versions, for maybe for decades. evan comb which means we ll be talking with you in the future, thank you. their engagement started in an iranian prison, it ended yesterday in a private wedding ceremony in california. shawn bower tied a string around sarah shore s finger in 2010. they were all taken into custody in 2009 when the hikers wandered into iran. he was released after 14 months and the two men were tried and held for 781 days before being freed on bail last september. we wish them well. a fantastic finish yesterday at the 138th kentucky derby. far outside, i ll have another, has won the kentucky derby! and then it was pony meister.
stenza. but the big question is whether by the end of ramadan, these guys will be pardoned, in about ten days time. the sentences were announced by iran s state-run media. shane bauer and josh fattal each received eight years in prison for espionage and entering the country illegally. the two men and their friend, sarah shourd, were arrested a little over two years ago along the iran/iraq border. they denied they were spies, saying they were hiking and crossed in to iran by mistake. sarah shourd was released on bail last september. she flew back to the u.s. and never returned to iran to face trial. obviously, this could be the final reporter: she recently spoke with lester holt, expressing hopes that her friends would soon be released. that s what we re praying for. we re praying that the time for compassion has finally come. reporter: many thought bauer and fattal would be freed with time served as a gesture of islamic compassion. now friends are concerned about the toll t
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
dead. 11 other people were wounded, three of them remain in the hospital. but their injuries are said to be nonlife-threatening. it happened shortly after midnight and police say shots were fired indiscriminately at a house where members of a fraternity were having a party. arrest warns are expected later on today. flames light up the sky in ohio after a train derailment. 28 tanker cars carrying ethanol ran off the tracks and caught fire. 20 homes in the area were evacuated. no word of any injuries. and the trial of three american hikers accused of spying is under way in iran. one of them, sarah shourd, was released on bail last september. you remember that, because of a medical condition. well, she left iran and has not returned. authorities in tehran say shourd will be tried in absentia if she doesn t appear in court in iran. and more gunfire in the heart of egypt s capital where anti-government protesters are spending a 13th night.