tracy grant is live in san francisco where secretary of state hillary clinton is hosting a discussion on foreign relations. it s not exactly related to this topic, but she s here nonetheless, tracy. reporter: absolutely. well, hillary clinton is actually about to arrive any minute here at boulevard restaurant right on the embarcadero. now, she is here for the australia/united states minister yal consultations but what many people here in the bay area are really interested in is what the secretary of state has to say about the two uc berkeley hikers that seemed so close to being released from an iranian prison and now appear to have hit a snag. translator: i think these two persons will be freed in a couple of days. in a couple of days? translator: in couple of days. reporter: iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad s words in an interview with nbc s ann curry appeared to be more than just hopeful. it sounded final. but now it s becoming obvious that wasn t the case. i