other citizens were hiking near the iraqi border near iran back in 2009 when they were detained by iranian security forces. all three were accused of spying, which could mean that trials for the two men who remain behind and proceedings for shourd. andrea mitchell who broke this story is live in tehran with the latest for us at the moment. andrea, has she been released? she has been released, according to all the officials here and the diplomats we re talking to and the swiss who have been negotiating for her release, but no coniffirmation have from the u.s. government and it is being, frankly, a confusing day because reports she was being released, but then there was paperwork to be done and there are reports, richard, that money was paid, bail was paid. we have not confirmed that with anyone other than the lawyer
involved, but wex pect to hear, certainly, more from sarah shourd when she is able to talk to reporters. we do believe she is heading to the airport or already en route flying out of this country where she may be reunited with family members. one of the topic points on shourd was the bail, the $500,000. was that paid? we don t know whether it was paid. there s no confirmation of that. there is certainly a lot of reports circulating and there could have been some money paid, a token amount or something less than $500,000, so we don t have the hard facts on that yet. of course, along with that bail and shourd being released and as we get the details of exactly where she s at, the two friends she leaves behind. what about the other two hikers in iran? well, importantly, we should remember that, you know, josh
feingold has served in the senate since the early 90s and he s already labeling himself the underdog here. he could be vulnerable to voters frustrated here over the economy. long-time democratic new york congressman charlie rangel also, of course, being watched. he is fighting ethics charges and a primary challenge, as well. rangel is facing some mocking from the group, the rock group here, weezer, using his very own words. democrats hate republicans hate he s still a contender he will not surrender all right, you know a little humor during these primaries, why not? the parody also coincides with the band s latest album. all right, now to breaking news that we re telling you about. iran has released u.s. citizen sarah shourd after a more than a year in prison shourd and two