nightmare for a pair of cal hikers in iran may soon be over. good afternoon, everybody. a two-year nightmare for cal hikers in iran may be over soon. h.o.p.e today hopeful signs they are about to be set free with bail set at $500,000 and they could be free in a couple days. we have reaction from the uc berkeley campus. shane bauer and josh fattal may be headed home, the news spread quickly on campus. it s good. there was never a formal reason given. the two men were sentenced to eight years for crossing into iran illegally and charged with espionage, charges they deny. we re encouraged by what the iranian government has said today. the iranian president said they may be released as early as thursday. their family issued a statement saying we heard the media report, and we re hopeful. so are students like justin chen of the muslim student association. i think it is a good gesture from iran s end. but a professor for middle eastern studies is more suspect