>> in a statement, the white house said, quoting, there was no attempt to influence the testimony beyond its consistency with the administration, end quote. light squared believes it is the victim of political pressure of its own. it says that it was denied a chance to speak at thursday's hearing. it's accusing the g.p.s. industry of using partisan politics to kill the competition. heather? >> all right. thank you very much, doug mckelway reporting for us. we do want to clarify at the beginning we were talking about the $25 billion in government loan guarantees that went to energy companies along with companies like solyndra that was in 2008. >> greg: two american hikers jailed in iran for more than two years could be a step closer to freedom. the country's foreign minister said the countries are willing, quote, unquote, in the near future to commute the prison sentences for shane bower and josh fattal did not give any clear indication on when the two men could be released. the latest word out of iran comes just as international