egyptian government, a lot of people feel that the egyptian military is still going to play a huge part and that s what we re talking about here. military aid from the u.s. to the egyptian military, it is that billion dollars that s sort of buys the u.s. a seat at the table with the egyptian military. chris lawrence in washington, thanks so much. appreciate that. yep. all right. the trial of three american hikers accused of spying is under way in iran. and one of them, sarah shroud, was released on bail last september because of a medical condition. well, she left iran and has not returned. authorities in teheran say shroud will be tried in absentia if she does not appear in court there. the three were arrested in july 2009 after they allegedly crossed into iran while hiking in a remote region in iraq. all right. last week s blizzard in the midwest and northeast is still causing some pretty serious problems. at indianapolis international airport, just too much snow and