of the attacks would make it difficult to argue they were the work of a delusional mad man. a lawyer for the two american hikers jailed in iran on spy charges says the court will announce it verdict by next week. josh fattal and shane bauer have been held since july 2009 after saying across the border into iran from iraq. a third hiker, sarah shroud was returned last year. now here is your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. in ohio, a test flight of a wright brothers replica plane led to the tragic end for two pilots before both died after their plane crashed in a rural area. authorities were notified of the crash an hour after the plane took off. the cause is under investigation. in wag, a father and son snapped photos of a giant jellyfish they discovered while exploring tide pools. the pair initially thought the
grounds. sarah shroud was arrested with both men two years ago before being freed. she calls their incarceration unjust. josh and shane have been in prison for eight months longer than i was and their detention has everything to do with the animosity between the united states and iran and nothing to do with two innocent men who have always stood on the side of what s right. both bauer and fatal staged a 17-day hunger strike. and a judge decides the fate of the movie the hang over 2 after mike tyson s tattoo artist sues for copy right infringement. first, there s a lot going on today and here are some things we just thought you should know. former president george w. bush gets a little too close to the action at a major league baseball game in texas. a.j. pierzynski reached in the stands to catch a foul ball and
reform. thank you, tracie potts. julian assange has arrived in a london courtroom to find out whether he ll be senback to sweden on allegations of sexual misconduct. assange has denied charges brought by two former volunteers. during the two day hearing, his defense team will launch an arsenal of arguments, among them that extradition could happened him in guantanamo bay or even death row in the united states. hoping to show extradition would lead to violations of his human rights. 18 months after hiking along iran s border with iraq, the trial of three americans has finally begun. during a five-hour closed door hearing yesterday, all three entered guilty pleas despite the absence of sarah shroud. she was released back in september on compassionate grounds. according to the group s lawyer, the judge presiding over the secretive proceedings has decided to hold at least one more session, although no date has been set for the trial to
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
american hikers were imprisoned, one of them sarah shroud freed, but while in solitary confinement, she wrote songs. one of them just released today to show support for her fiance and their friend still locked up in iran. you with your burnt green eyes s she says her fiance and their friend are being unjustly held in iran. she and countless others have been fighting for their release. now an unusual story out of china. what started out as fun and