sarah shourd's fan say and friend -- fiance and friend remain in an iranian prison. >> sarah shourd is back in the u.s. and thanking iran. >> i want to begin by expressing my sincere thanks to the government and religious leaders of iran. >> showered was -- sarah shourd was accused of spying by iran when her friend shane bauer and josh fattal accidentally crossed the border into iraq. her friends face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. as sarah shourd returned to the u.s., so did iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad. he said america should release eight iranian prisoners in response to the release of shourd. so far there is no word on whether -- sarah shourd was released because of medical concerns. she said doctors determined she is physically well. abc news, washington. >>> 5:37 the time here. still ahead on "good morning washington," it was a fight to the finish. last night's redskins game came down to the kickers. plus a break for drivers in the district. why late-night parking meters could get a second look. >>> first another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes as w

the woman, sarah shourd. >> tonight in the gulf state sarah shourd was united with her family after 400 days in prison. and wearing the head scarf she wore. >> i am standing here because of the efforts of many people. i want to thank the president and the religious figures and everyone who has been a part of making this happen. >> earlier the iranian tv showed sarah shourd free and her family says she's got health problems, and maybe that's why she is released. she left iran alone. her two fellow hikers, shane bauer and josh fattal remain in prison. the president announced sarah's release, and said that they hoped to receive shane and josh and other american's freedom. >> and all my efforts starting today will help procure the same freedom for my fiance, shane bauer and my friend, josh fattal. >> they were filmed in may when their mothers were allowed a brief visit. they have had to rely on switzerland to help get sarah shourd out of jail. the two were hiking near the border of iran. the iranian government said that the three crossed illegally. it saw value in holding them and now sees

will be released on bail. >> reporter: half a million dollars to release sarah shourd seen here when the american detainees were visited by their mothers in tehran this past may. the three have been held in an i rain yan prison more than a year but sarah shourd's bail announcement is only the latest in a series of stops and starts in which the 32-year-old american was first due to be released and then had those hopes dashed. a power struggle between iran's political factions is being played out at her expense. she and the other two americans were, according to them, hiking along the iraq-iran border when arrested by iranians and accused of spying. the other two are shane bauer and josh fattal. shourd is said to require medical attention for a suspected precancerous condition. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad had promised shourd's release possibly as a public relations gesture ahead of his annual trip to the u.n. in new york. but, as ahmadinejad and iran's judiciary and military struggle for control, sarah shourd and the other detainees have become political footballs. >> they're

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 fattal and shane bauer near the iraq/iran border. they remain in custody. ali arouzi is there right now. do you know what is in store for josh and shane? >> we got a report from the judiciary that their custody will be extended by two months. that may seem ominous, but that's the first time the authorities put a time frame on their jail time. they never said how long they will keep them for. they never formally charged them. today the chief prosecutor said they will be in custody for another two months and then they will review their case. there could be a possible release for them, but then again in two months they could face a trial. >> shane and josh's family actually joined sarah shourd's family in releasing a statement, they say shane and josh dese

sarah shourd has been released from jail in iran. the graduate was jailed on spy charges with fellow hikers josh battal and sean bauer. they were seen heading to the swiss embassy, but we have other reports that looks like she may be in the prison going through some sort of processing. >> she was arrested in july of 2009 along the iraq border with josh and sean. they helped negotiate her release which was delayed because her family couldn't afford the $500,000 bail. it's not clear if they lowered that amount or the family or someone came up with the money. the u.s. couldn't do that. >> she reportedly had health issues that may have been part of the factor why she got off and the other two are still in. new developments and it looks like good news for sarah shourd. we are continuing to follow this and will bring you the latest. we want to help you get ready for work. checking out the forecast and jennifer hill is in this morning for rob. >> it feels fallesque out there this morning. the temperatures got chilly and they are cool right

our guest is sarah shourd, now free.must find it unusual to be described as -- and will forever be known -- as the american hiker. how does that feel? >> it is accurate. i mean, we were hiking. the first time we found out about to a letter when we were in prison, we were pretty amazed. we were like, the hikers? well, that is true. >> she is one of three american hikers. she and shane bauer and joshua fattal were taken and imprisoned for the next 14 months. she has been freed, but they have not. so your take and ultimately to the evin prison. -- so you are taken to evin to prison. talk aut your time there. >> the first 2.5 months, we were -- we did not seek other at all, we were in complete solitary confinement. at the end of the second month, that is when my investigator told me the investigation was going to be put on hold. i asked why and he said, well, it has come from my boss and he said that our case have become political. i asked him what that meant and he said, well, it means something bigger than you. he may not

after 410 days, sarah shourd walked off a private jet into the arms of her mother. earlier shourd was released from prison in tehran. she, fiancee shane bower and their friend josh fattal have been held since last year. >> 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 want to address president mahmoud ahmadinejad and all of the iranian officials and religious leaders and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. i'm greatful and humbled by this. >> and shourd was freed on $500,000 bail. her family says she's been depressed and found a lump in her breast. >> i'm so, so happy sarah is going to come home and get medical attention she deserves. she's suffered so much. for those of us here in the bay area we're just really happy she finally is going to come among people who love her. >> in a statement nora shourd says i urgently appeal iran not to delay granting shane and josh's families same skbroi relief i now have, knowing sarah is free. a university prose feror met mahmoud ah

now it appears sarah shourd could soon taste freedom, but it comes a price. >>> scene of a crime scene, one more time, what brought investigators to the cow palace. >>> a neighborhood on . >> hall of fame a million doctor is the amount need odd to free american sarah shourd from an iranian prison. if the bail is post, the uc berkeley graduate will be the first of three americans accused of spying to be released. >> reporter: another waffle bit iranian government after initially saying jailed u.s. hiker sarah shourd would be release and then saying she wouldn't be released and now iranian officials say she can be released in change for half a million dollars in bail many. senior properties in iran says ian is offering to release sarah shourd because of a mechanical condition she suffered from. we spoke so to the hikers' lawyer and says he met with the hiker on sunday and what is remarkable is that this is the first time that the lawyer has met with his client, ever since he was hired to represent them back in december of 2009. the lawyer telling cnn all three pare to be in good conditio

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our complete coverage of sarah shourd's journey home, continues at ktvu.com. click on the "uc hickers" tab. >>> claudine wong is live with a new perspective with more on the san bruno blast. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we've moved down here to area where it used to be the 1700 block of claremont. this is what remains of people's homes and lives. this investigation is just getting underway. we're told a lot of it, at least on scene has been completed in terms of the ntsb. victims want to know how this could have happened and want to make sure this doesn't happen again. they also want to really know what's next. >> this morning bill magullihan waited for someone to tell him if he can go in his home, if it's safe, if he can go forward. >> i'm not hearing any information. that's what's frustrating. they upgraded my house from a red to a yellow tag. that's fantastic news. so hopefully i will hear something. i haven't heard a peep from the city. >> reporter: he can't get in. his home is still in the area blocked off, in the area still under investigation. the

sarah shourd released from custody. we are obviously all over this. we will have more information as soon as we get some. >>> big news for the bottom line coming out of wall street. what you spend could send stocks stumbling. >>> you could be looking at the future of travel. the high tech we we could be getting around if the governor gets his way. >>> a story of a man who survived anhittacka b white shark and the warning he has for all of us. i was told that i was at risk for sudden cardiac death. i was 23 years old, i wasn't overweight. i never dreamed this would happen to me. when the doctor told me i had three blocked arteries, i felt like i was punched in the gut. i found out that one in three women die from heart disease. how did i not know that? >>> you are looking at the bay bridge and you are expecting 75 in livermore. rain on the weekend. meanwhile, good news. the health care workers have been released from a jail in zimbabwe. the allen temple ministry members are now free. they were released after spending three nights behind bars accused of

again, the reports of sarah shourd being released.ll continue to follow that story along with andrea. thank you so much. >>> gas industry watchdogs are warning there are thousands of pipelines across the country that pose the same risk as that pipeline that we're telling you about in california that exploded, destroying all of those homes. dozens of them. well, this is new video that we've just gotten in for you this morning of that massive fireball that erupted from the 40 to 50-year-old transmission pipe, which killed four and has left four more missing. you can imagine being there, taking this video. nbc miguel is live in san bruno where that had happened. what is the latest in the investigation that is happening today. >> richard, good morning. looking for new clues to lead them to the cause of this. now a 30 inch gas main is relatively big and they're not typically intended to run under residential neighborhoods. they say that pipeline was laid some 50 year ago and the homes were built on top of it. that's not typical. pg&e was c

. >>> plus the emotional reunion of sarah shourd and her mother. and we'll talk to a member of the state department about what's next in the case. >>> and i'm chris sanchez in san jose where the talk about the high-speed rail is should it go underground or six stories in the air. the latest on that coming up. barbara boxer. she fought to get our veterans the first full combat carecalifornia. her after school law's keeping a million kids off the street and out of gangs. and she's fighting every day to create new jobs. boxer: i'm working to make california the leader in clean energy, to jump-start our small businesses with tax credits and loans, to create thousands more california jobs. i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message because i want to see the words "made in america" again. >>> good morning. it's 6:13. live look out at the east bay. some of the temperatures you'll see all around the bay area today overall fairly mild, but there are changes in store and rob will have that for you coming up in just a few more minutes. >>> new this morning,

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 just leaders and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. >> reporter: but in a carefully staged interview with an adviser to president ahmadinejad, shourd pointedly appealed for the release of her fiance shane bauer and their friend josh fattal, both 28 years old. >> i have a huge debt to repay the world for what it's done for me and m

american hiker sarah shourd freed on bail after more than a year in prison in iran. eth palmer is in london with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've just been talking to share ra shourd's lawyer. he confirmed she's been released from the notorious evin prison in tehran. traveling somewhere in the gulf region where members of her family are waiting for her. on sunday it was said shourd would be released for health reasons but upon payment of half million dollars bail. then a little confusion with reports that the family couldn't raise the money. suddenly today without any warning, we discovered that sarah shourd was leaving the prison and her lawyer says that the money was paid. although he does say that neither the u.s. government nor the family came up with the cash. so there's a little bit of mystery surrounding that. sarah shourd leaves behind two other companions in jail. they were her hiking companions when all three were arrested about 13 months ago in july of 2009. they have been on the border between iraq and iran at a famous beauty sp

sarah shourd is back in the u.s. she's talking about her release from that iranian prison after spending 14 months there. she is not talking about what it was like during the time behind bars. that is because her fiance is her best friend are still in prison in iran and there is no word when they will be freesed -- freed. she says she feels 1/3 free because her friends are still jailed. iran accused them of being spies. she insists they are not spies. mahmoud ahmadinejad is here, too, for the united nations general assembly. he told abc's "this week" americans should release eight iranians the u.s. holds in prison in response fo to sarah shourd's release. she was released on $500,000 bail because of medical conditions. she said doctors were able to evaluate her and that she is physically well. reporting live, emily schmidt, abc news. alison, back to you. >>> a virginia woman set to die by lethal injection this thursday. if the supreme court does not intervene, teresa lewis will be the first woman put to death in virg

sarah shourd says she is only 1/3 free. "good morning washington" begins right now.

shane, sarah and josh are all incident, and we -- earlier today speaking with sarah shourd's attorneye papers were signed and he reported sarah was happy, smiling, but had wished that all three americans were being released together. all three americans were detained in july of 2009, as we now know they were hiking in iraq. they have been accused of spying. their families say if they crossed that unmarked border it was done so by accident. and you know what, tony? earlier today tehran's state run prosecutor told state-run television, bail had been set at $500,000. listen to what that translation was. >> translator: today the representatives of this lady accepted to bail her out. it was paid by the bank of iran. the money was paid there, and -- and they issued -- the judge issued the release order and ms. shourd was simply set free, and she can leave iran if she wants to. >> reporter: tony, there had been a lot of back and forth over the past couple of day, but that senior prosecutor in iran had cited sarah shourd's medical condition as one of the reasons she's been released. we know f

. >> after nearly a week of freedom, a more out spoken sarah shourd is out of prison. >>> budget problems have forced the san jose police department to investigate gangs and violent crimes. more on where they say the move is short-sighted and a threat to public safety. >> reporter: this violent crime enforcement team died this weekend. it was 17 years old. cause of death? budget cuts. >> we have to organize the police department to work with the fact that we're losing 90 officers. >> reporter: or was it dumb? >> the unit for the san jose police department will have a terrible impact on public safety. >> the san jose police will still fight the gang activity, but the force is now disbanded. they took out an ad today in the mercury news to bring the unit back. >> the majority of homicides in san jose are gang-related. we simply don't have the resources to address gangs today like we did yesterday. >> the police unit counts a thousand gang-related arrests in a city that says they have 50 active gangs and many members. >> when you're doing your budget, okay? you have to choose what is more im

there you see sarah shourd walking with the other mothers. they are holding out hope for the release of their sons, who continue to be held in iran. you heard sarah shourd describe it being one-third free until shane bauer and josh fattal are also released. she also took the opportunity to say that they, meaning shane and josh, showed nothing but joy upon her release and took the opportunity to explain while they are in new york, back in new york after making their journey -- we understand they are asking some questions there of the mothers. let's try and listen in. >> some prisoners here in the united states exchanged for the freedom of your sons? >> we are mothers. we are not politicians. and we are just very, very eager, clearly, to have our children returned to us. we are not involved with the politics between nations. >> susan, susan -- susan candy on they from cnn. with president ahmadinejad in new york this week, are there any plans to try to meet with him or hold any kind of vigils or demonstrations outside the u.s.? >> we have asked

and this is new video of sarah shourd with her family and there sarah is with the purple on, right?t was -- that is sarah shourd there and she is free now. we know that she has serious medical conditions. this is in oman, so she is on her way back. at the any rate the new video of sarah shourd, you know that one is glad to be home and fearful for her friend and fiancee. new information about a mid air collision that happened over the hudson river last year. two helicopters collided. there was the video which is sort of how everyone remembers it. well -- how are your allergies? mine are serious at this moment. here we go. this is what we learned today now. errors by an air traffic controller distracted by a personal phone call set the stage for this mid air collision last year over the hudson between a tour helicopter and a small plane that claimed nine lives. this is according to a federal safety panel which has just put out the new information. it faulted the faa rules in this busy air corridor as well to see and avoid. and in the end, i guess part of the conclusion was and i'm ski

sarah shourd's police gave new hope to the families of two other americans held prisoner on espionage charges. now the report. >> with the iranian president in the country at the u.n. general assembly, the mothers of two american hikers will meet with him hopefully for the release of their sons. shane bower and josh fatttal, held 13 months after being accused of crossing illegally into iran. >> just showing the human face of a mother wanted her son backs. two mothers faces with two sons in prison. that is how we would approach him. >> they want the same compassion sarah shourd experience last week. >> my disappointment in not sharing this with them is crushing. i stand before you today on the one-third free. >> she spoke guardedly about her two companions, thanking iranian leaders, careful not to put the two men's chances of freedom at risk. >> my gratitude to the ayatollah khamenei and president ahmadinejad for my compassionate release from prison. >> he said he would give recommendation, but he said the men did violated law. >> -- >> not comforting words for the two mothers or sarah

sarah shourd has a new fight on her ends. >> sarah shourd embraced her mother, but the american releasedfter 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 prop 19... e the first to do >>> she's not the first police officer to come out in favor of p

she's been detained by iran for more than a year, but today word came that sarah shourd might soon be announce that shourd would be released for half a million dollars in bail. but he called her an american spy and said her case wil still go to trial, along with those of the other two americans, who will remain in custody. shourd's was detained on the iranian border with iraq in july. along with two americans. they claimed they were on a mountain hike in northern iraq at the time and they denied charges that they were spying. the reversal by the prosecutor's office revealed the struggle for the balance of power among iran's ruling elite. the initial decision to cancel sarah shourd's release has been seen as deeply embarrassing for president ahmadinejad. now it seems as though he may have prevailed. among the reasons cited for shourd's release, her health. when the three hikers were allowed a visit by their parents in a tehran hotel in may, it was clear that a year in iranian prison had taken its toll. shourd's mother has said her daughter has been denied treatment for serious health p

peace. >>> president ahmadinejad also said he was pleased about the release of american hiker sarah shourd a prison in tehran. shourd expressed gratitude as she spoke to reporters yesterday but she again denied that she or her two fellow hikers were spying, claiming their arrest was just a huge misunderstanding. >> if we were indeed near the iran/iraq border, that border was entirely unmarked and indistinguishable. >> shourd says she only feels one-third free because her fiance, shane bauer, and their friend, josh fattal, remain in prison. >>> police in germany are searching for a motive in a fatal shooting. it happened at a hospital and a nearby apartment complex. first an explosion killed two people in the apartment building, then a woman who was seen running from the blast opened fire inside the hospital. she killed a hospital staff member and she herself was later killed in a shoot-out with police. >>> the leader of a religious sect in southern california is being held for a mental evaluation. over the weekend she scared authorities by possibly leading her group into a suicide pact. th

sarah shourd said she left prison with her spirit bruised but not broken. she did not elaborate on the conditions she endured, but it's notorious reputation for brutality has the mothers for her fellow hikers concerned for their well-being. >> iran hinted the americans could be released in exchange for iranians in prison here in the united states. >> believe that it would not be mistake to ask that the u.s. government should make a humanitarian gesture to release the iranians. >> reporter: that raises concerns the two american prisoners are being used as bar gapping chips and may not be released soon. everyone hopes one release will be followed by others. abc news. >> carolyn: it's been 11 days since the gas pipeline exploded in san bruno, killing at least four people. today people all over the peninsula came together for a day of healing and fundraising. a benefit concert collected donations for victims of the fire, and showed support for the entire community. we have this report. >> reporter: in a community where it seems like everyone knows someone impac

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sarah shourd left iran and now arrived where she has been reunited with her mother. the other two are still in prison. >> reporter: sarah shourd is free and on her way home. >> i want to offer my thanks to everyone in the world, the government, the people, that have been involved and especially, particularly want to address the president ahmadinejad and all the iranian officials and the religious leaders and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. i'm grateful and humbled. >> reporter: the 32-year-old california native was released from iranian prison today. after more than a year in solitary contine finement. iran set $500,000 bail paid in cash. for her family, an agonizing 14 months, no phone calls, little news and just one brief visit in may, with a tearful reunion. sarah shourd's mother told abc news her daughter was in ill health with the potentially precancerous condition and no access to medical care. in the end it was her health that set her free. iran granting a humanetarian release while keeping her two friends locked up in the prison. sarah shourd, shane

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 humanitarian gesture. he called on the u.s. to respond by releasing ei

. >>> 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

after 410 days of imprisonment, sarah shourd arrived in the gulf state of oman, safely back in the arms of her mother. in iran just hours before, shourd had left prison with a police escort to face one last hurdle before her flight out. staying on message with the local media. >> i especially and particularly want to address president ahmadinejad and all of the iranian officials, the religious leaders and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. >> reporter: then a bittersweet good-bye since shourd leaves behind in jail her two fellow americans. >> my first priority is to help my fiance shane bauer and my friend josh fattal to gain their freedom because they don't deserve to be in prison anymore. >> reporter: all three were last seen together in may when they were allowed a short visit withi their mothers who had traveled to iran from the united states. during that visit, shourd announced she would marry bauer who, while in jail, had made an engagement ring with threads from his shirt.Ñi it was in july, 2009, when the three americans on a tour of the middle east went hiking near a wate

sarah shourd an her family know there is the lucky ones.here is no talk of bail or freedom for the other two american prisoners tonight still in jail in iraq. >> as for the half a million dollars bail, neither the shourd family for the u.s. government said they put up that money. >>> coming up from inresults to endorsements how jerry brown is benefiting after bad pouting former president bill clinton. >>> sharing your vision of a future in a four-storey frame. how social media is being made into art in silicon valley. >> and can you say cattle call? how the airlines may soon be able to cram more people on your airplane. >>> bay area harvest season now in full swing. the worst thing that can possibly happen? rain. we'll tell you the date to expect itself as "eyewitness news" continues right here on cbs5. .] shure ♪ but what really happened? cnn -- not me -- cnn says his assertion about his tax record was "just plain wrong." jerry brown went out there and took credit for the fact that the people of california voted for proposition 13, which l

>> reporter: there was also good news from sarah shourd.leased for health reasons, the possibility of a cancer scare. we learned from her that doctors examined her and declared her in good health. jim sciutto, abc news, new york. >> and iran's president ahmadinejad is in new york ahead of the u.n. general assembly this week. he insisted his government does not want an atomic bomb and iran is only seeking peace and a world free of nuclear weapons. ahmadinejad also challenged the u.s. to accept that iran is playing a major role in the world. >>> results of afghanistan's weekend election could be delayed for weeks because of a ballot fraud investigation. at least 4 million people voted. that's far below the number of voters in last year's presidential election. a top u.n. official says there are serious concerns about the legitimacy of the voting. afghanistan's president called it a solid step for democracy. >>> and the taliban is behind dozens of attacks to disrupt that election. at least 30 people were killed, most of them civilians. as mike

we know according to iranian television that sarah shourd is free. or she will be freed. cally she is still in prison. she is being processed out, this coming out of the iranian television. sarah has been suffering some health issues. the other two hikers are still in prison. shane bauer and josh battal. we talked in the past about there being a half million dollar bail that the family could not pay and the government could not legally pay because of the restrictions in doing business with iran. it got paid according to the latest wire reports. who paid it, we don't know. sarah shourd has been released, but still inside the prison according to her iranian lawyer. she will be free shortly. >> i actually heard a report and i don't know if you have seen anything on this. somebody said they had seen her leaving and going to the swiss embassy. >> that are would make sense. the swiss have been our business partners in iran because we have no formal relations with iran. the latest wires we have is that she is still in the prison, but we have an nbc reporter in tehran. we have bee

and ready to be free in the world again and to give back what's been given to me. >> shepard: sarah shourd says her top priority is getting iran to release her go two companions joshua fattal and shane bower. they were accused of illegally crossing the board and arrested as spice. with shourd reportedly suffering medical issues, iran released her on humanitarian grounds as they put it after somebody apparently paid a half million dollars bail. "the fox report's" chief correspondent jonathan hunt is with us now. do we know how she is? how did they come up with this money? just yesterday they were saying they couldn't. >> her health first, shep. we know she has these issues, apparent lump in her breast and possibly other cancerous cells. she no doubt headed for a full workup on those very soon. we would expect to hear something in the coming days and weeks. as for who paid the bail or the ran some, as some have called it the shourd family said they couldn't do it. the u.s. government said they wouldn't do it. it was interesting to hear sarah shourd say herself when she landed in oman today h

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

we'll have more coverage tomorrow when sarah shourd arrives home in the u.s. >>> alaska senator lisa murkowski isn't going down without a fight. she lost to joe miller. he was backed by the tea party movement and former alaska governor sarah palin. >> you all know i went back to washington a couple days ago. the land of negative nabobism. these outside interest groups like the tea party express, the pun dents. there's a lot of nay sayers. all the political guys. my fellow republicans, they tell me this can't be done. it's a futile effort. well, perhaps it's one time they met one republican woman who won't quit on alaska. >> palin calls on murkowski's bid a futile effort. you heard her referring to that word, futile. palin made the statement in iowa where she was attending a fund-raiser. she attacked the obama administration and the news media. she called on the republican establishment to join forces with the tea party activists. >> it's time for unity now. that's the time upon us. the time for choosing is near. in just 46 days, republicans will put their ideas and their experience on

this statement by sarah shourd, we know she wants to get home.is also concerned about her friends, about her fiance. shane and josh fattal. the larger picture is here we are seeing an iranian government that does have divisions and the issue that you cover, the nuclear issue, is front and center. >> it is, andrea. i think the interesting question is whether or not by doing this release, and not releasing all three of them but just ms. shroud, the iranians are trying to signal, as they seem to have in recent weeks, that they want to get some kind of conversation or discussion going with the united states again. the problem is that they seem so divided internally, it's clear what if anything they are willing to go back to the table and negotiate on. with these punishing sanctions in place, we have not seen evidence yet on the fundamental question of whether they would do what the united nations is demanding, which is stop enrichment, that they are willing to talk. >> i've only been on the ground perhaps 24 hours, but there doesn't seem to be a real

well, we're continuing to follow developments this morning in the release of uc graduate sarah shourd from a prison in iran. shourd's lawyer says his client is in good health and will fry to jordan. shourd was released on $500,000. the two other men jailed with sarah shourd remain in the iranian prison. >>> a new clue has emerged in the investigation in the deadly explosion in san bruno. claudine wong is there with the latest on this. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we're on glenview drive. i want to give you a perspective of where we are. as we get closer to the devastation, it really is striking. if we go down, you can see the pipe in question that's in this huge crater that's been capped off. that's where a lot of the evidence has been found. we want to give you a perspective of what is around that or what isn't around that anymore. you can see what is left of a home that's left, all that's left is this chimney standing there and really just remnants of the home that once sat there. if we go up further, you can see how hot it burned the trees up there. not

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berkeley graduate sarah shourd has land free from iran after 14 months in prison. reunite with her mother. we'll show you that reunion at 5:00. one of the country's best chefs and an east bay chef makes the cut. what makes his restaurant so unique. >> finally apple is denying reports that its co-founder steve jobs was stopped at the airport for trying to take ninja weapons on to his plane. >> his own plane. in july security at an airport detected ninja throwing stars inside jobs' carry on luggage. >> according to the report jobs told officials it wouldn't make sense for a person to try to hijack his own plane, as you mentioned. >> and vowed he'd come back to japan. >> they came back this morning

mahmoud ahmadinejad hopes they'll soon be released like sarah shourd was last week provided they canrove they had no ill intentions when entering the country. >> with the president in the country, the mothers of two american hikers believe it's the perfect chance to meet with him and appeal for the release of their sons, shane bauer and josh fattal who have been held 13 months after being accused of crossing illegally into iran. >> just showing the very, very human face of a mother wanting her son home. and we are two mothers faces with two sons in prison. >> both mothers are hoping the iranian authorities will show the same compassion sarah shourd experienced last week. >> my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and josh was crushing. and i stand before you today only one-third free. >> standing firm that none of the three were spies, she spoke guardedly about her two companions thanking iranian leaders careful not to put their chances for freedom at risk. >> my gratitude goes to president mahmoud ahmadinejad for my compassionate release for detention. >> he said the men di

>> eric, oprah winfrey has a special guest today, sarah shourd. the graduate was freed from an iranian prison nine days ago. shored, her fiancee and josh fattal were arrested hiking near iraq and iran. she was released for health and humanitarian reasons but the other two remained in prison. >> why were you hiking there? >> that's the big question. people are not informed about northern iraq. there's tons of tourist information online. many people from all over the world travel there. >> so there's no fighting there? >> there's no fighting there. there's wonderful museums and amazing food. most importantly it's a very unique culture, british culture in the region. >> you can see oprah's full interview with sarah shourd today at 4:00 here on abc 7. mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> pretty bright and a lot calmer than yesterday. starting to feel the effects of that warming trend. look at the port of oakland. how much warmer it's going to be this weekend and hit some triple digits this weekend. i'll show you where. >> all right, mike. thank you.

sarah shourd is headed back to the united states, after 14 months in an iranian prison. >> i want toffer 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 want to address president ahmad jat and the iranian officials and the leaders. and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. i'm thankful. and i'm very humbled by this moment. >> reporter: despite sarah's release, her fiance, shane bauer, and josh fattal, remain behind bars. they were arrested for entering iran illegally and accuse of being spies. >> this is our only mission. we believe they will be home. >> reporter: the state department, which had called the three americans' detentioned by the rogue state, illegal and inhumane, applauded the development. >> iran had shown compassion in the case of sarah shourd. we hope thaao iran would show the same compassion,

>> glor: tonight, freed american hiker sarah shourd is flying back to the united states, amid speculation about the fate of her two companions still being held by iran. i'm jechg also tonight, palin's power. what are unclear are her plans for the 2012 presidential race so what was she doing in iowa? pope benedict expresses sorrow and shame of the sex abuse scandal during his controversial visit to england. >> they're massive. they're huge. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: good evening. a journey that began with a mountain hike more than a year ago is concluding tonight with a long flight toward home. 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. >> rep

lawyer for american hiker sarah shourd said shourd is released.old has been held for more than a year now and said to be battling health problems, leaving behind fiancee and friend. the three arrested as we know hiking along the iran-iraq border and accused of spying but very good news out of iran for sarah shourd and her family and cnn has now confirmed that information so we'll be following this. >> all day long. >>> a $100 million fund is being set up by pacific gas and electric to help rebuild the suburb flattened last week including up to $50,000 for each family's living expenses. the city of san bruno says four people were killed in the blst and another four are still missing. >>> up first this half hour, it is a political power house this tuesday and cnn is the place to watch it all go down as we have been saying this morning, seven states head to the polls. american morning is tracking some of these key races all over the country. delaware first among them. >> new york, wisconsin, new hampshire, d.c. hawaii, massachusetts and maryland. the

meantime, sarah shourd is staying out of the spotlight. reportedly she's been seen by doctors for a lung in her breast, depression and a precancerous condition. the embassy said she will not be speaking to the media except for a short time when she is leaving the country. >> all of my efforts starting today are gonna go in to helping procure the statement freedom for my fiance shane bauer and for my friend josh fattal because i can't enjoy my freedom without them. >> we've learned that shourd is being deprevioused by u.s. officials in oman about the details of her arrest and about a former fbi agent who disappeared in iran three years ago. there are reports that sarah shourd's bail and trips by private jet were paid for by oman. iran's chief prosecutor says espionage trials will begin soon for the three hikers, even if she does not return to iran for the trial. reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook, let's go back to tori. >>> commuters on interstate 680 may see some relief in the commute over the sunol grade soon. that's because the