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good saturday morning. i'm melvin. we start this morning with breaking news. msnbc has confirmed that the american hikers detained in iran have been sentenced to eight years in prison. three for illegal entry, five years for spying. they have 20 days to appeal. let's go by phone to msnbc ally who is in tehran this morning. what can you tell snus. >> reporter: that's right. nobody thought that they were going to be let off without a sentence. they were kept in prison here for two years and nobody thought that they would suddenly be let off. but all is not lost. as you said, they have ...

morning of a double dip recession in this country. and president obama is in martha's vineyard with the first family for a summer holiday but the white house says he has not stopped working on a job stimulus plan. details on his working vacation. that is coming up. good saturday morning. i'm melvin. we start this morning with breaking news. msnbc has confirmed that the american hikers detained in iran have been sentenced to eight years in prison. three for illegal entry, five years for spying. they have 20 days to appeal. let's go by phone to msnbc ally who is in tehran this morning....