mayor in tehran. campaign posters for the popular mayor feature him side by side with the ayatollah. some young men swarmed us to speak their mind. for supporters, hope rules the day. translator: the biggest thing has been the sanctions imposed on our country. they have closed our country and mismanagement has been a big challenge for this government. in my opinion, with galibah all these problems would be resolved. joining mess is rick stengel, also here in tehran covering the elections. you know, rick, i know you were at the rally for jalali as well, when the parents of a murdered nuclear scientist were speaking, the audience erupt indeed dret to america, death to israel. but immediately afterwards they re happy to talk to us. it seems it was more a rallying call rather than a reflection of how they felt