>> hi everyone, i'm john seigenthaler. >> i'm confident this deal will meet the national security for us and our allies. >> details of the landmark deal. the fine print the fall out and what lifting the sanctions means for everyone. plus world reaction from israel's warning. >> this is a bad mistake. of historical proportions.

>> to the kremlin to washington. will congress stop it. >> entering iran's nuclear program was supposed to be the point of these talks in the first place. >> plus, voices from a iran. >> iran will emerge from international isolation. >> what the younger generation says about this water shed moment. >> we begin tonight with an agreement many consider unthinkable for decades. iran has accepted a deal to limit it's nuclear program. instead of bars today there were smiles and laughter. >> this was the reaction from people in tehran.

the deal will bring an end to debilitating sanctions. with the show of unity there is uncertainty and questions about trust and transparentcy. will it hold? what if it doesn't? we have more now from jamie mcintyre. >> reporter: well, john, there is a lot in this agreement. let's take a look at some of the main points. the first one is that the--the iran has agreed to reduce it's youit's uranium producing centerfuges. in addition it will reduce its stock pile of enriched uranium of five tons and will keep it there for 15 years. and the site where nuclear

weapons have been developed. they'll grant action assess to iaea inspectors. and the sanctions that iran so desperate to have lifted and the arms embargo will remain in effect for five years. that will be eight years for the importation of pa his tick missile. you know, john this is not just a significant effort to get--to keep iran from getting nuclear weapons, but this could mark a turning point in u.s. iranian relations. >> president obama hailed the agreement as a triumph of american diplomacy, in early morning remarks carried live on iranian state television. >> tough talk from washington does not solve problems. hard-nosed diplomacy leadership that has united the world's major powers offers a more effective way to verify that

iran is not pursuing an nuclear weapon. >> president rouhani waited until president obama finished speaking before taking the airwaves himself telling the iranian people that it marked a new chapter for iran not just with the u.s. but in the world. >> we would like more intimate cy, more brotherhood more unity and extended relations with you. >> for almost a decade on again-off again talks sputtered long. iran was close to building a bomb while tehran insisted that it's nuclear program was for peaceful power generation. a breakthrough came two years ago when rouhani was elected president and stating that iran was willing to compromise for sanction relief. are a than and obama spoke on phone, the first such exchange

since 19 of 1979. but even as president obama said that the u.s. should seize the opportunity to move forward he said he harbored no illusions of the sworn adversaries of the united states for over 35 years. >> that means that this deal is not built on trust. it's built on verifications. inspectors will have 24/7 access to key nuclear facilities. >> and senator john kerry the key architecter of the deal said that iran doesn't get anything until it shows that it has been living up to its word. >> the sanction won't lifted until iran has implemented restrictions that it has made. that means some arms and proliferation will remain in place for some years to come. >> one of the key ethics of this

agreement is that iran has agreed to give access to its declared and undeclared nuclear sites at any time. but that got watered down in the final agreement. the agreement now has a process where iran can challenge the iea iaea could adjudicate that. and they say that 24 hour access does not mean anywhere any time. >> lacy, we know that there is no perfect deal, but is this the best deal that both sides could hope for? >> this is absolutely not a perfect deal, but it's a very good deal. from what we know so far it looks very very strong. this is most particularly this

deal put in place extremely--extremely top verification measures that will allow the united states and it's international partners to insure that iran is not going to build a nuclear weapon. this may not be any time-anywhere access, but it's adjudicated access of nuclear facilities including military facilities which is a very important part of this deal, one that needed to be included. this is a very--this is tough. it will roll back iran's nuclear program signaturecally from where it was. it's already been rolled back some, what but it will be rolled back even further. it will give a year for reaction time if iran does make suspicious moves. >> what happens if inspectors can't get the access they're rocked?theythey are arepromised.

>> then we go back to an iran that is denying access to inspectors making suspicious moves. and inspectors would be asking for access in the first place because of suspicious activity on the part of iran. this really would take us back to the place where we were. it's very likely that ultimately then we would see sanctions go back into place. we would see moves made on the part of the u.s. and international community to react to iran. moves towards nuclear weapon, and it would be a serious situation. it would not be swept under thing. >> the suggestion is that iran is trying to buy time, some of the opponents to this deal. what do you think? >> if iran was trying to buy time, i don't think iran would have sat down to the table. iran was close to a nuclear weapon only a month away. the original interim agreement that we've been under for some

time took iran back three to four months worth of time to take them theoretically to build a bomb should they chose to do so. now we're back up to a year. if iran is trying to buy time by giving access to nuclear inspectors on the ground, by taking it further away from the bomb i'm not sure how that benefits the country in getting the ultimate point. they could have just spoken out many months ago in that one month that they had. >> all right lacy, thank you very much. israeli leaders reacted quickly and fiercely and criticized the deal. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that it will put iran on the shore path to nuclear weapons. he spoke by phone with president obama, who tried to allay those fears. >> hours before iran's nuclear deal with local powers was formerly announceed israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu made a televised statement denouncing the agreement.

>> this is a bad mistake. of historical proportions. >> he then made a second address and his criticisms were even more pointed. >> the world is a much more dangerous place today than it was yesterday. >> netanyahu is under increasing pressure by opposition politicians at home who blame him of failing to prevent the deal. >> in ten years obama is not going to be the president. no one knows who will be the president. >> in west jerusalem they were

equally critical of the deal. >> now they're going to bring in more money and fund more terrorism. it will make everything bad. >> iraniran just like north korea, cannot be trusted. i hope the congress and the senate will go over this agreement very carefully. >> the united states congress has 60 days to review the agreement net had a i do not will use that time to approach the republican and democrat party to reject it. >> the agreement between iran and global powers has achieved a rare show of political consensus here in israel. politicians from across the speck spectrum has criticized the deal. with the accord all but certain

to hold there is very little they can do about it. al jazeera, west jerusalem. >> the former deputy spokesman for the israel ministry of foreign affairs. he's currently the northeast regional executive director of stand with us an israeli advocacy group. he joins us from tel aviv. hethe president said that israel is safer because of the deal. >> i must say that the coalition headed by benjamin netanyahu vails the israeli opposition are united today in criticizing and denouncing the agreement reached with iran. but at this point it does not look good, john. >> what is your biggest concern about the deal? >> the fact that it does not address iran's role as a regional destabilizer that work to destabilize and dethrone moderate regimes in the middle

east. while supplying iran with billions of dollars in the next years to come will strengthen it's ability to achieve continuously destabilize the regimes that are more moderate and support extremists. the deal gives 10 to 15 years of some activities, not all activities. it does not require iran to dismantle its abilities. it allows for limited numbers yes limited inspection in the nuclear sites. whatever limitations at the moment and as much as these are enforceable limitations they're only going to aspire to aexpire in in 10 to 15 years. >> ina deal should be reached. a deal of the core issues. not the deal of graves concerns

of israel and other countries in the region in the world including moderate arab regimes. with blatant anti-semitism, with millions and billions of dollars being funneled into other regimes that have butchered over 191,000 syrians in syria itself. iran's role in iraq, iran's role in lebanon and with hezbollah iran's terrorist activities we have to incorporate these elements of international censor censorship of terror. >> if israel can't stop this deal what other choices are there for israel. >> even though i don't speak for the government, i can tell you what the prime minister has just said leaving a cabinet meeting that israel denounces the deal, rejects the deal, and has the liberty and independence to take it's own course in defending

itself and establishing a mechanism that allows israel to sustain itself in a volatile region. for us the union rain yum threat is not 7,000 miles away. it's very possible, tangible, and it looks like hundreds of thousands of missiles could target israel from the north and it looked like continued support from shia and support and it looks like a massacre for israel. >> thank you. >> all the best from israel. >> tomorrow on our morning news program to talk about the iran nuclear deal. outside of israel most world leaders were applauding the deal. russia's president vladimir putin released a statement saying that the world has breathed a huge sigh of relief. he said that the kremlin will do anything in its power to insure

that this agreement works. iraqi's prime minister aheader al abadi is another supporter of the deal, and a spokesman said that the deal would serve as a catalyst for regional stability. saudi arabia with a guarded response. according to the state run news agency the kingdom stressed the importance of strict nuclear inspections and the need to quickly reinstate sanctions if iran fails to live up to its promises. how are ordinary iranians reacting to today's news? i put that question to ali velshi, who just returned from an assign in the tehran. >> it's important to note from the last couple of weeks when i was in iran the sanctions that mattered the most are the financial and banks sections. it's a multi laird sanctions some of them have been in place for 30 years. but if 2012 the most important sanctions came in when america succeeded in getting the world to pull iran from the swift banking system.

swift is the system you use to send wires across international borders. this has been held up by the u.s. treasury the model to use to get a country to come to the table to negotiate. for an industrial country like iran stopping the ability for businesses to send money to buy things or for people to sell things to other countries and get the payment was really remarkable. i went down to the port iran's biggest container port. before the sanctions, you know, you measure cargo in 20-foot container equivalents. they were doing 20,000,020-foot container equivalents a year then it dropped to 5 million. for iran, it's not complicated. they want to be able to sell their products to the world. with that lifted, that's what most people are interested in. >> what is it going to mean for the price of oil?

>> well, we've seen a drop in oil for a few days as we've anticipated a deal. iran is the fort largest producer of oil in the world. there is a glut of oil in the world. that's why oil applies are as low as they are. russia picked up the slack when iran went off the market. iran will come back on and oil prices are go down. >> if there are no hang ups in this deal how quickly could it be an economic impact for iran. >> for some months. the u.n. will get it done before congress does or the president vetoes the bill not to accept it. we're looking at 60, 70, 80 days, close to three months. then there is no infrastructure. they can switch on the banking system very fast. but contracts have to be negotiated. goods have to be shipped. you're looking at a minimum of three months to six months before you feel the difference on the ground in iran. no one is going to settle in and

invest in iran until they know that this deal is in place and good. i think you're looking at the end of this year. i suspect if we visited iran in in 2016 i'd see a noticeable difference. >> thank you very much. coming to the top of the hour, antonio mora with a special report iran inside the deal. a look at the historic agreement, what it means for the u.s. iran and the world. coming up next. reforming the criminal justice system. president obama makes his case for what is wrong and how to fix it. and "go set a watchman." i talk to a documentary filmmaker who got to know lee her take on the novel, and the controversy.

>> president obama delivered a speech outlining his vision on how to reform the criminal justice system. he spoke to the convention of the naacp in philadelphia. he called for shorter sentences

for non-violent offenders and changes of how convicts are treated in prison and after release. michael shure is in philadelphia. >> yes, the president did outline a broad look at what the problems and massive incarceration, over population of prisons what is costing the country. he says even $80 billion, and those monies could best be put into things like pre-kindergarten for all three and four-year-olds, even doubling the salaries of every single high school teacher. the president pointed out that the time is right now. that there is consensus even pointing out some strange bedfellows. >> obama: this is a cause that is bringing people in both houses of congress together it's created unlikely bed fellows. you've got van jones and newt

gingrich, and you've not the naacp and the koch brothers. >> and john, when you listen to the president today, of course, that was oxymoronic as you look at those groups and how they are divided in other issues. but center patrick leahy of vermont, and they came with statements that they support this and it's important to get this done. >> so as you might expect, the president got a warm welcome from that crowd. what did people you talked to have to say about it? >> yes, you speak to a lot of people here. the naacp this is the 106th time they've gotten together this way. older people and some younger people, we spoke to people today

who really think that what is going on here in philadelphia is important for progress. they're very excited about it. >> this president has a good heart that he really wants to see this change. he's going to a personal thursday. it's a remarkable move. no sitting president has ever done it. nobody has had done it. i think he's making the right moves. he's getting boulder and that's the president that people thought we we elected. that's the president we're excited about seeing. >> when you listen to those people you felt the excitement in the room, but they were really talking about the president's visit tomorrow to oklahoma. on thursday he's visiting a prison there this has never been done by a president. when the president said what he was saying in this hall today he got standing ovations three or

four times all on the subject of incarceration. >> no to greece getting support from the international monetary fund. the report said that europe should would write down some of greece's enormous debt or offer a 30-year grace period to allow greece a chance to recover. they offered greece a bail out yesterday and greece's prime minister has until tomorrow night to get parliament to sign on. simon mcgregor wood reports from athens. >> for the greek prime minister, the hard part of implementing this deal has now begun. the deal has give the country a bloody nose. first up, finance minister was to persuade members of the ruling series of party. they were elected to reject austerity. but on wednesday their m.p.s will be asked to support more of

it and not all of them will. prime minister tsipras's challenge looks very achievable. we'll manage with the help of the opposition party. but with his own party he has the bigger problem. leftest factions are in it. and the fact that he appears to have made a comprehensive u-turn in accepting more austerity will damage his credibility. outside of parliament syriza's loyalists suppress the line that this is the least bad option. >> i repeat. it was important today the government gives an answer to the coup, and the country save from the attempts of bankrupt economically. >> things have never been worse. businesses close every day. this brother and sister running their furniture business are clinging on, but customer confidence has disappeared. >> now they're afraid.

so to invest in new chair or new desk to take office furniture. >> how much have you sold in the last month? >> um, nothing. >> wednesday's laws will pass, and the detailed negotiations for a third bail out will go forward. but the government here is creaking. civil service unions plan a strike to show their displeasure. and before long alexis tsipras will have to clear the rebels from his own ranks. and he may eventually need a stronger coalition. simon mcgregor wood,. >> our top story the historic nuclear deal with iran. republicans are strongly opposed

but can they kill it? plus reaction from tehran, what regular iranians iranians are say about the deal and how it could change the relationship with the u.s. in that country.

>> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler. >> historic. >> i'm confident that this deal will meet the national security froms of the united states and our allies. >> the nuclear agreement with iran. the details of the landmark deal. the fine print the fall out. and what lifting the sanctions mean for everyone. plus world reaction from israel's warning. >> this is a bad mistake. of historical proportions. >> to the gremlin and washington. will congress stop it. >> ending iran's nuclear program was supposed to be the point of

these talks in the first place. >> plus voices from iran. >> what the younger generation says about this water shed moment history was made in between. iran and six world powers agreed on a water shed deal to limit that country's nuclear program. it called for reductions of centerfuges and reductions in the stock pile of enriched uranium. today celebrations in iran. many hailed the deal that would also bring an capeling of economic angels. there is new home that there could reshape relations between iran and the west.

>> tough talk does not solve problems. leadership that has united the world leader powers a offers a more effective way to verify that iran is not pursueing a nuclear weapon. >> the relations between us today is a new beginning. we would like more affinity, more brotherhood more unity and extended relations with you. >> president obama wants congressional backing on this deal. the question is whether he actually has it. lawmakers will have 60 days to debate the plan to either do nothing, vote to accept it or as republican leaders are vowing to reject it. the debate is already off to a heated start. >> john, with the iran deal in place the white house now switches its focus to sell the agreement to the american public and those on capitol hill. the president warned lawmakers

that this is not the time for political pasture posturing. >> the incoming agreement was barely dry, but some members of congress seemed ready to oppose it. >> it appears to have fallen well short of what the goal at least all thought was trying to be achieved, which was that iran would not be a nuclear state. >> that view expressed by the republican leader of the senate was shared by the republican leader of the house, who called the deal unacceptable. >> it's going to hand a dangerous regime billions of dollars while paving the way for a nuclear iran. >> congress has been watching and worrying about the iranian negotiations for some time. in may it voted itself into the process, requiring the white house to prevent to pre-sent any deal to capitol hill.

if disapproved they could stop the president from lifting sanctions again iran. mr. obama has promised to veto any such measures. senator coker sponsored the deal. >> we're going to go through this in deal we'll have hearings in the next two to three weeks and likely what we'll do is vote on this when we return from recess. >> there was a glimpse tuesday on what the deal may look like. talking about timing. they had an already scheduled hearing on growth, the implications of an nuclear agreement with iran. one of the big concerns was whether the agreement is verifiable. will the international community really be able to determine if iran is cheating?

and there is also a worry that the obama administration gave away too much. >> greatly saddened, sickened, and frustrated over this deal. >> others argue that the deal may not be perfect, but it deserves a chance. >> this deal--we haven't talked to any scientists. we haven't gone to the aeie, that's our responsibility as congress, don't you think? >> a thought echoed by the top democrat in the senate. >> documents 100 pages long. i haven't read it. my staff has not read it. i talked with the president last night. i think what i'm going to do, and i recommend this with all senators, let's find out what we have first. >> the president has offered congress extensive briefings to go over every detail of this agreement, and that push begins in earnest wednesday morning when vice president joe biden heads to the hill to talk to house democrat.

>> thank you. as you might expect the 2016 presidential field wasted no time in joining the debate in joining this deal. >> let's start with the democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. >> this is an important step that puts the lid on iran's nuclear programs. and it will enable us to turn our attention to doing what we can with other partners in the region and beyond to try to prevent and contain iran's other bad actions. >> democratic candidate berni saunders said that he wants to see the details. he issued a statement calling the agreement quote a victory for diplomacy that could keep the united states from being

drawn into another never-ending war in the middle east. on the republican side there was both skepticism and anger. donald trump said that inspectors will not have unfettered access. here he is speak to go nbc news. >> any time anywhere we should be able to go any time, anywhere we have to be able to go in and inspect. if you have that, you have nothing. you know the iranians are going to cheat. >> former florida governor jeb bush called the deal dangerous. it appears this agreement does not cut off all of iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon, in fact over time it paves iran's path to a bomb and the most of the key restrictions will in 1051 years. wisconsin governor scott walker who just declared he's running for president said, quote

undoing the damage caused by this deal won't be easy. they all say that they'll be looking at the details very closely. >> thank you very much. debate over the nuclear deal has been heated inside of iran. many welcomed the lifting of the sanctions. others see it as iranian leaders caving in to american demands. >> in iran's capital the newspapers' front pages are all centered around the nuclear negotiations. after years of tough sanctions people say they're happy to see an end to their economic problems. >> every iranian will be happy. they went through a lot over the years. well i'm happy any way. >> my personal opinion is that i wish they had done this sooner so people wouldn't have to go through all this difficulty. >> for sure it's a good feeling. removing the sanctions that has put pressure on our country. maybe people will say everything is okay but you can see the effects on people.

>> not everyone shares their positive approach. the negotiations dragged on for a reason. there are some in iran who take a much harder line. they consider the nuclear issue a matter of sovereignty, a right they insist they should be able to pursue without outside interference. it is a political issue that president rouhani and his negotiating team has had to handle carefully here at home and internationally. when he ran for president in in 2013, rouhani vowed to negotiate an end to the sanctions that were hurting the iranian people. he also promised not to crumble in the face of western demands. there logical be a lot of discusses from inside iran now that this deal is done, but it has supposed from the very top because as with verify decision in iran nothing goes ahead without the approval of the supreme leader ali khamenei.

>> they will see this deal as one, a success. it's not something that--that's bad. iran traded transparency for sanction relief, and that trade is fair in general opinion in iran. >> it's chief negotiator conceded this was not a perfect deal, but iran has managed to maintain its possession as a tough negotiating partner. and help its economy in the process. >> a professor of the iranian and middle eastern history and politics at the city university of new york. he's in our studio. welcome. >> thank you. >> you said that you thought there might be another delay. you were surprised by the timing of this deal. >> i was yes. >> why? >> because there were all of these hitches. basically they had an agreement a long time ago as far as the

u.s. and iran was concerned. it was then in the details and then every time there were the details there were hitches. i think at the last minute they managed to put together something. it has not solved all the problems but it has gone over most of the hurdles. >> can you talk about the american community and how important this is to them. >> it is very important. this there is a very large iranian community in america one often forgets that. many of them have relatives back in iran. there are those who are concerned about confrontation with the united states, so this is a major break through for them. i think what they also look at into the future is this provides an opportunity for the reformers and liberals to win actual elections there are

parliamentary elections in iran. anything like this opening up, improvement in the economy will very much help the reformers. >> let's talk about international reaction, and israel' reaction to this. i talked to the executive director of "stay with us" and the israeli advocacy group about this. listen to what he told me about this earlier today. >> israel has done many things in the past and will do many things in the future to defend itself and face the potential threat. it's not 700 miles away. the threat is very tangible and it looks like hundreds of missiles that target israel to the north. and it looks like support from shiite iran to sunni and to gaza. >> israel is not going to sit this sitting down, are they? >> well, israel is a sovereign state, if it wants to attack iran they're welcome to attack

it, but they should not expect the united states to help them militarily or diplomatically. >> but if they feel strongly enough about it, i mean, is this something--is this deal--could this deal spark military action by israel in your opinion? >> no, no. >> just threats? >> it's just talk. >> so what about the political ram my cases. if u.s. congress says no, we don't want this deal in a big way and tries to stop it, and there are calls in congress to try to stop this, what does it mean for the rest of the world that has signed on to this deal? >> well, i think once congress actually looks at this, there might be some diehards in congress who are going to reject everything, but once they look at this deal, it's such a good deal for the united states it's very hard to refuse. >> i know that's what you said, but there are already reports from washington tonight that democrats are not going to support this deal.

>> well, i think the president is going to talk about it. but even if they don't he's going to veto them. >> talk about the significance of this agreement? >> i think too much is being made. >> it's not that big? >> it's not going to lead to close relations between iran and the united states. i think we'll get normal correct relationships in some areas there will be cooperation, for instance, in iraq, afghanistan in some areas there will be friction. but i think it's very complicated, but a much healthier relationship than it has been for the last 30 years. >> professor, it's been good to have you on the program. >> thank you very much. >> going over iran's human rights record. they're holding hundreds ever political prisoners including at least three americans. roxana saberi is here with that part of the story. >> activists i spoke with said

that it has overshadowed iran's human rights behavior. they hope that changes. >> many activists are welcoming the nuclear deal as a way to promote peace. but now iran that has hammered out deals, they should want human rights. >> many inside the country has been hopeful that once a nuclear deal is reached the space for civil society will open up. >> they say the situation is dire. the u.n. special reports on human rights in iran has reported what is called a surge in executions. more than 750 last year. hundreds ever political prisoners are behind bars, including journalists lawyers and activists. opposition leaders have been under house arrest since 2011. and there are still at least three iranian americans in prison. "washington post" correspondent

had his third hearing in his espionage trial on monday. >> he's not a murderer, he's not a spy. this type of--this type of detention is hurting him. it's hurting his family. we want him on bail released with his team. >> the pastor serving eight years in prison for allegedly holding private christian gatherers. >> we're hoping that this better relationship with iran and the u.s. would mean that iran will take good faith measures and release said and other americans but nothing has been secured. their release has not been secured yet. >> and former marine has been jailed in 2011 on charges of espionage, which he denies. on tuesday his family said in a statement.. >> retired fbi agent seen in a

video posted on youtube went missing in iran in 2007. >> there is not a day that goes by when we don't think of him. how much he must be suffering and what we can do next to bring him home. >> activists say in the short run human rights might get worse before they get better. as hard liners try to underline the mod raid president rouhani. but they hope in the long wrong it will improve it. >> they can pay more attention and focus on the human rights situation and use the leverage that they now have, especially in terms of political leverage and economic leverage to push tehran to stand by its human rights obligations. >> u.s. sanctions bar iranians from entering the u.s. but assets are also frozen. president obama said today that the u.s. will keep those sanctions in place. john? >> roxana, thank you. our coverage of the nuclear deal

with iran continues tonight. and antonio mora is here with what is coming up in the next hour. >> coming up in a few minutes, a special, iran inside the deal. after nearly two years of negotiating we'll take a look at what is involved in this agreement to limit iran's nuclear program as well as how we got to today's announcement. the deal is already being slammed as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it an historic mistake. many of iran's neighbors have voiced opposition in the past, and they're not alone. a number of lawmakers on capitol hill are threatening to vote against it after their 60-day review, but that vote may be just symbolic. there are many moving parts of the story and we'll look at those moving parts in our special. >> thank you. coming up on this broadcast "go set a watchman." my conversation with mary merky about the revealing new film on harper lee and the controversial

new book. plus american jazz musicians bring a message of hope and harmony to iran. [ music ]

>> the wait is over. harper lee's new book "go set a watchman" is out. it's getting a lot of attention about the story and how it was published. mary merkley made a documentary about harper leanne "go set a watchman." >> i was able to ask her one question and you can write everything down because she has--she's hard of hearing. she has difficulty seeing. it's not the easiest way to communicate, so you just write it down.

i wrote down did you ever think this book was going to be published? it was an early work that had been set aside. she said of course i did. don't be silly. well, we all get to hear her answer on that issue. that was-- >> what do you think that meant don't be silly? >> i think part of me thinks it means don't ask me questions because i'm harper lee. >> is there still that attitude with her? >> yes. everyone around here, and did i several interviews in monroeville everyone around here who sees her regularly, who spends time with her said that the conversations are laided. >> there is talk about her health and mental condition and i noticed a friend quoted she has all her marbles. >> that's her oldest, dearest

closest friend, she and her husband gave harper lee the money to quit her job and write. joy, who sees her a lot that's a person who is legitimately by her side. i mean, you have to give a lot of weight to what joy is saying. >> all the attention seems to be focused on atticus finch. did she expect that? >> without asking her directly, i can't say. here's what i would say i read the book, and atticus finch, as anyone who grew up in the south this atticuk finch is a very familiar type of white male southerner in the mid '50s in alabama in a state that didn't want integration at all. they would rather have the public schools close down than inter grate. what attikus finch is very much

in tempo with its time. >> what does if mean? >> it's from isaiah, it means to go out get a report and come back. it means go out set an example and bring back your report. >> a lot of reports about the book suggests that it really rushes the image that we have of atticuk finch. do you see it that way? >> i'm not reading it that way. i'm reading it differently because i'm a student of this. i'm reading it has fall to value to me, i'm not reading it as a novel. i'm reading it as, whoa, this is what ""to kill a mocking bird" came from. you know atticus in this book, everyone wants a father like atticus and practically no one

has one. the attachment ma people feel to him is that it's intense. sometimes when i hear people talking about him i feel like saying you know he is a functional fictional character. and this atticus is the same kind of parent, the parent we all love from "to kill a mocking bird." even though he says some racist things in this book, the acceptance of his child the kind of conversation that goes on between a father and a daughter, you can see--you can see this in this book. >> that's mary murphy. she created a documentary of harper lee from mocking bird to watchman, you can find it on itunes. finally a different look at iran as the world reacts to the nuclear deal. this year a group of american jazz musicians to play in iran in over 35 years.

the leader that have group has since passed away, but we spoke with with him after the trip, which he called life changing. here is tonight's first person report. ♪ music ] >> we were the fairs jazz group american-based group to perform in iran since the islamic revolution of 1979. our performances represented many groundbreaking levels on the fact that we were the first american group to go over of any concept of any genre in music for 35 years. was historical. it was for us the entire band an amazing experience. to go to some place which you have been told has problems with us being u.s. citizens only to find out that they have no problems with us whatsoever. [applause]

>> the iranian people were happy to see us on many levels. the fact that we were willing to go perform be among them without the united states government saying we're representatives of the government. i was surprised that the iran jazz audience, when i mentioned the name of miles davis they applaud: they're well aware of our culture. american music especially, american jazz translates everywhere because it does not require a written language. it's just a language of the soul, of the spirit, of heart and because we were there playing music that they could relate to was just this incredible synergy between an audience and an artist that you just something that people who

are not musicians can never quite understand. >> that's our broadcast. thank you for watching. i'll join antonio mora on our special report, iran: inside the deal.

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today is an historic day sealing the deal - rain agrees to limit its nuclear programme in exchange for an end to crippling economic sanctions. the agreement signalling a shift in middle east politics. iranians flood the streets of tehran in celebration. hopeful for a brighter future. but many of iran's neighbours remain skeptical of their sworn