national security correspondent jennifer griffin interviewed two american women formerly imprisoned in tehran. >> sarah shourd can't tell you what it was really like inside an iranian prison, but american journalist roxana siberi can. >> i was told to sleep on the floor. given a few blankets. no pillow, no bed sheets or mattress. floor was made of cement and had a thin brown carpet on top of it. >> she was held in the tehran evan prison on the same ward, ward 209 as shourd and american academic asandiari. >> i was frightened. drew through the iron gates. >> wrote a book about the 105 days after being held in s solitairy confinement. >> on the floor, there was

security council members calling for tehran to return to the negotiating table. next peter lavelle explores the possibility of israel forcing a regime change in iran not without some help from washington that's in cross talk in just a few moments. continue. to. follow in the welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle another drumbeat towards war are the u.s. in israel preparing an attack on iran is to run a threat to its neighbors and the u.s. and what are iran's legitimate security interests. can. you discuss the possibility of a military strike against iran i'm joined by mohammad marandi and taran he's a professor at the university of taran in washington we go to william blum he's an author and historian and his latest book is killing hope u.s. military and cia interventions since world war two and in austin we have alan cooperman he's an associate professor at the l.b.j. school of public affairs at the university of texas and another member of our cross-talk team yelena hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect so you can jump in anytime you want alan

>> andrea mitchell there today in tehran. andrea, thanks. >>> when our broadcast continues in a moment, will the fda take one of the few remaining diet drugs off the market? >>> and later, remembering one of the greats. the wise, witty, and wonderful mr. newman of nbc news. >>> it is the holy grail of the drug industry, they say. an effective, safe pill for weight loss. but it still doesn't exist, and fda advisory panel today took a good, hard look at a diet drug that's been on the market for a long time and half the panel members said this one, like many before it, should be taken off the market. we get our report on this tonight from our chief science correspondent robert bazell. >> reporter: meridia is one of only two weight loss medications available by prescription. and it's been on the market for 13 years. but a recent study of 9,000 people over six years raised serious concerns. on average, subjects lost only five pounds and experienced a 16% increase in heart attacks and strokes. the problems follow a long string of d

do not get support for these ideas from tehran and unfortunately the questions we transmit to iran on behalf of. on behalf of the security council in a bilateral manner do not receive proper answers and this is why we are concerned this is why we have supported the previous four resolutions on iran passed by the security council since two thousand and six as far as i remember and this is why we have supported the latest resolution from the ninth of june of this is a constituent policy of russia. increasing pressure on iran but not letting this pressure go come over to any violent actions like use of military force or anything like that though this is our consistent position and we stick to that position number two each resolution or for the security council is not a regular law to be implemented in a member state of the united nations each resolution needs further legal decisions either by the parliament of in any country or by the political leadership in our case by by the president the resolution passed by the security council on the ninth of july is a very technically very complica

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three hundred miss out systems to tehran. iran criticised russia's decision it is in moscow for in too much under american influence some experts believe the ban is part of the deal between moscow and washington political of the new start treaty. is the cost of iran's defense minister implied i quote that the decision russia's decision was made under pressure from the third countries and questioned the independence of russian foreign policy and quote this is of this is a very very interesting proposition from from the iranian side. do you think that russia may get something in exchange from those third parties third countries after it's opposed the sanctions against iran will number one i do not agree with these position of the minister of defense by saying look you wouldn't. i believe that russia is independent actor in this situation russia has all of this plate as serious significant role in discussions on iran and russia does still play an independent role in this aspect no but. set pressure on russia because these relati

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>> andrea mitchell there today in tehran. andrea, thanks. >>> we have another storm update for you tonight. tropical storm karl has come ashore in mexico's yucatan peninsula. all the way there to the left. it's expected to strengthen over the gulf of mexico. hurricane igor in the middle, the strongest atlantic hurricane in threeears, continues to churn in the mid-atlantic. and hurricane julia is strengthening further west. by the way, both these srms reached category 4 intensity today. th's the first time we've had two category 4s in the atlantic at the same time since 1926. bear watching. >>> when our broadcast continues in just a moment, will the fda take one of the few remaining diet drugs off the market? >>> and later, remembering one of the greats. the wise, witty, and wonderful mr. newman of nbc news. mr. newman of nbc news. ice cream please ? i ve some no, it'sust for new people. hey ! chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ? chocolate ! chocolate it is ! yeah but i'm new too. umm... he's new... er... than you. even kids kn

moscow shelled the s three hundred missile deal because it fell within the latest un sanctions on tehran washington strongly welcomed the move saying demonstrates a high level of mutual cooperation on strategic interests and global security. and more cooperation is that visible at the u.n. summit in new york nato and russia made real progress towards greater unity the two sides agreed to work together for better security in europe iran's nuclear program also came under scrutiny with un security council members calling for tehran to return to the negotiating table. up next peter lavelle explores the possibility of israel forcing a regime change in iran not without some help from washington that's in crosstalk in just a few moments. ok to. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle another drumbeat towards war are the u.s. in israel preparing an attack on iran is to run a threat to its neighbors and the u.s. and what are iran's legitimate security interests. can. you discuss the possibility of a military strike against iran i'm joined by mohammad marandi and taran he's a professor a

the problem is really a collective exploration in the day and the life in tehran. it is the largest city in the middle east. for the gallery, one of the first pieces you see is one piece which is a laser-cut peace, it taken directly from the map of the city itself -- a laser-cut piece. it represents the geography of the city. it is positioned right next to another work by an artist who took a 77 taxicab runs and let the potholes and the city turns of tehran dictate how the city would be portrayed. >> [singing] >> one of the

>> great reporting there in tehran. here in the u.s. we are watching all the big races as voters head to the polls in seven states in washington, d.c. when the polls close tonight nearly all of the midterm ballots will be set. the big question, how anti-washington, anti establishment will voters use to be this year? this hour, the man whose job it is to keep house democrats in power, democratic congressional campaign chairman, chris van holland is coming up. >>> as president obama gets read i do speak to the nation's school children, we will talk to white house domestic policy adviser melody barnes. all this next on "andrea mitchell reports." [ woman ] nine iron, it's almost tee-time... time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experienced partner to look out for you. heads up! and after 300

iran moscow shell vs three hundred missile deal because it fell within the latest un sanctions on tehran washington strongly welcome to it saying it demonstrates a high level of mutual cooperation on strategic interests and global security. and more cooperation is visible at the u.n. summit in new york nato and russia say they've made real progress towards greater unity the two sides agreed to work together for better security in europe iran's nuclear program also came under scrutiny with un security council members calling for tehran to return to the negotiating table. probably back in about thirty minutes between now and then it's the kaiser report as goldman sachs and citibank plan to open branches in iran max kaiser and co-host stacy herbert take a look at why tehran would want to let u.s. banks operate on its soil. imax cars are this is the kaiser report if you're walking through the airport right now stop and watch the show forget the plain sight going anywhere important watch the show instead send the kids to the arcade watch the show hey did you know that world war three started

i have a deep appreciation for the doctor for bringing me from tehran. for his friendship and his engagement in my life, the life of my fiance shane bauer and our friend josh fattal. it would be a pleasure to return and it is my deepest, deepest hope i would be able to show shane and josh the grand mosque, soon. one of the most peaceful and powerful places of worship i have ever seen. i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. >> very clearly, her thoughts with her fiance and friend still in jail in tehran. she's flying back to new york. it's clear, she's almost torn because she has to leave. they are playing a key roll in winning her release. so, for her, her words and emotions during this brief statement and indication all though she is going home, it is hard for her to leave where she's tasted freedom for the first time knowing she leaves her fiance and friend locked up in a tehran jail. >> thanks to nic robertson there coming to us from oman. we'll have more coverage tomorrow when sarah shourd arrives home in the u.s. >

this is the head with search for clues behind tehran's diplomacy balcony russia's foreign minister tells us more things could be behind iran's latest twists and turns on the world stage. the future of the euro has been discussed by economists at a conference in berlin with some claiming its future is doomed huge debts run out by countries including greece portugal spain italy and ireland put the currency and a huge pressure earlier this year saved only but a multi-billion you are a bailout but critics believe this is just the beginning of the end where european monetary union. and it is invalid. and we had a room full of six hundred fifty people listening to around about fifteen speakers ranging from economists to some of the foremost currency experts in germany and also former european central bankers and they've been saying essentially that maybe not today maybe not tomorrow but sometime in the not too distant future the euro is going to collapse and they've been arguing that it's a fundamentally flawed concept in the first place that ever since its introduction it's been in inherently

and still ahead research for clues behind tehran's diplomacy bargaining russia's foreign minister tells us what he thinks could be behind iran's latest twists and turns on the world stage and also. tucked in between the russian mainland japan and the sun coming island is the island of minute on. french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the pride of the succulent region artie's close of team travel seven thousand kilometers from moscow to explore one of the country's most prosperous and picturesque regions. now the health and future of the euro is being debated by economic experts meeting in berlin the eurozone brought to the brink of collapse in spring by sweeping debt and overspending was only saved by a multi-billion euro bailout and many critics believe this is just the beginning of the end for the single currency artie's lore and it is in berlin for us. thank you didn't. think about six hundred fifty be. honest. about what they think thanks to the. economy thank you for your banking thank you thank you thank you. thank you. made it. all giving me thank you a fundamental

will counter escalate not called and she lays struggles to a strategy of regime tehran well and when you run well that's and that's the question of you and i personally think that would blink but i think the only place you can we do things and we do i mean i ask you you're right are you saying that it has doesn't have the right of self-defense so you very childish interpretation of you know no we haven't peter and or yeah you know when you might want to go it is barbaric to go ahead now and the great thing about being in a university is that you get to study history and learn from it and in fact we have two precedents for this in one thousand nine hundred one israel did military air strikes against iraq's almost open ocean iraq a nuclear reactor in two thousand and seven israel did air strikes against syria's reactor under construction both reactor ok well just so you know i don't mean to react you know the real right you know make a wrong you know we do it why should you really want to do you mean washington go ahead william. william allen's attitude is. the attitude. is so american

tehran's diplomacy bargaining russia's foreign minister tells us what he thinks could be behind iraq's latest twists and turns on the world stage. now the health and future of the euro is being debated by economic experts meeting in berlin the eurozone brought to the brink of collapse and spring by sweeping debt and overspending was only saved by a multi-billion euro bailout but many critics believe this is just the beginning of the end for the single currency artie's laura m. it is in berlin for us. and we've had a room full of six hundred fifty people listening to around about fifteen speakers ranging from economists to some of the foremost currency experts in germany and also former european central bankers and they've been saying essentially that maybe not today maybe not tomorrow but sometime in the not too distant future the euro is going to collapse and they've been arguing that it's a fundamentally flawed concept in the first place that ever since its introduction it's been in inherently a wrong thing to do also officially bringing together sixteen economies nearly seventeen wh

sanctions on tehran an italian overcover has the details. learning russian people step russia is not anymore going to sell its past three hundred and so i missed out defense systems to iran i do to the recently imposed by the un security council sanctions against the country's nuclear program and it was thank shoes does suggest that any sale of weapons to the country including military planes three helicopters tanks and of course entire missile defense shield now then you shouldn't be the most going to launch the signs back in two thousand and seven when launches leaflets tell you that gold has begun to cut to the countries now they didn't have visitors but according to the russian people doubt whether this one check to be canceled altogether will depend on iran's actions we're still waiting to see here at home runs on this decision of the bush in the thirty's but russia has already won because those delivery will best thing hundred missiles to iran last winter and that the decision was not at all welcomes in iran so it is unlikely that it w

tehran and washington do not have diplomatic relations it is the swiss embassy in tehran that is playingrole of mediator in this matter. the lawyer said that the release papers clearly said -- >> all right did we lose him. >> reporter: spoke with state-run media -- >> all right. we apologize. we kept losing reza's audio there. bottom line, we don't know if this bail money was paid or not. we're still trying to investigate that, but the release is apparently due to some medical conditions that sarah is going through. we'll work the story and try to bring you more information as we re-establish communication with reza. >>> we start in the egyptian resort of sharm al shaykh. secretary of state hillary clinton stoke with hosni mubarak before she and special envoy george mitchell began meeting with the leaders of israel and the palestinian authorities. today's talk is a continuation of talks that were held at the white house earlier this month. >>> paris, france, the country's senate is voting today on a law banning any veils that cover the face. that includes the burqa, the full body coverin

any time you'd like to come to tehran. most american reporters are afraid to come to tehran and they can meet with me as well. i hope this opportunity will be given to iranian reporters. >> rose: thank you very much, a pleasure. a conversation with mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iran from his hotel near the united nations where he will speak at the general assembly. thank you for joining us. see you next time. >> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. presented by kcet, los angeles.

. >> tehran's prosutor announced the two men would be charged for espionage.arah knows what she says and does could affect their fate. >> my commment to truth will not change and i will never say anything but truth to media and i will not succumb to any pressure. >> aews week reporter held last year knows all too well the pressure sarah is under. >> you can see the fear in her eyes. you can see that people are forced to lie in order to survive. >> u.s. state department has challenged iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad to bring the hikers to new yo when he addresses the united nations next week. >> new details are coming out about the half million dollars bail paid to iran for sara shourd's release. tehran's chief prosutor says the amount will arrive later next week after the end of raman. he's calling for all three hikers to be put on trial soon. a foreign individual id the bail. >> san franciscoolice have two suspects in custody following a fatal shooting at a bayview district home. it happened lateast night. a man who answered the front door of the house

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any time you'd like to come to tehran. most american reporters are afraid to come to tehran and they can meet with me as well. i hope this opportunity will be given to iranian reporters. >> rose: thank you very much, a pleasure. a conversation with mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iran from his hotel near the united nations where he will speak at the general assembly. thank you for joining us. see you next time. ghts movement in the south over a period of seven years for my newspaper and also for life magazine. it was difficult, exhausting, and oftentimes very dangerous, plus troubling and emotional in a personal way too, because i'm a southerner too. >> ♪ whoa, we shall overcome

reporter: $500,000 for her release, seen here when the detainees were visited by their mothers in tehran last may. the three have been held in an iranian prison for more than a year, but sarah'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. short and the other two americans were, according to them, hiking along the iraq-iran border when they were arrested by the iranians and accused of spying. the other two are shane bower and josh fatale. short is said to require medical attention for a suspected precancerous condition. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has promised her 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 short and the other detainees have become political footballs. >> they're being held under false pretenses, and they should be released,

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 just leaders and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. >> reporter: but in a carefully staged interview with an adviser to president ahmadinejad, s

in may, mother wars loued to visit them in a hotel in tehran where shord is set to be released. today, the mothers said they're all innocent and we continue to call for their release so they can return home together and be reunited with our families. until now, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has maintained the three uc berkeley graduates should stand trial. >> i found him more pathetic than evil. >> university of san francisco professor met mood mood in 2007. he doesn't think the president alone made the decision to release shord. >> the thing of iran is that it's not a classic dictatorship. it's not like mahmoud ahmadinejad or khomeni or a single figure runs things. it's a bat between various faction autos according to family and friends she's been ill and depressed. and she's found a lump in her breast. >> with the news about sarah, maybe having breast cancer became a life and death issue. >> so we hope that iranian government is serious with b.releasing them to mark the end of ramadan to do a goodwill gesture, hopefully meaning other two hikers will be coming home, soo

. >> tehran's prosecutor announced the two men would be charged for espionage.arah knows what she says and does could affect their fate. >> my commitment to truth will not change and i will never say anything but truth to media and i will not succumb to any pressure. >> a news week reporter held last year knows all too well the pressure sarah is under. >> you can see the fear in her eyes. you can see that people are forced to lie in order to survive. >> u.s. state department has challenged iranian president mahmoud 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's release. 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 d

be released and we're working very hard to see that that happens. >> reporter: swiss diplomats in tehran are said to be arranging her bail but her fate and that of the other detainees is still very much in ducbt. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >>> ahead on the morning news, new rules for pilots aims for more rest. >>> plus, a good romance for the always outrageous lady gaga. this is cbs morning news. ould br if we didn't have to weigh 'em all. if those boxes are under 70 lbs. you don't have to weigh 'em. with these priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. no weigh? nope. no way. yeah. no weigh? sure. no way! uh-uh. no way. yes way, no weigh. priority mail flat rate box shipping starts at $4.95, only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. ♪ everywhere i go... ♪ i'll pass it on, ♪ and on...and on...and on... edible arrangements. happiness is always in season. visit, call or go to ediblearrangements.com. stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels c

security council members calling for tehran to return to the negotiating table. more headlines in half an hour but first interview show spotlight talks to the president of iceland to all of our raw. to get his take on the arctic forum currently underway in moscow. it's. grimm's. about the future of the art heads of state. from the northern countries have gathered to discuss the problems. on the show today the president. is here to discuss the arctic the. to join the european union and the other problems faced by his country. the warming climate is melting ice in the arctic and allowing access to areas wants unreachable by vessels these areas could contain billions of tons of oil and gas only countries. claiming the reaches. of them the president. has come to russia to take part in the forum. he's known as an advocate against climate change also iceland was badly hit by the economic crisis two years ago when the banking system collapsed and has left the country debts the president. has criticised the i.m.f. down iceland. thank you very much for being with us here

i have a deep appreciation for the doctor bringing me from tehran, for the honor of his friendship, and most importantly, for his continued engagement in my life, in the life of my fiance, shane bauer, and my dear friend josh fattal during the past 13 1/2 months. it would be a pleasure to return to amman and it is my deepest hope that i would be able to show shane and josh the grand mosque soon, one of the most powerful places of worship i've ever seen. i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. >> very clearly her thoughts with her fiance and her friend who are still in jail in tehran. she's flying back to new york, but it's clear from what she says she's almost torn, torn because she has to leave. so for her, her words and emotions during this brief statement, an indication that although she's now going home, that it is hard for her to leave knowing that she leaves her fiance and friend still locked up in a tehran jail. nick robertson, cnn, amman. >>> we go now to afghanistan where the polls are now closed. despite a spike in bombings, rocket attacks and

when the three hikers were allowed a visit by their parents in a tehran hotel in may, it was clear that mother has said her daughter has been denied treatment for serious health problems, including a breast lump and precancerous cervical cells. when the lawyer for shourd and two others met, they said it was the first face-to-face meeting since he was hired by the families late last year. he said shourd will be able to go home in two or three days. the timing of sarah shourd's release is yet to be determined. but with iran under scrutiny over human rights and facing intense pressure over its nuclear program, president ahmadinejad's likely hopes that to soften iran's image before he speaks at the u.n. in new york next week. >> alley. thank you so much. in washington, the big debate over tax cuts took a new turn today, with the house republican leader signaling at least some flexibility on the issue, nbc's mike vicera is at the white house with more. >> president obama returns to washington this week for a short stay. there's new hope tonight for a compromise on tax cuts. >> god bless amer

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on saturday morning, allen, in the very same hotel in tehran where the mothers were allowed to go visit their children in may. >> all right, simon perez in berkeley, thanks. >>> a sudden reversal from the florida pastor who made national headlines with plans to burn korans. he cancelled the event. we have a story on the change of heart. >> reporter: a florida preacher is calling off his plan to burn copies of the koran on september 11 because he says muslim leaders agreed to not build their community center and mosque near ground zero in new york city. >> if they were willing to move it away from that location, we would consider that a sign from god. the iman has agreed to move the mosque. we have agreed to cancel our event on saturday. and on saturday, i will be flying up there to meet with him. >> reporter: jones may only have 50 people in his congregation, but his plan to burn the book sparked protests around the world. the state department warned americans traveling abroad to expect more. this community of roughly 125,000 people really revolves around the university of florida. stud

earlier, she left the tehran prison where she had been held in solitary con foinment for the spotlight and a fright to the persian gulf nation of oman. >> i'm very humbled, the more i learn about what people have done for me, what governments have done for me, the more i feel humbled. >> reporter: she was freed for health reasons after discovering a lump in her breast. but not until half a million dollars in bail was made, which officials insist did not come from the u.s. government. she's leaving behind josh fattal and shane bauer, who became her fiance in prison. shourd's mother said, i'm going to make sure she's going to get the attention and care she needs. i can only imagine how bittersweet her freedom must be. bittersweet for the other families, as well. we reached the fattals at home in philadelphia. >> we profoundly share in the joy of the shourd family and we want nothing more than to have that for our families, as well. >> reporter: tonight, tehran's prosecutor offered little hope for the other two, saying they will not be tried for spying. a newsweek reporter, held in the sa

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lives to our kids are going to know for more how they're jaeger now moscow has an agreement with tehran on the delivery of these weapons so has that agreement been cancelled. well according to. the chief of staff the a forty seven decided not to supply nice fast three hundred missile defense systems since the fall directly under the latest set of the un security council sanctions on tehran which was adopted back in june and it limits conventional arms putting ships thanks attack planes military helicopters. and russia says that it complies fully with the publication's all these sanctions and with the united nations security council decision and that's why these missile defense systems are not going to be supplied however the chief of staff has also said that the contract itself which was signed back in two thousand and seven between most going to iran and russia was supposed to supply five divisions of these past three hundred missile defense systems and it's worth around eight hundred million u.s. dollars the contract has not yet been canceled since. the write up the president and the

. >> our bureau chief from tehran is here in new york this week and in our studios tonight. ali, you study this man, you've covered him a lot. what do you think is going on with ahmadinejad? >> i think today he wanted to play to two different sides. there's a faction in iran that expect him to be controversial and have a rant against the united states. and there are other people that expect him to be softer, a little more compassionate and he was able to do exactly those two things here. he had his 9/11 round and then he was able to be compassionate and human as sarah shourd called him today. >> meantime, where does he fit and what's going on back in tehran where he'll now return? >> well, it's all hanging in the balance there. after the elections there, we've seen a deep rift amongst the government and that was highlighted in sarah shourd's case here. he intervened, the judiciary said you can't let her go. we're going to set bail and other conditions and it was embarrassing for him. so he's come back here and got the upper hand amongst the judiciary. we'll see what he can d