the senior prosecutor said on sunday they haven t confessed to spying but he said there s enough evidence that shows they were spying. spying is a very serious crime in iran if convicted. you could face the possible death penalty so this is a good day for sarah shourd but the ordeal is far from over for these two men, one of them sean bauer the fiancee of sarah shourd. reza sayah, thanks. seven weeks from today voters head to the polls in the midterm elections but today we learn what candidates make the final cut. today some of the key races in today s primaries. new york congressman charlie rangel, facing an ethics trial later this year and former president bill clinton taped an robo call urging voters for their support. we need charlie to go back in washington to work with president obama to say, yes.
american hiker held more than a year in iran is free this morning. sarah shourd was charged with espionage and illegally entering iran. she was hiking with two friends when they allegedly strayed into iran. reza sayah is in islamabad, pakistan. how does this exactly come about? we haven t touched on the fact that she is concerned she might possibly have breast cancer. reporter: yeah, i mean, that s what senior prosecutor in tehran cited is the reason for the offer to release her for the half a million dollars in bail money. on sunday he said because of her medical condition, which, accordingly to the represent of sarah shourd s family is the
time today. kyra, thank you very much. sarah shourd, the american hiker held in iran for more than a year has been freed. she was charged with espionage and demanded $500,000 bail. it s not clear if that full amount was paid though. in egypt, israeli and palestinian diplomats have resumed the long-awaited peace talks. george mitchell says both sides have begun a discussion on core issues. a man hunt for dr. emilio luna, a pediatrician suspected of distributing child porn. he was under house arrest but cut off an ankle monitoring device and bolted. this little dot in an expensive los angeles county is mostly poor, the median annual income art $40,000 per year, but the city manager was pulling in nearly 800 grand a year. this is a story we just haven t
haven t left the story alone. this little dot in expensive los angeles county is mostly poor. median annual income about $40,000 per year and the city manager was pulling in nearly $800,000 a year. other city officials making curiously huge salaries before people in bell got wind of it and ran them off. now we have an update. property owners will get some of their money back. money that was going to the overpaid underworked so-called leaders. it is not a huge amount but it is a start. the story from eric spillman now of ktla. reporter: acting governor put his name on the dotted line and there was something to cheer about in the city of bell. signed! reporter: property owners here could finally celebrate in front of city hall. bell is one of the poorest cities in l.a. county but for years it s had one of the highest property tax rates with the money paying the salaries