the fate of her companions still jailed in iran remains unclear. t.j. winning has shourd's happy reunion with her family. >> reporter: it was a much-anticipated and loving reunion at the oman airport. freed on $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 the iranian officials and the religious leaders. and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. i'm grateful and i'm very humbled by this moment. >> reporter: despite sarah's rele

this week after more than a year behind bars, is returning to the united states after a stop-over in oman. before she left she spoke publicly about the two companions she left behind. nbc's ron allen reports. >> reporter: sarah shourd prepared to leave oman full of gratitude to the country that helped gain her freedom. >> i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. the sweet smell of sandalwood. and the chance to stand by the ocean listening to the waves. >> reporter: once again, she appealed for the release of her companions. >> please, please extend your prayers to my fiance, shane, and my friend josh. that they will soon be free. >> reporter: iranian officials have said shane bauer and josh fattal, arrested with shourd back in july of 2009 for allegedly crossing illegally from iraq into iran will face trial for spying. the americans claim they were just hiking. in tehran last week, andrea mitchell asked iran's president what evidence exists of spying. >> i think we should let the judge and the court decide about the case. >> reporter: he said on state-run

official is quoted asz saying she will be in oman for at least a day. stay with nbc bay area news for continuing coverage of this developing story. you can also find the latest updates on our website at nbcbayarea.com and you can sign up for breaking news alerts as well. >>> an intense wall of fire, like nothing they have ever seen. that's how the first firefighters on the scene of the san bruno explosion described it. we are also getting a first listen at the dispatch tape from that chaotic day. kimberly terry is live in san bruno with the first responders who talked about that explosion. kim? >> reporter: lisa, you can see the devastation left behind by this fire right here and most people were running for their lives last thursday, first responders were running toward those flames, hoping to help save lives. the first firefighters and police officers to arrive at the site of thursday's explosion say they were overwhelmed. >> never. never seen anything of this magnitude. >> reporter: the ensuing inferno was growing and they needed help. >> we could on

oman played a key hiker in getting the third hiker sara shourd released. since being released, shourd has pleaded for the others to be let go. >>> a short set back in the effort to ban all forms of cell phone use in cars. the governor's highway safety association decided not to sort a proposal to block drivers from all cell phone use and that means even hands free devices could be used. and a safety group says there is not enough evidence to prove such a ban would be effective. and the supporters point to a recent survey that shows distracted driving fatalities caused by cell phone use and texting increase 28% from 2005 to 2008. >> i think there is a sense out there that this is dangerous, that this should not be done. but yet, folks admit 70% that they have used a cell phone while driving and 24% admitted that they texted while driving. so there is a disconnect. >> california currently bans texting and holding your cell phone while talking and driving. >>> get this. aaa wants to go further and is launching a campaign asking people to turn off their cell p

oman helped secure sarah shourd's release earlier this month. >>> 20-year-old specialist john koreo of stockton was among three men killed thursday. the military says that shooting followed and argument. he was married. he had two young sons. the flags at the state capitol will be flown at half-staff today in his memory. >>> 8:16. president obama's chief of staff may be leaving to pursue his own political dreams. ktvu's alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with word of a possible replacement. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning. just yesterday, president obama joked on tv if rahm emanuel wants to run for office in chicago, he better do it quickly. now it looks like he may announce his departure from the white house on friday. reportedly he's been putting a team together and making calls to gain his electability in chicago. another senor obama adviser is reportedly on the short list to replace emanuel. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. thank you, allison. it is 8:17. early this morning, the mayor of a los ange

diplomats in oman and switzerland negotiated her release. the developments cap off a 14-month ordeal that began when she, her fiance shane bauer, and their friend, josh fattal, allegedly crossed the border before iran from iraq while on a hike. yesterday she was met by her mother and uncle when she stepped off the jet. pale and thin, she expressed her gratitude. >> i want to offer my thanks to everyone in the world. all of the governments, all of the people that have been involved and especially want to address president mahmoud ahmadinejad and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. >> she is appealing for the release of shane and josh. josh's mother says while she's overjoyed about shourd's release, her son and shane also deserve to come home. >> very happy, but it was very bittersweet because i want to have that same happiness and i know cindy does too. we want josh and shane home as soon as possible. >> the two men are charged with espionage and will be forced to stand trial in iran. >>> governor arnold schwarzenegger today will get a

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the first positive signal we have about the two men coming out of oman.that they're in a visit to oman to try to secure the release of the two men left behind. if they are, they have to pay the 500 million bail. the official foreign ministry spokesman said the omanis are here to show good ties. we haven't had official statement from the governor. a couple weeks ago before sarah shourd was released the two men would have to face a legal procedure and go to court. i think everything will start to unravel over the next few days in iran. that has been in the headlines and in the newspaper a lot. in the next few days they'll have to indicate publicly which way this is going to go. whether they release them on bail or these guys have to face a lengthy trial. thomas? >> that means actually setting a date which we have been waiting for for now for such a long time. >> that's right. several weeks ago they said that the two men would probably have to face trial within the next two months. we're approaching that timeline very quickly, but things can be predictably u

hiker sarah shourd is in oman right now. a free woman today after spending more than 13 months in an iranian prison. three or four hours ago we were still watching for the development. the associated press says she was cut loose after a $500,000 bail was paid. just into us, the first words from shourd as a free woman after more than a year in captivity. take a listen to this. >> i want to really offer my thanks to everyone in the world. all of the governments, all of the people who have been involved. and especially i want to particularly address president ahmadinejad and all the iranian officials, the religious leaders and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. >> the ap reports shourd's mother says her daughter was denied treatment for a breast lump and precancer of cervical cells. and for fattal and bauer, it will be extended for three months. now it is night fall in tehran. ali, if you could walk us through the health problems she's facing. we're just getting this video in of her. she looks somewhat emaciated here. >>

she is on a plane en route to oman.josh fattal and shane bauer remain in prison at this hour. their families released a statement saying they are overjoyed by

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now, it'sen clear about how long sarah shourd will be in oman.xpected to see and may have already seen a doctor today and again, low profile. she does have a couple of serious medicalishes and could have been simply a routine check-up after spending more than a year in the prison. >> that's right. she was concerned about a lump in her breast which was part of the reason they released her. this is also, of course, i think it bears repeating, an international incident. of course, a lot of iranian and u.s. relations. the state department spokesman said this on twitter. president ahmadinejad, want to show some goodwill to the american people? bring shane bauer and josh fattal home next week when you visit the u.n. that message repeated by shane bauer's mother repeated on "today." let's listen to that. >> please, please, please release josh and shane. now we can say, sarah is home. president ahmadinejad is coming to the united states for the u.n. general assembly. we welcome him to the united states. and again, as we asked last year, but this year, wi

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. >>> sarah shourd is resting in oman right now a day after being released from a prison in iran. in custody for 13 months. her fiance and another male friend are still in custody. iran accuses the of three espionage. >>> the tea party pulled off an upset in delaware's primary for u.s. senate. conservative christine o'donnell beat mike castle endorsed by the state republican party. her opponent in the general election will be chris coons. >>> toyota recalled millions of cars because of its acceleration problems. some drivers claim toyota's electronic throttle control system is flawed. toyota says there is no evidence of a defect and is asking the cases to be thrown out. >>> customers of the nation's second largest bank should be able to resume their banking online today. chase's online service was completely down most of yesterday. the problem has supposedly been fixed. chase says it will work with any customers who had online bill payment deadlines they couldn't meet because of the outage. that snafu affected 16 million customers. >>> it is 5:21. still to come, president obama ha

an iranian newspaper reports a delegation from nearby oman is expected to visit iroan to work for the release of shane bauer and josh fattal. oman officials played a key role in getting sarah shourd released earlier this month aran anonymous donor paid hall of fame a million dollars of bail did ' roan. spokesman for the men's family said they have no information about the delegation were grateful for any help aimed ate getting the men released. >> in washington, d.c., engineering experts found holes in bp's investigation into the gulf of mexico oil spill. national academy of engineering grilled bp investigators to for three hours. oil giant was criticized for only looking at the immediate cause of blast and for focusing on decisions made on the oil rig, not with the managers onshore. the bp report found eight separate failures led to that explosion. the company did take some responsibility, but blame its patterns halliburton and transocean. >>> san francisco police shoot shot and kill may man while deal two problems in one neighborhood. we have late word on what happened in both incid

since her arrival in oman, what has she been doing since? reunion at her airfield, it's been street about what she's been up to. there have been multiple reports that she used her time today, her first full day of fro come to get an examining. whether or not this is a routine checkup, or linked to the medical problems her mother had says said she's experienced in prison, we don't know. but sarah shourd did say yesterday that she would be using her time to campaign and her number one priority would be to release -- or have released her fiancee, shane bauer and their good friend, josh fattal. so there's a good chance that she is campaigning in oman and is pressing for them to be released soon, as well. but we really don't know at this point. >> we know the campaigning for their safe release is very important for her. do we know whether she's going to consider doing that there or in the united states? >> well, there's no confirm age here. what it seems is it's been -- it's day number one and she has probably been trying to relax and spend some

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there are also reports that her trip and bail were paid for by oman. and we independence the espionage trials will begin soon for the two men and even sarah shourd even if she doesn't return for the trial. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the bay area's first express toll lane is about to open in just about an hour and a half. the lane will run on southbound 680 and 237 in milpitas. the lane will be free for carpoolers. the free will vary dash be that the fee will vary. i wanted to check in with our traffic guru, whether people who have transponders need to sign up for this or if you have one, you can just zip in the express lane? >> if you have one you can zip in the fast lane. it will be open at 5:00 a.m. if you have three people in your car, you take the transponder and put it in that little bag they give you and you will not be charged or put the transponder in a spot where the thing will not be read or you will be charged unfortunately. that's what caltrans -- i'm on the phone with them right now to get more clarification with that. these are pictur

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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 accused of being spies. >> we are working to get josh and shane home. this is our only, only mission. and we believe they will be home. >> reporter: the state department, which had called the three americans detentioned by the rogue state illegal and inhuma

." >>> an iranian newspaper reports that a delegation from oman will visit iran today to try to releaseans that have been held there for more than a year. this comes after iran released a berkeley graduate student earlier this month. iranian authorities captured her her fiance and their friend 14 months ago after they crossed into iran while on a hiking trip in northern iraq. oman also played in a role on shourd being freed on half million dollars bail. >> party in east los angeles turned violent. one person died, eight others were wounded. police don't think gangs had anything to do with it. it was just a huge saturday night party. it was open to anyone willing to pay $10 for beer. eventually a fight broke out and guns and knives came out. a veteran l.a. police captain tells the los angeles times he can't remember ever seeing so many aggravated assaults in one place. shell casings indicate many different shooters. so far no arrests have been made. >>> a new l.a. times poll shows democrats jerry brown and boxer pulling ahead of their republican challengers with five weeks left before th