not so little bei-bei is ready for his close up. good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. i'm cecilia vega. we begin with breaking news out of iran. it's being called a victory for u.s. diplomacy. but tonighgh it's the families who areelebrating most. five americans are free after a prison nor swap combined they spent nine years in captivity. jason rezaian convicted of espionage after a secret trial. confirming iran had dismantled parts of its nuclear program allowing this deal to move forward a deal years in the making. abc's jonathan karl tonight with the stunning turn of events. >> reporter: the release of the american prisoners comes just as the nuclear deal with iran goes into effect, lifting sanctions and making tens of billions of

government. three of the americans released had been held prisoner for longer than the americans taken hostage in iran in 1979. former u.s. marine amir hekmati, held for more than four years, after an arrest on spying charges while e siting his grandmother in tehran. "washington post" bureau chief jason rezaian, held for a year and a half, after a closed trial and conviction on espionage charges. pastor saeed abedini, imprisoned since july for organizing home churches in iran. all three spent time at iran's notorious evin prison, where they were allegedly subjected to beatings, solitary confinement and psychological abuse. two other americans were also released including a student who was arrested a few months ago. last summer president obama angrily dismissed suggestions he was not working hard enough to the prisoners released. >> the notion that i am content,

citizens languishing in iranian jails,s,hat's nonsense. >> reporter: not inclulud in today's prisoner swap, fbi agent robert levinson who disappeared during a 2007 visit to iran. his whereabouts tonight are unknow in exchange for the release of the americans, the u.s. dropped charges against seven iranians along with international arrest warrants issued by the u.s. against 14 others. it's the third time the obama administration has made exchanges to free americans held abroad including sgt. bowe berghdal, freed in exchange for five taliban prisoners and alan gross freed from cuban prison in exchange for three cubans held in the u.s. >> and jon joins us now. the prison nor release comes on the same day the num lar deal is being released. a lot of eye brows raised on the timing. >> the administration insisted there is no connection. the releases the same day the sanctions come down, iran gets

dollars in its assets. but the diplomacy did help pave the way. >> thank you. we are learning more about what's next for the five freed americans. how will they get home and how soon? jennifer eccleston has this part of the story. >> reporter: good evening. the americans are able to leave iran. abc news has learned they will fly on a swiss plane, stopping in geneva beforen american base in germany and to a facility wre they be evaluated. american officials will talk to them abo their years in captivity. we believe that jason rezaian will be joined on the plane by his wife, an iranian journalist who has waited 18 months for his freedom. and weeard is the state

other ones on their journey. cecilia? thank you. the reaction is coming in from the campaign trail. and among the republican agreement the nuclear deal is a that's v disaster for america and a victory for iran. there are other sharp words on the company trail. the love fest between ted cruz and donald trump appears to be officially over. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, escalating. donald trump and ted cruz hurling jabs across the key states. donald trump blasting his former friend. over cruz's eligibility to be president. ted cruz was born in candy da and was a canadian citizen until 15 months ago. lawsuits have been filed. >> it seems donald has a lot offer in jous energy.

doing down in the polls. >> and when he got stuck in t elevator -- >> so who put donald trump in charge of the elelevators? >> in new hampshire, trump unloaded on the texas senator, questioning two undisclosed loans cruz made in his senate run. >> he went off the wagon a little bit and went a little crazy. i mean, he is being a great hypocrite. >> and v. >> reporter: and his crews took theetage in south carolina, more tweets, trump claiming cruz for his kmeants on new york values. asking, is this the new york that ted cruz is talking about and demeaning? >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: trump following cruz at the same event and not letting up. >> actually, new york has had very high values. >> reporter: and tovight, the democratic raise is also coming here to south carolina. just as the race is tightening, clinton and sanders are

tonight before facing off tomorrow in a debate, the last one before the iowa caucuses. cecilia? >> thank you. and donald trump will sit down with george stephanopoulos in new hampshire that is coming up this week. we head on to a to deadly terrorist attack on a popular tourist hotel. this, a burned out shell. they stormed the building early this morning frees 126 held hostages, al qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. none of the attackser, including two women, survived. this blos on video. a u.s. air strike in mosul, iraq. the pentagon says what you see

money. that building completely on obliterated obliterated. and back heem to hawaii and the search for 12 marines misses off the coast of oahu. they were on a night time training exercise in two of the military's biggest helicopter like this one there. the crash was so powerful, it was felt miles away on shore. aditi roy reporting in tonight. >> reporter: the search for 12 marines in full force for a second day. dozens of rescuers from the coast guard, navy, and police department looking for survivors from two helicopters believed to have collided in midair. >> from the north end to the south end of the island, we have folks involved. >> reporter: witnesses saying the crash lit up the skinchts it seemed like a flair had been

>> reporter: there have been a series of marine corps helicopter accidents in the last year. >> any time you have this number of mishaps in a row, you have to look at what you are doing wrong? is it training, the airplanes? the way they are being operated? >> reporter: tonight, the images of those missing, including shawn campbell, a father of four from texas. and ty hart from oregon. >> i will not give up hope unless i'm told to. because i know how strong he is. it's not just our son. 's 12 of them. >> reporter: as those families anxiously await news, officials say they will monitor the radios through the night and battling the rough sur testify again tomorrow. >> thank you. from the rough conditions in hawaii to the bitter blast of winter to descending on the east. snow across new england today, more than half a foot in parts

and you were telling me the numbers with v are just staggering? >> yes, you are talking about rugby, nrd, will windshield of below. take a look at the numbers we are looking at. farm morning, forgo, 40 below. and des moines, 22 below. many will not above zero as we go through next week. and it spreads to chicago, 20 below. new york, looks like it's 12 and tuesday, the wind chill of zero. it's going to be rough out there. >> i will pack my snow gear. thank you for the heads up. tonight a new health warning from the cdc. warning pregnant women or women who may become pregnant to avoid traveling to southern american

a baby born in hawaii has tested positive for the virus. the mother lived in brazil. flint, michigan. the ty's water contaminated with lead. the if the declaring a state of emergency. as flint's most outspoken citizen calling for the arrest of the governor. eva pilgrim has the latest. >> water in the city has been destroyed and it's been destroyed by the governor of this state. >> reporter: famed film maker and flint native michael moore holding a rally today on the steps of city hall. calling for michigan governor rick snyder's arrest in the wake of the city's toxic water scandal. >> we need the president of the united states here. we need federal help. >> reporter: many here are outraged. >> synder did this. he is sticking other people up in the beginning to say that they are responsible.

>> reporter: many residents here claiming the state knew the water contaiaid toxic levels of lead and did nothing about it. the city of flint switched water suppliers in 2014 from lake huron to the flint river to save money, and allegedly opting not to add a chemical that could have made the water safe. the national gvard doubls its number of troops here helping out. the michigan attorney gent and the department of justice are investigating to see if laws were broken. the governor said as soon as he became aware, he took action. >> thanks for you. and a major break tonight for the fbi. one of the ten mosten wanted suspects in the country is now in custody. he had the nickname scream robber because of the infamous mask he is accused of wearing during robberies.

is unmasked. here is philip mena. >> reporter: tonight, one of the most wanted fugitives in america, captured and unmasked. the fbi says myloh mason is one of the men behind multiple violent bank robberies in colorado. surveillance video from a robbery in september shows two men wearing masks from the movie "scream" jumping the counter, guns in hand. authorities say they ford the tellers to the back and told them they would die unless they open the vault. you can see the tellers being pushed around. in november, the fbi says mason and two alleged accomplices strike again. surveillance video from that day shows two of the alleged robbers wearing brht green skeleton masks. the other in that scream mask. investigators say they brutalized the tellers. even shooting two innocent people during their getaway. a short time later, authorities arrested mason's suspected accomplices. but myloh mason remained on the run for months. the fbi saying mason is so dangerous, he was put on its top ten most wanted list.

colorado tracked him down and arrested him without incident. mason now facing several charges. including attempted murder, aggravated robbery and attempted kidnapping. phillip mena, abc news, new york. we have much more ahead of "world news." coming up, you remember this video. the former taco bell executive caught on camera brutally fighting his uber driver. why he is suing for millions saying he is the real victim. and later, no, you are not imagining it. we are definitely suffering through more flight delays and more damaged luggage. the slipping report card for many of the nabs's airlines.

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