fatal shooting of oscar grant by a b.a.r.t. officer in 2009. five of grant s friends manned cuffed and detained for several hours will split $175,000 in the settlement. the shooting inspired the popular film fruitvale station. a massive fire is we going in arizona. two miles of homes and cabins in the oak creek canyon are under threat. some evacuations have been order we d the fire now more than 400 acres. officials say the fire is manmade. an investigation is under way. so far, no injuries have been reported. in the meantime, two large fires in southern alaska also burning. they ve charred a combined 8,000 acres. fire season is for real. it is here. it is in several areas. not just in california. no, not just in california. boy, it s too bad that there s nothing going on in politics today. i know. not only do you have all of these big elections overnight, but you have the va scandal that
the capital of tripoli and his final offensive could target civilians. cnn reporters are in libya and join us live straight ahead. social media used for extremely anti-social activity. organizing crimes. so what can police do about it? we ll take an in-depth look at this high-tech dilemma. and a bucking bronco this cowboy will never forget. it was a rough ride with an even rougher ending. we ll show it to you, coming up. but first, this breaking story. two american hikers detained in iran on spying charges, now know their fate. iran state television says josh fattal and shane bauer have been sentenced to eight years in prison. the men were charged with spying and illegal entry. cnn s reza sayah has been covering this story and joins us now live from islamabad, pakistan. so what do you know, reza? reporter: well, we know, according to state-run media, that josh fattal and shane bauer have been convicted and sentenced to eight years. i think this is a verdict that s goi
who wrote a book about lebron james. at 8:40, his new superstar teammate dwyane wade will be joining us. what s your take on his decision to join the miami heat? do you have one? we want to know. logon to cnn.com/amfix to tell us what you think. new this morning, involuntary manslaughter, that s the verdict for a white transit officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man in oakland, california. the video captured the scene as oscar grant was shot in the back. prosecutors wanted a more severe second-degree murder conviction against the b.a.r.t. officer who testified he only intended to tase grant and accidentally drew the wrong weapon. police had to deal with mass rioting in downtown oakland.