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 other pieces that to experience in the one-day exhibition is from another artist, a recording of state radio from tehran, and is played for four speakers. >> [speaking foreign language] . >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> the entire gallery is covered with white vinyl on white walls, really minimalist, and the kind of the merged -- of emerge as you walk through the room. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> these are excerpts from the radio broadcast that y

two diplomatic cars spotted entering tehran.up is now complete. >>> president obama preparing for a face-to-face meeting today with palestinian president mahmoud abbas trying to convince him to negotiate statehood directly with israel rather than requesting it later this week from the united nations. >>> supporters vowing to continue the fight to stop troy davis' execution tonight in georgia. he's scheduled to die by lethal injection for the 1989 off-duty police officer. >>> and tony bennett apologizing. he told howard stern they flew the planes in but we caused it. the 85-year-old bennett says there's no excuse for terrorism and the murder of 3,000 in the victims. >>> and ashton kutcher and charlie sheen, ratings watchers. highest ever on the network. ash toon kutchers debut on 2 "2 1/2 men." 28 million tuned in. a series high and the best prescripted tv shows since debt pris housewives in 2005. >>> that's the news to get you started. "american morning" is back right after this break. >>> nine minut of the hour. good morning to

nbc news tehran bureau chief ali aruzi has more from iran. >> reporter: after over 780 days in tehran's notorious prison, josh fattal and shane bauer finally get to taste freedom. during fast-moving events, their iranian lawyer was summoned to the judiciary to come and finalize their $1 million bail arrangement. once that has been done, omani and swiss delegates rushed to the prison to see how long it would take to get them out. the swiss ambassador who deals with american interests in iran, because there is no u.s. embassy here, came out and delivered the good news that josh fattal and shane bauer, after two years of hope and heartbreak for themselves and their families were on their way out of iran. >> two years in prison is too long. and we sincerely hope for the freedom of other political prisoners and other unjustly imprisoned people in america and iran. >> reporter: what this ordeal and this case has highlighted, though, are deep rifts between the ruling elite, something president ahmadinejad wanted to avoid before addressing the u.n. general assembly this week. ali aruzi, nbc new

. >>> we are following developing news out of tehran. word came overnight all the necessary signatures have been obtained and two american hikers jailed in iran may finally see freedom after more than two years behind bars. we have been following this story. >> reporter: there have been several new developments, it appears they are several minutes away from their freedom. lawyers entered the compound about an hour ago and two swiss embassy cars were seen entering and at this point we are waiting for confirmation that they are free. shane bauer and josh fattal were in prison along with sarah shaw who was released but the two remained in jail.$♪ a couple of years ago they were tried and were sentenced to eight years in prison for those crimes but negotiations to get them out continued and last week the first signs that a release was imminent came when mahmoud ahmadinejad told the u.s. media that shane bauer and josh fattal would be freed as a humanitarian gesture. over the last week there have been some ups and downs. bail was set at $500,

here is ann curry again tonight in tehran. >> reporter: the headline tonight, the lawyer for the two young american hikers tells nbc news he's now making bail arrangements. while a pushback from iran's judiciary raised concerns today about whether a release would happen it now appears just a matter of time. president ahmadinejad was very specific about just how imminently josh fattal and shane bauer would be released. >> they will be freed in a couple of days. >> in a couple of days? >> in couple of days. they will be freed. >> reporter: today iran's powerful judiciary which doesn't answer to the president was quoted as saying release wasn't imminent sparking speculation of a power struggle behind the scenes. later today, a state department spokesman would not or could not confirm a report that a plane from oman is headed to tehran. significant because it was a private jet sent by the sultan of oman that brought out sarah shourd, the third hiker released a year ago today. >> i have a huge debt to repay the world for what it's done for me. my first priority is to help my fiance shane

nbc news tehran's bureau chief has more from iran. >> reporter: after over 780 days in tehran's notorious prison, shane bauer and joshua fattal finally get to taste freedom. during fast-moving events, their iranian lawyer was summoned to the judiciary to come and finalize their $1 million bail arrangements. once that had been done, swiss delegates rushed to the prison to see how long it would take to get them out. the swiss ambassador who deals with american interests in iran because there is no u.s. embassy here came out and delivered the good news that shane bauer and joshua fattal, after two years of hope and heartbreak for themselves and their families, were on their way out of iran. >> two years in prison is too long. and we sincerely hope for the freedom of other political prisoners and other unjustly imprisoned people in america and iran. >> reporter: what this ordeal and this case has highlighted, though, are deep rifts among iran's ruling elite, something president ahmadinejad wanted to avoid before addressing the u.n. general assembly this week. nbc news, tehran. >>> back here a

. >> reporter: unfortunately, the waiting game in tehran continues for the two u.s. hikers still behind bars. we were speaking to the lawyers of the hike earls day today and ferrying back and forth from the court trying to finalize their bail arrangements. the lawyer told us one judge has signed off on the bail arrangements but they needed a second judge to sign off on the bail arrangements and he simply didn't show up today. so this agonizing wait continues. i asked the lawyer, what's the next step in this process? he goes, this is going to have to start all over again. tomorrow morning he has to take the same paperwork back to the court in hopes that the second judge will be there to sign off on it. if the second judge does indeed sign off on the paperwork tomorrow, that could be the final stage of the case, but until then we still have to wait and see what happens. ali arouzi, nbc news, tehran. >>> and libyan revolutionary fighters entered the city today about 50 miles east of moammar gadhafi's hometown of cert. the fighters were seen cheering and making victory s

he has that part of the story from tehran. >> reporter: unfortunately the waiting game in tehran continues for the two u.s. hikers still behind bars in a tehran prison. we were speaking to the lawyer for the hikers all day today. he had been ferrying back and forth from the court trying to finalize bail arrangements. the lawyer told us one judge signed off from the bail arrangements but they needed a second judge to sign off and he simply didn't show up today. so this agonizing wait continues. i asked, what's the next step in the process? he goes this is going to have to start all over again tomorrow morning. he has to take the same paperwork back to the court and hope the second judge will be there to sign off. if he does inseed dede sign off tomorrow that could be the final stage but until then we have to wait and see what happens. >> a very long and frustrating waiting game. and coming up the caldecott tunnel has seen more than its fair share of deadly crashes and fires. we'll show you what rescuers did today here in hopes of making it safer. >>> plus, cal berkeley's water polo team goe

we have more from our tehran bureau chief, watching this for two years now. ali, first of all, the bail. there were conditions set, $1 million in bail paid to iran. >> reporter: that's right, andrea. a million dollars in bail. their first case they were convicted. the lawyer told me the reason there was bail set was because they appealed the conviction, so it had gone to an appeals court, and the bail wasn't without confusion. the lawyer was ferrying back and forth from the courthouse over a period of four days trying to get a signature of a second judge who wouldn't show up for work because they kept saying he was on holiday. the lawyer got the call today finalize the bail, and everything started to move quickly from there. andr andrea? >> ali, this is the same scenario that a year ago you and i were in tehran and sara shourd got out and bail was paid, and the flight to oman. this is oman brokering this. do we know who put up the money? >> reporter: we don't. as you know when you were here, it was difficult to get an answer. we knew the money was put up, but

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not confirmed by the lawyer for the hikeers in tehran. been an important go between in the relief. they were very key in the relief of sarah shourd, the third hiker who was set free last august, last september and they are believed to be very important this time around, possibly paying the million dollars' bail for the two young gentlemen. now, why oman? well, they've got good relations both with the united states and with iran and they're right across the persian gulf from iran. so along with oman, we understand iraq has been very important in this -- these series of negotiations that are leading to what we presume will be the freedom of shane bauer and josh fattal today but again, conflicting reports, state department giving out information that, in fact, they've been transferred to the custody of oman which will presumably then fly them across the gulf to oman from where they'll travel home but their lawyer has not confirmed this so we're standing by very closely and we'll bring you the latest as soon as we have it. >> amy, what are th

of controversy along with the welcomed news about the hikers. >> ann curry reporting tonight from tehran. ann, thanks. >>> in afghanistan today, a liocking, surprise attack. barsfitategh attacked the american embassy in kabul. at least six people were killed, including four police officers in a siege that went on for five hours. this is an unbelievable turn of events there. the attackers used rocket propelled grenades, machine gun fire, suicide bomb vests. and the carefully planned assault, all of it raising concerns once again about the ability of afghan forces to maintain security there without american help. >>> when we come back here tonight, a terrible accident and what a response. bystanders pulling together to save a total stranger. >>> and later, how jackie kennedy really felt about her husband and her reflections on a very dark time for this country. >>> a 21-year-old motorcyclist from utah is alive tonight thanks to the kindness of strangers. brandon wright was on his bike when he was hit by a car and pinned underneath as both the motorcycle and car then burst into flames. and

have long been concerned the country is building a nuclear bomb but tehran insists its and issues are strictly peaceful in asia researcher at the school of oriental and african studies at the university of london believes iran has the right peaceful nuclear energy just like any other developed nation. but we have now a decades long standoff between iran and the west. over the iranian nuclear program this has been very hyped of. the nuclear issue for political reasons in order to be able to garner support to put pressure on iran if you cannot control or influence a country you might go for isolation and weakening of the country and the best way to do that is through economic sanctions canonic sanctions if we just listen to the most authoritative source when it comes to analyzing the iranian nuclear program which is the international atomic energy agency and if we read their reports we see that there is no evidence for any weaponization and also this is. numerously and on numerous occasions by the u.s. intelligence services and very recently so as well so the world has to face that iran

nbc's tehran bureau chief ali arouzi is in iran tonight and has the latest. >> reporter: good evening, lester. shane bauer and josh fattal have to wait longer for their freedom. in the latest twist, the iranian foreign minister entered negotiations and said the judiciary may be willing to commute their sentences in the near future as a sign of islamic compassion. but he also raised the issue of iranians being held in u.s. prisons, suggesting a possible prisoner swap. earlier today, the lawyer for the two hikers told nbc news that he tried to finalize the bail arrangement for the two hikers, but was unable to do so because the second judge that needed to sign the documents was going to be on vacation until tuesday. president ahmadinejad had hoped to resolve this issue before traveling to new york tomorrow and addressing the general assembly later in the week. no doubt we'll hear more about this case in the coming days. back to you, lester. >> ali arouzi from tehran tonight. >>> there will be high drama here in new york this week as world leaders converge for a meeting of the u.n. gener

good to have you with is moscow and tehran have agreed to join to develop the world's largest untouched zinc lead deposit in central iran and it will be run by russia's rostik no longer a state corporation and the biggest probably by go to iran b s i list that's made the project to be worth up to one point two billion dollars however its implementation could be humbled by the fact that the iranian bank is subject to un international sanctions against tehran. it's now have a look at the markets oil prices a mix this hour after seeing heavy losses on monday escalating fears over the eurozone debt crisis keep concerns the demand light sweet is currently trading at eighty five dollars per barrel while brant is at one hundred nine dollars per barrel. asian stocks are mostly lurk as a downgrade only to least credit rating exacerbated on growing concerns about e's sovereign debt woes companies with relatively high exposure to europe are among the main retreat is in tokyo with sony and fujitsu both down around four percent on financial stocks are in depression hong kong with industrial and comm

treasury department posts i was pushed by the united against iran proof as to tehran's nuclear plans and also also some hotels turkey's president and others had a conversation but i haven't even does independent institute sametime told r.t. that title run the risk increasing his desire for nuclear weapons and that the leadership is not and how kind. if you remember after all nine eleven iran helped the united states apprehensive alka people and provided intelligence on them because remember iran. islamised government is different than al-qaeda which is sunni and the iranian government is shia and the al qaeda is hostile to the billboard for earlier demonizes iran so i think the problem with demonization as we've seen in the case of saddam hussein and moammar gadhafi is that the united states then seems to take out those leaders after a while and if you've got a republican administration in beat obama and next year in the elections by two thousand and thirteen we could hear the drumbeat for attacking iran which of course i think would be disastrous you have to put yourself in their sh

was put out by united against iran a pressure group seeking to stop companies doing business with tehran to hold the country's nuclear program and also calling on new york hotel strophes president shot accommodation but haven't even being dependent is that she the same time told us he that such actions may be more i think to provoke iran further on the right to making nuclear weapons. if you remember after zero nine eleven iran helped the united states apprehensive malka people and provided intelligence on them because remember iran. islamic government is different than the al qaeda which is sunni and the iranian government is shia and the al qaeda is hostile to the board for earlier demonizes iran and iran has been demonized since the late seventy's when they took over the embassy so i think the problem with demonization as we've seen in the case of saddam hussein and when market off he is that the united states then seems to take out those leaders after a while so iran is much bigger and much stronger than iraq in libya but this adds to the pressure and if you've got a republican admin

the latest from tehran. >> reporter: freedom is close but not here yet for the two former u.c. berkeley student. the attorney was back at the courthouse seeking a second judge's signature on a bail deal to free them. the judge hasn't shown up. we have a tweet from abc news reporter saying the vacationing judge is still not back and the attorney for fattal and bauer has been told not to come back to the iran revolutionary court until he is summoned. they were arrested in 2009. along the iran/iraq border and charged with spying. last month they were sentenced to eight years in prison. saturday, the foreign minister said the court was willing to cancel the american sentence, "in the near future." it means half a million bail each. last september, third american who had been arrested with them, sarah shourd was released after a similar bail payment. iran accused all three of spying. the americans said they went for a hike in northern iraq relatively peaceful kurdish region and may have strayed over the unmarked

interests in tehran and... >> so it was a formality? >> exactly. >> pelley: what about iraq. >> there were many back channels involved in these negotiations. the turks made efforts, the iraqis made efforts, the omanis made effort bus ultimately i would go back and say that really the supreme leader probably made a decision that, you know, to continue to hold on to these people didn't achieve anything. >> woodruff: so when all is said and done, kareem sadjadpour, are relations better off, worse off, the same? >> they're worse off. i think this has further tarnished iran's international reputation. there's a new bbc poll out that says iran has eclipsed north korea as the least-liked nation in the world and i saw even on facebook a young iranian was commenting and he said what's sad about this that these two young men never got to experience the richness of iranian culture or iran's ancient history. the warmth of the iranian people. all they saw was the inside of a prison and now they're leaving. and i think this really further isolates ir

ann curry is live exclusively in tehran. we have a satellite delay, but bear with us because your pore is so important. what are you now learning? >> reporter: well, we actually got the confirmation from the lawyer who represents the two american hikers that bail arrangements are now being made. however, the iranian government will not confirm that a plane is already as the ap is reporting on its way from oman. still, it does appear that just as the president ahmadinejad said, that these two american hikers would be released in a couple of days, it does appear that this is starting to happen pi a want to bring in our tehran bureau chief who has been covering the story since really it began. i want to ask you, this seems so similar in so many ways to the release of the third hiker, sarah shroud, because in her case bail was set at half a million dollars, just as in her case, we heard the judiciary say that the release was not imminent, in other words, it was pushing back on what the president told us just a short time ago. so

confirmations for these two hikers, they are free this morning however there are media camped outside of tehran and have not seen the attorney vehicle actually leave the prison so it's still unclear if they have left the grounds we are watching that development very closely. however there has been a lot happening overnight. attorney for the two hikers confirmed he had gotten the necessary signatures to get the two hikers out and diplomatic vehicles from swiss and country are reported they are free. maybe our best indication will come when we look at what happened when sarah shaw was released she was released on $500,000 bail and that country was put up so she went to that embassy to thank them. her mother was there waiting for her there. there are reports that money for the bail for each of these men 500,000 each as well was also put up by the same country and there are are reports they are in that country waiting. if that is true we are looking at a similar reunion due to take place but we are following developments and we will have reaction in berkeley and we will check back with you in a bit

cut off in captivity that they didn't know they were being freed until the morning they left that tehran prison. as for what is next, there is talk of helping to free other political prisoners around the world. but while sarah shourd and shane bauer were engaged in prison there is still no wedding date. abc news, washington. >>> fascinating story. interesting tidbits, too. they stayed in good physical shape, using water bottles as weights. stayed mentally active, discussing books they both read. trying to keep the body and mind okay. a torturous two years. >> must have to do that to maintain your sanity in those conditions. so glad they're home. >> yes. >>> new york's police commissioner made a startling admission about his forces anti-terrorism force. ray kelly told cbs last night that the nypd could not rely on the federal government to fight terrorism after the 9/11 attacks. without divulging details, kelly admits the nypd has the ability to take down a plane. the police have set up radiation detectors and surveillance cameras across the city. >> political news now, president obama we

they say they sent a plane to tehran for the men.ut hours earlier the judiciary disagreed with the statement that was made by president. they say bail is still under review. just yesterday mahmoud ahmadinejad set they could be released within days if they could come up with a total of one million in bail money. shourd, fattal and bauer were arrested for spying back in 2009. >> bart brass is trying to put out a new fire this morning, in tactics dealing with relentless recent protests that have shut down stations. amy hollyfield is live in oakland with charges that bart tried to manipulate riders and the media. >>> bart riders we've spoken are not happy to hear that bart did this. they are calling it a big mistake. >> one department made this decision. you have certain latitude within a department. i think in hindsight it was decision made in error. we deal with it. we won't do it again. >> bart is apologizing for public relations department. pr workers were trying to combat this, angry protestors month ho very visible and vocal. so th

they say they sent a plane to tehran for the men. but hours earlier the judiciary disagreed with the statement that was made by president. they say bail is still under review. just yesterday mahmoud ahmadinejad set they could be released within days if they could come up with a total of one million in bail money. shourd, fattal and bauer were arrested for spying back in 2009. >> bart brass is trying to put out a new fire this morning, in tactics dealing with relentless recent protests that have shut down stations. amy hollyfield is live in oakland with charges that bart tried to manipulate riders and the media. >>> bart riders we've spoken are not happy to hear that bart did this. they are calling it a big mistake. >> one department made this decision. you have certain latitude within a department. i think in hindsight it was decision made in error. we deal with it. we won't do it again. >> bart is apologizing for public relations department. pr workers were trying to combat this, angry protestors month ho very visible and vocal. so

the recent uprising in syria has also weakened tehran's key alliance with damascus.ified itself as a regional power broker. >> ten years after september 11th, 2001, iran has become the "x" factor in terms of stability in the middle east. >> reporter: an "x" factor analysts say washington simply cannot ignore. reza sayah, cnn, islamabad. >>> the government says the bashir nuclear power plan is the in the final stages of testing. this week, the plant started to provide energy to iran's power grid. the latest iranian plans call for it to be fully operational, into the grid, by mid-november or early december. >>> relations between israel and turkey have taken another turn for the worst. the government is still angry at israel's deadly handling of the peace they are defending ties with israel. >> we are completely suspending military relations related with the defense industry, also depending on the developments there may be other various steps to be taken. they thought this spoiled boy roll would continue. >>> that's it for this edition of "cnn marketplace middle east."

that is where two american hikers who have been jailed in tehran the past two years could be freed within hours. let me tell you what we know right now. a lawyer for josh fattal and shane bauer says he's very hopeful that the men might be released today. bail has been posted for each of them. the defense attorney says a judge needs to now sign the bail documents before the procedure can begin. fattal and bauer were arrested after straying over the iranian border. they insist they were just hiking. >> let's turn to libya now. anti-gadhafi forces were ousting a new offensive. at least 100 cars rolled into syrite today. seven of the fighters were killed. 31 others wounded and the military base was seized in yesterday's fighting. the opposition thinks one of moammar gadhafi's sons may have been coordinating the resistance. >>> with a scheduled execution date just days away, calls are growing for the state of georgia to glant clemency to a convicted cop killer. hundreds of people you're seeing here and hearing, it turned out in atlanta yesterday in a rally to support troy davis. he was convict

. >> a part of the nuclear program, tehran says it is entirely peaceful. it is described as comprehensive and credible, activities possibly related to a nuclear payload. iran describes the report as baseless and points to recent cooperation with the agency. for a senior inspector visiting other facilities, including here where iran has begun installing machines that will continue and expand the iranian enrichment program that can be used as fuel or to make an atomic bomb. they say the new report shows that it is cooperating. diplomatic sources are skeptical. talks between iran and the members of broken-down. the right to produced enriched uranium recognized. >> reports from syria say that seven people have been killed as demonstrators came out in force. protesters were reportedly killed in the east. there were also protests in the south. authorities in colombia have arrested more than 30 people into operations against the illegal drug trade. police seized cocaine and confiscated 21 light aircraft, honey, and a small submarines. air-traffic controllers are

in the meantime, an official in oman said a plane has been sent to tehran in hopes of reaching a deal. oman played the third-party role when sarah shourd was release. >>> president obama is in north carolina today. the tour comes as mr. obama's disapproval rating hit an all- time high of 55%. in the cnn poll released yesterday and the approval rating for his handling of the economy, that dropped to 36%. >>> the now bankrupt solyndra solar company in fremont is the focus of a congressional hearing today. house republicans want to find out more about $500 billion in loans the company received from the obama administration. and whether -- administration, and whether the senior staff rushed for those loans. >> is it possible that one of the things that changed was a political influence? >> i don't believe so, sir. i wasn't there, but there's no indication -- >> nobody -- nobody commented to the white house that this project should go forward? >> president obama paid a visit to the company last year and held it up as a shining example of a company that could create green jobs. democrats sa

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the plane left tehran earlier today. the former hostages' families are waiting in oman to greet them. for more details on this developing story crosswalk dean reports on the long road to freedom for the two berkeley grads. >> reporter: the release of josh fattal and shane bower comes after 782 days in prison. >> it's fantastic. it was -- insane they were held in the first place. i'm sure their families are just -- ecstatic. >> reporter: it began july 31, 2009. bower, fattal, and sarah shourd were arrested on the border. top usual officials urged iran to release them and the families began repeated pleas to officials sack shaying they strayed by mistake. but they were charged with esse januaryage -- espionage and spying. with no diplomatic relations with the u.s., the swiss stepped in. 2010 would bring the first visit and release. the americans were reunite with their families and shourds announced sarah and shane western gauged. it was not until september 2010 sarah was released for $500,000 for medical and humanitarian

they sprinted off the private jet carrying them from tehran to persian gulf state of ohman. greet bid their families as well as sarah shourd. and sarah was released. all three charged with spying. families saying this is the best day of their lives and a sentiment echo bid friends here in the bay area. >> there is no more roller coasters. no more games, we can breathe because they're coming home, soon. and they're going to be become in the united states. >> release complicated kip plow matic maneuvers. and in the end, ohaman arranged the bail to free them just as they had a year ago for shourd. and president obama used his address to the un general asem fwloi express frustration with the lack prof gres in middle east peace talks. the president says more needs to be done and cautioned peace can only come if parties sit down and hammer out differences. >> each side has legitimate aspirations. the deadlock only broken when each side learns to stand in the other's shoes. >> and president obama met with leaders from both sides today reaffirming commit tomt israel's security to pr

i do not have drugs except maybe some of tehran. he angrily replied that i do not want to search you. he asked for my driver's license, proof of insurance, and my registration andros license. i explained my driver's license was in the back seat and i would have to get out to get that for him. the other two were in the glove compartment. i pulled it out, he took my evidence of insurance and walked back to the motorcycle. and then came back and demanded the driver's license and i asked to get out of the vehicle and he replied, get out of the car. at this point, i was not sure if he was going to turn me over and cuff me. he was so loud that people were driving by and they were rolling their windows down to hear him, he was so angry. i do not have a lot of time left. i have been an intensive care nurse for 12 years and i've worked the emergency department. i know people are like under stress. my concern is not only for my safety because i felt threatened, i felt unsafe. i was scared to death. i'm concerned about his mental capacity. per

the pair had been impressed in tehran -- imprisoned in tehran.be hearing from them about an hour and a half. i'll be back in an hour from now when you will hear from a woman who overcame a hearing impairment to become a two-time olympic gold medalist and now a wnba mvp. >> i always wanted to fit in and, you know, i remember countless days going to school, coming home crying, all the kids were making fun of me and it telling my mom and dad, i don't want to go back. please don't make me go back. they just kind of brushed my tears off and pushed me

they were held on charges in a tehran prison. now their lawyer says authorities are close to signing release documents. the signatures of two judges are needed to show that bail has been posted. the foreign minter says canceling the sentences would be a gesture of islamic mercy. >>> hazy skies with warmer temperatures due tomorrow and through the rest of the week. the rest of the sunny forecast for you coming up next ,,,,,,,,,, toss to dave all that stood in the way of jeff >>> looking for 7 the in the city, warmer in the bay, 10 degrees warmer, and the interior headed to the low 90s by the look of things. angel island, sunny but cold. as you expect, the water always cold this time of year. clouds mostly sunny today. by tomorrow looking for less low cloud cover at beach as this high-pressure system sets up across the region with a bit of an offshore breeze. the season pretty much over. as we see summer season winding down, a warmer week ahead. fog anytime of the year, but the peak season is over for now, and enjoying some nice su

this came after tehran said they must address the legitimate demands of the people. russia has joined the country's calling for president assad to halt the bloodshed. in syria, the protests continue and the harsh crackdown. these pictures are said to show a demonstration. there are reports of troops rating people's homes. an explosion in pakistan in the southwest has killed at least 11 people and injured more than 20. the suspected bombing took place in a parking lot of a shi'a mosque in the provincial capital. people were leaving after prayers when the explosion took place. no group has claimed responsibility. whenever a month has 31 days, this is now a day of protest and cities across russia. demonstrators wanted to draw attention to article 31 of the russian constitution that is meant to guarantee freedom of assembly. the police moved in to break up the protest. they were attempting to hold a sit-down protest. they called for free and fair parliamentary elections. police arrested more than 35 people. the cabinet is on board but will parliament follow suit? on wedn

be in prison in tehran for years. they could in fact for days within their family. >>> and is president obama open to just passing portions of his jobs bill? for a second day in a row, crowds chanted as the president's latest slogan during his pitch today on the road in another key swing state. this time north carolina. but there's been a back and forth within the white house over the president's true strategy. the white house officials now stay president is ready to pass portions of the bill and continue to press congress to pass each measure. >> if congress doesn't act, if congress refuses to pass this bill, middle class families will get hit with a tax increase at the worst possible time. there are folks in congress who have been fighting pretty hard to keep tax breaks for the wealthiest americans. you need to tell them, they need to fight just as hard to fight middle class families. >> it's been an incredible 24 whours this back and forth over whether the president is willing to piecekneel bill. he did not refer t

tehran time or 3:30 this morning our time. a swiss embassy convoy pulled up to the prison. switzerland has been acting on behalf of washington after iran- u.s. ties have been severed. the attorney finally secured the signature needed from the second judge who just returned from vacation. he says right now there's just a, quote, minor technical hurdle that remains and that is the transfer of one million dollars in bail money though he foresees no problem with that. the actual time it will take for the two cal grads to physically leave the jail could be minutes, hours. we are getting reports that they have been released. they were suspecting prison official or iran's justice ministry tried to delay it procedurally. all the major steps have been taken. we are also told that the two are headed to oman and again, there's unconfirmed reports that the family of these two hikers are waiting there. sure to be a huge homecoming. it's been a long two years for them. reunited also with their friend shourd. she was released last september. now, many say this is a political move. it's ha

. >> this case has deepened the mistrust between tehran and washington.relations have been poor since the 1979 islamic revolution. a retired u.s. ambassador who tried to persuade our ron to release the hiker's says they want better relations. >> they want to be part of the world. they want respect for their civilization, their culture, their way of life. they understand that they are a great power in a changed middle east. >> the question now is whether the release of u.s. hikers is an olive branch or just a gesture designed to make president ahmadinejad looked good as he appears at the un. bbc news, washington. >> you have been watching " newsday." i am in singapore. >> and a reminder of our main news. president obama has said america will veto any application by palestine to be granted statehood by the u.n. security council. france is proposing a compromise, if a request for membership is not vetoed. you can follow both of us on twitter. have a look. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundat

and tacking about the conditions they endured in the tehran prison. -- josh fattal and shane bauer spoke to reporters in a new york hotel yesterday. they were freed last wednesday under a one million dollar bail deal. they were arrested in 2009 along the iran/iraq border accused of spying. they described their imprisonment as brutal and political. >> we had to go on hunger strikes repeated i love -- repeatedly, just to receive letters from our loved ones. too many times we heard the screams of other prisoners being beaten. there was nothing we could do to help them. >> this was never about crossing the unmarked border between iran and iraq. we were held because of our nationality. >> fattal and bauer was arrested with sarah shourd who was released last year. they may launch a campaign to free other political prisoners around the world. >> hope had you a nice weekend. cooled things down with the temperatures. let's check in with mike. >> after a little rain yesterday, at the baseball game, they knew it was coming, it was really cold compared to friday. here's what happened while were you

tehran and said they did it for better relations. >> they want to be a part of the world. they want respect for their civilization and culture, their way of life. they understand that there are great powers. >> because the u.s. does not have diplomatic relations with iran, this office is all they have in america's capital. the question is whether the release of the hikers is an olive branch by iran or just a gesture designed to make president ahmadinejad looked good before he appears that the u.n. >> president obama released a statement. he welcomed the release of the two men. he said that america is thinking of their families. joining me now from washington with more on today's activities is an associate at the carnegie endowment for peace. a few weeks ago, these two were sentenced to 8 years in prison. now they have been released. what is going on? >> that is par for the course. we have seen this in the past when people have been accused of espionage, they are given very long sentences and then they are properly acquitted. in the case of these two young men that were det