welcome to american morning. good morning to you, and to you. it is a busy week. breaking news. freedom coming for two u.s. hikers held priter in in iran. they could be out with the half hour. right to mohammed jamjoon covering this. what s the latest? reporter: well, ali, we ve heard from a lawyer from the the two detained hikers tells us a second judge in iran has signed the paperwork, the bail paperwork for josh fattal and shane bauer. the lawyer says now he can take that paperwork and start the procedures to free them. he expects they will be free with the half hour. also, iranian news agency saying they will be handed over to swiss embassy officials in about half an hour from now. ali? we ve had false starts on this the last couple of weeks. the idea here, of course, it s through the judiciaries, any likely to stop this as far as you can see? reporter: ali, i apologize. having a little problem hearing you. we ve heard in the last few weeks, wrangling going on b
silvio bur lus coerlusconi, his kicked off this morning officially. he wasn t there for the proposal hearing but has an interesting defense. about those accusations that the then 16-year-old girl known at ruby heart stealer is one of just dozens of young women he slept with at so called bunga, bunga parties, the italian leader says at 74 he couldn t have done it. 33 girls in two months is too much for even someone who is 30. if convicted, three years in jail, up to 12 years for abuse of office. now to colorado where a second grader was pepper sprayed by police after he threatened to kill his teachers with a sharp stick. the 8-year-old s mother is not happy. she s calling the police action excessive. nbc s kerry sanders is live in denver with this wild story, and what are police saying about this, kerry? reporter: well, good morning,