bay, shakir amir is finally home on british soil. flown back to the edge of london. >> shakir will have aism in of euphoria. because he was not sure this was ever going to happen. a doctor will then have to figure out what's wrong with him physically, he hasn't seen his wife for 14 years but he hasn't seen his kids since they were very small, in the case of paris he has never met his child at all. >> during his incarceration, he was never charged with anything. being employed in are being iran in 2001. still in custody in 2009 when the obama administration also cleared him for release. he went on hunger strike several times, one of the many prisoners to protest in this way. campaigners say shakir amir was held in appalling conditions sometimes in solitary confinement and allegedly beaten. he now has to try rebuild his life. it's expected he'll be reunited with his family including one child born during the initial stage of his incarceration. shakir amir's release comes from the world's most notorious prison. many will be asking why i

. >> after 5,000 days in guantanamo bay, shakir amir, was flown to the edge of london. a moment family friends and supporters have been hope for for many years. in a statement he says the reason i have been strong: he goes on to say: securing his release has taken yeast. politicians, celebrities and human rights -- taken years. the british government has pressed the u.s. to free him too. >> shakir will have a mix of euphoria because he was never sure this was going to happen. and at the same time as the sort of crashing back down to earth where he's got to figure out all the things that are wrong with him physically, he is going to then have to start rebuilding his relationship with the family where he hasn't seen his wife for 14 years but he hasn't seen his kids since they were very small and in the case of ferris, he hasn't seen him at all. imagine the as a parent. >> he was held without charge. he was detained in afghanistan in 2001 while working for a charity. in 2002 he was transferred to guantanamo bay. by 2007 the bush administration had cleared him for release y

guantanamo bay for 13 years without being charged, one is back in mauritania, andthe other shakir amir is being reunited nationsed witunitedreunited with hisfamil. >> flown back to the edge of london, a moment his family and campaigners had longed for. >> shakir will have a mix of euphoria, he was never sure this would happen. crashing back down to earth where he has to figure out all the things that are wrong with him physically, he is then going to have to start rebuilding his relationship with the family he hasn't seen his wife for 14 years he hasn't seen his kids since they were very small, in the case of ferr ferris, he hadt seen him at all. >> shakir amir was detained in 2001 while work for a charity. in 2002 he was transferred to guantanamo bay. by 2007 the bush administration had cleared him for release. still in custody in 2009, when the obama administration also cleared him for release. he went on hunger strike several times. one of the many prisoners to protest in this way. campaigners say shakir axir was held in falling conditions sometimes in solitary confinement and alleg

. >> for entrepreneurs like roy amir greg lanier and bill schaffer, they saw new business opportunity. >> we saw an opportunity to convert people's lawn to a drought tolerant landscape and at the same time make a little money. >> the business models vary. they're all taking advantage of a change in the market. >> there's been an interesting group of entrepreneurs that have sprung up. >> jeffrey kitelinger created an incentive to cut back on watering lawns and by doing so unleash add flood of new businesses across the state. >> if you can replace that lawn you can replace a lot of water. what we're trying to do is get people to think differently about how their outdoors should look. >> his agency offered homeowners a cash rebate to replace their lawns with drought tolerant landscape. roy amir the owner of green pros recognized he could capitalize on the money the government was giving away to get customers without charging them a single penny. >> the homeowner doesn't have to pay anything or worry about handling any money from the ree bates. >> we'll dig up your lawn and replace it wit

early in the place for set glad amir hears a noise and thinks it might signal guard owes approach. the wind and the reeves. will be wrong to dismiss that sound, man is only a read said the french philosopher, but he is a thinking reef. when the winds of adversity blowhard against him the semi make as they pass over his contours made be mere noise, or they may be something like the music of a teenage, grandson of a slave made when he blue cross his clarinet screen. >> .. a feeling, reads of resilience, reads sing a song of triumph, the harder the wind blows, the stronger our spirit to cure us. and the greater our victory. [applause] >> get the mic right. >> thank you very much. listen, in new orleans, the other awakening i had was in new orleans, the role of art and culture, we live every day. and people on the outside travel back and forth, unless you go you are automatically apart of austin. come back, i am planning to go to second street. it has always been a part of a tangible, tangible lancer to life's existence, practical, not just a piece of entertainment. take the seceded pl

a private plane carrying shacker amir landed in london. a saudi who married a british woman was captured in 2002 in afghanistan, where he claimed he ran a girls school. u.s. government said he was was an associate of osama bin laden. his release is part of the obama administration's race to shut the controversial military prison. where 112 prisoners captured after 9/11 remain. the president said it was one reason he vetoed the defense authorization act last week. >> guantanamo is one of the premiere mechanisms for jihadist to recruit. it's time for us to close it. >> amir led the prisoners in hunger strikes. the united states never charged him with a crime. but he was accused of sharing an apartment with zacharias moussaoui. and senator john mccain chastised the defense second during an armed services committee hearing this week. >> i've always favored closing guantanamo for a whole variety of reasons, yet we still haven't got a plan from you. >> in order to close gitmo, as you know, we would need to find a location in the united states or

a private plane carrying shacker amir landed in london.di who married a british woman was captured in 2002 in afghanistan, where he claimed he ran a girls school. u.s. government said he was was an associate of osama bin laden. his release is part of the obama administration's race to shut the controversial military prison. where 112 prisoners captured after 9/11 remain. the president said it was one reason he vetoed the defense authorization act last week. >> guantanamo is one of the premiere mechanisms for jihadist to recruit. it's time for us to close it. >> amir led the prisoners in hunger strikes. the united states never charged him with a crime. but he was accused of sharing an apartment with zacharias moussaoui. and senator john mccain chastised the defense second during an armed services committee hearing this week. >> i've always favored closing guantanamo for a whole variety of reasons, yet we still haven't got a plan from you. >> in order to close gitmo, as you know, we would need to find a location in the united states or locat

how about amir johnson. he is already on the same page with kelly olinic. johnson 6.5 rebounds in 15 and a half minutes. three-point shooting continues to be a certain but thomas dials in from long distance. celt innings hit 8 of 21 and cruise to a 124-91 win and mookie best is going to the world series. of bowling. the red sox out fielder is entering the p.b.a.'s biggest event this december out in renault, nevada. that is sports. >> keeping busy. >> thank you, joe. >> 7 news at 6:00 will be >> ahead on nbc nightly news, despite sunshine, things are perilous in south carolina, swollen rivers and our team is on the ground. we'll have the scandal rocking the world of fantasy sport. a man convicted in a notorious new york murder learns why he is going free because why he told me he was innocent. >> thank you for joining us, i'm ryan schulteis in for adam williams. >> i'm kim khazei. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning company leadership isn't given.

couple of new faces david lee and amir johnson. now the players have had time to mesh when they tipoff against the 76ers tonight they want game one to be the start >> i know how good the home court advantage is in boston. we just need to come out and start. >> start at home and home court advantage and try to get the right rhythm going. reporter: the city has unveiled a couple of children's status next to the status of bill russell on the plaza. he deserves pretty much everything he gets. now the c's have a tough slate. they have the raptors the spurs they need to take care of philadelphia. defending eastern conference champs will take on dc united in a knockout round on the radio you can hear the refs fame 100.7wzlx. game two of the world series between the kansas city royals they beat the mets last night 5- game 2 takes place tonight. that's sports for now. back to you guys. all access cannot wait. >> thanks so much steve. >> thanks steve. coming up next campaigning for change. the little girl who learned that she's not eligible

danny did not make a major splash in the off-season but brought in david lee and amir johnson, the two newest celtics bring play-off experience to boston, as well, as a greater understanding of what it will take to become a successful team. >> play-off teams take care of their home or the and win a vast majority of their home games and that's part of being a play-off team and a part of being a successful team in the nba, you have to take care of your home court. >> you'll be able to see things and start the grind and get back in the competition. >> the bruins skating often garden knights last night for the first time this season with a w, a much-needed win. a 6-0 shut-out of the coyotes last night. that was after the bs had lost their first four games of the season here in this building. david krejci once again, the star of the show for the bruins, he keeps on bringing it. the bruins' top line center with two more goals last night upping his season total of 7, matching his goal output from all of last season. the white hawk crotchy is second in the league and points and goals recording

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four assists. 0 amir johnson had 6 points five boards. marcus smart he attacks the hoop for two. second year point guard. isaiah thomas. hey, jared sullinger wide open for the easy dunk. had 14 points. david lee he finds avery bradley for three. bradley had 14 for the game. 124-91. they play real madrid in madrid on thursday. paths they are off today. they will be back on the practice field tomorrow getting ready for sunday's match up with the cowboys in dallas. crazy finish on monday night football last night. in case you missed it. lyons calvin johnson late touchdown to give detroit the lead. cam chancellor punches out the ball. linebacker k j wright knocked it out of the end zone. after the game the nfl admitted wright should have been flagged for illegally batting the ball out of bounds. lions should have got gotten the seahawks got a gift from the refs. >>> miami's up. vernon knocked the ball the other way. nature solder would fall. pile was flagged for illegal he batting the ball which wiped out the two yard loss turned it into a te

amir johnson, amir finished with six points today. jake crowder, going to push it up the court and there's the first round draft pick, picking up the loose ball. gets the basket and fouled along the way. so you're getting a peek at some of the new guys. marcus smart, big things expected out of him. david lee, he puts it in. david has 13, seven boards and marcus smart, all by himself. an easy win for the celtics today. 124-91 is your final as they wrap it up in italy and we wrap it up here from the house of blues on lawns down street. the first annual globies starts at 8:00 p.m. reporting live, tom leyden, fox 25 news. >> mark: no shortage of talent in that room already. >> elizabeth: just incredible. >> kevin: tough assignment for tom. i feel sorry for him. >> elizabeth: he's really digging ditches out there. >> kevin: at least it will be nice for you tom when you walk out of the house of blues later on. temperatures dropping down through the 40's in the suburbs, nice day. coming up tomorrow. mild but our next chance for rain arriving

troubles, finds a way out mainly to another amir louis who takes it in for six, closing at 61-0. visiting west catholic. the defense getting to west quarterback evans, coughing up the ball, and they are there to scoop it up and score. west catholic bounces back in a big way 48-13. upper dublin on the road, ryan fires open to sours, not getting him, it's 42-0. upper moreland with the upper hand on upper marion. connects to ryan in the end zone, 25 yard touchdown. nice catch, winning a close one, wow, 22-21. at the game in st. augusta, kyle kicks things off in a big way. 18 yard score, and they improve are 6-0 winning 41-14. a big play between cedar creek and oak crest all from cedar creek. deep to lou, and 83 yards, 7-0 pirates. second quarter now, more big plays. hooking up with beau knows big plays, and 65 yards to the house. 14-7 at that point. cedar creek rolls 40-14. elsewhere, delta hosting eastern, losing the last three combined 122-0. not much better this time around. collins with the keeper. good call. untouched. into the end zone. a lot of scores when they win it 55-6. s

newcomer amir johnson stood out finishing with 19 points, six rebounds, two assists in just 24 minutes of play. even drained two from downtown as the cs topped the nets. >>> finally the dodgers host the mets in game five of the nlds. the winner faces the cubs next. that's sports. back to you. >>> the cbs evening news is coming up at 6:30. from new york with a preview of hi, scott. >> paula, david, great to be with you in boston. president obama made it official today what we first reported here in this broadcast last night. that thousands more american afghanistan. many more than the president had hoped. we'll explain why. also, medicare premiums for many people are set to go up by 50% unless congress does something about it. we'll explain that to you as well all coming up on the cbs evening news in about ten minutes. thank you. >>> also coming up, why you could soon be saying cheers on ready to head out when others head home. at eversource, we prepare for ugly weather all year long. upgrading technology, managing vegetation, information to you, because we know you're counting on us. a

amir johnson going to drive get one and go with a little contact. he had 15 tonight. later in the third terry hits the three from the corner he had 16 tonight. the celtics were looking good. they win this one by a final score of 111-105. >>> so you want to know how this is supposed to work this is the maine football team. they sent the tweet to the colts that's the formation. get in the endzone. just drama. trying to make it look good. >> drama. >> quarterback same number as andrew luck, too. that's how it was drawn up. >> it wasn't weather you

take a peek at a couple of new guys, amir johnson getting up, like to see more of that throughout the season. 6 points today. crowder pushing it up court, terry picks up the loose ball, fouled along the way. third quarter action marcus smart gonna have a nice pass to david lee, came over from the golden state warriors, the champs. they'll be getting a ring soon. the celts won easily over their opponent, 124 to 91. >>> all right, coming from just of west 495, the milford hawks mini nights football game. i know you'll love this. about a month ago, this is while the game is being played. they're doing the whip and the nay, nay. there's the run-around... still doing it. i've never seen anything like it, but it's absolutely hilarious. they're really trying to run. >> very distracting to the other team. >> yeah, wasn't like that when i played. all business. >> they all get trophies for it, too. >> good stuff, guys. >> 70 degrees on wednesday with sunshine, colder on thursday, rain coming in on friday and we'll track it on through but then it will cool off on saturday. guys, an important wee

he was amir sue will grant him that. his brother served in congress with me. his twin brother. joachim castro former mayor of san antonio. we will talk about the spurs in the warriors just now. however, i had the privilege of being invited to his swearing in. i wish you could have been there. i went of course to pay tribute to the new secretary of hud but i mainly went because i was honored to be invited so i could say directly to his mother , rosie, congratulation kit woolsey's mom had was actually barefoot into archives. this is the american dream personified. she made a success of herself but these twin boys trailing along to public civic events, growing up with a sense of responsibility. of getting back. they had the advantage the best education someone say, that our country could provide, and they were prepared to give back. as i said, i served with walking in the house of representatives. his twin brother, and mayor caster went from being the mayor of san antonio to be the secretary of hud. on that day, read this i get it right. the president said, walking is a proven lea

fatima and her husband amir have also come from syria. they now live in the border town of kirkenes. norway's refugee relief agency has rented them a house and will now assist them for at least two years. after that, they'll need to provide for themselves. they're not surprised that other syrians are fleeing to the e.u. via this northern route. >> it might be cold here in winter and dark for weeks on end, but that's not so important. what matters is that my children are safe here. here, the government is taking care of them. if necessary, they even organize a taxi to take them to school. reporter: kirkenes doesn't exactly offer an exciting life for the new arrivals. but norway is a wealthy country. and so far at least, there's no public debate and seemingly no discontent over the refugees arriving here. >> all i can hope is that they get plenty of help when they get here. >> as long as there's enough space for the refugees i don't see any reason to worry. reporter: at the moment the numbers are small -- by the end of august less than 300

. >> for entrepreneurs like roy amir, greg ruben, and bill schaffer, it was also a wakeup call.here others saw brittle dry grass, they saw a business opportunity. >> we saw an opportunity to, you know, convert to a drought tolerant landscape and make some money. >> the business models vary, but they're all taking advantage of a change in the market. >>an interesting group of entrepreneurs is that sprouted up. >> the water district of southern california created an incentive to cut back on watering lawns. and by doing so unleashed a flood of new businesses across the state. >> if you can replace that lawn, you can replace a lot of water. and what we're trying to do is get people to think differently about how their outdoors should look. >> his agency offered a rebate for a drought landscape. >> we're going to put granite. >> the owner of green pros recognized he could capitalize on the money the government was giving away. >> the homeowner doesn't have to pay anything or handling money from the rebates. >> he'll dig up your lawn with decorative gravel and plants that don't need m

how about amir johnson already on same page with kelly. throwing down off lob. johnson had six points and six boards. just over 15 minutes. three point shooting continues to be a concern for celtics team but isiah thomas dials in from long distance. late in that second quarter celtics hit eight of 213s and crew cruise to 124-91 win. baseball play off a stroos shut out yankee 3-0 in al wild card game tonight. now they head to kansas city to face the royals. that's sports. all right thanks, joe. and what's jimmy have tonight? lady gaga is my guest tonight. rhonda, music from haley mornings. wonderful, crazy mornings. we figure you probably don't have time to wait on hold. that's why at xfinity we're hard at work, building new apps like this one that lets you choose a time for us to call you. so instead of we'll call you when things are just as wonderful... [phone rings] but a little less crazy. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. >>> all right we're out of time for tonight. tonight show star

threading the need toll amir johnson. the big man going for eight points and just 16 minutes of floor time. move ahead to the second half now. isaiah thomas getting into the paint with ease. hanging and hitting with the left hand. goes for a team high 13. the celtics falling for the first time in exhibition game. 101-95. next up, monday night at the garden against brooklyn. >> play of the day brought to you by capital one. >> anchor: college football on a friday night. houston visiting tulane. this one of the longest fake punts you'll ever see. rob kelly taking it 4 yards down inside the 5. the green wave earning our play of the day with a little bit of trickery. and in the alcs, the royals late in the game leading the blue jays 3-0 in game one in kansas city. that's it for us here live in indianapolis, 7 news night team. >> anchor: breaking news on the mass pike in newton. a state police vehicle and a tractor-trailer have been involved in an accident. this is video near exit 16 eastbound side of the pike is closed right

he was amir sue will grant him that. his brother served in congress with me. his twin brother. joachim castro former mayor of san antonio. we will talk about the spurs in the warriors just now. however, i had the privilege of being invited to his swearing in. i wish you could have been there. i went of course to pay tribute to the new secretary of hud but i mainly went because i was honored to be invited so i could say directly to his mother , rosie, congratulation kit woolsey's mom had was actually barefoot into archives. this is the american dream personified. she made a success of herself but these twin boys trailing along to public civic events, growing up with a sense of responsibility. of getting back. they had the advantage the best education someone say, that our country could provide, and they were prepared to give back. as i said, i served with walking in the house of representatives. his twin brother, and mayor caster went from being the mayor of san antonio to be the secretary of hud. on that day, read this i get it right. the president said, walking is a proven lea

amir johnson scored 19 points, isaiah thomas knocking in 17, with 9 assists. the celtics played their first two preseason games in europe. emily: the temperatures are ski resort is seizing the day. sunday river resort in maine they don' t have snow just yet. conditions over the next few days will determine if they can make any. either way, they say the resort will open a few days next week and then shift to weekends only until mid-november. skiing in october. randy: i know a lot of people are excited about it, but not us. danielle: it could be cold enough for them to produce some snow this week. maybe get some snow up in northern new england. 48, boston. 31 degrees in orange. over the next 12 hours, some sunshine. upper 50' there is your high temperature. upper 50' s low 60' s. for tonight, mid 40' s, upper 50' s. there will be some rain around. it will us your in the coldest air we have seen. future cast looks like this. most of the day is dry today. the overnight hours, there could be some showers. when you step outside tomorrow, especially. hit or miss. spo

amiral stavridis: turkey is friend and an ally of the united states.ll defend turkey through the nato alliance. we do not always agree, but in terms of our relationship, fundamentally it is strong. when easter happen here in terms of nato and institutions are that nato -- what needs to happen in terms of nato is that nato needs to look at the new world. it is not only syria, it is cyber defense, stepping up to the russian pressure. so institutions have to change. we are seeing the same thing with the imf. vonnie: with oil prices dropping, so many other countries are potential hotspots, including yemen. saudi arabia is trying to take care of yemen but it is still under rebel control. what does the u.s. think about other hostiles now? admiral stavridis: we have got to take a global view. the idea we will pivot to the pacific and focus there is dead. we have to look at emerging areas -- africa, latin america. we are global nation. we are going to have to act like one. tom: when we speak of saudi arabia with the illness of the royalty. they move on to a ne

amir johnson showing why danny ainge wanted them. finished with 15 today. a big night celts up two. terry led the way tonight with 16 points. head to the fourth nice pass here. finishes that off with the dunk. celtics win 111-105. since it's so much fun we will leave with you this little bit of genius. somebody re-created the colts two tile fake. check this out. ready down, hut, hut, hut, hut. >> pretty good.

he was one of their amirs. abdul he bought me and nine other girls and took us to his house in aleppo. he took us to his house and he started selling the other eight girls. he left me and another girl with my nephew which was 3 years old. i asked him why did you bring us here? why are you doing all this to us? he said if we don't treat you this way, you will never convert to islam. you will never marry us. he was very angry and he was abnormal with us. he was treating the kid very badly and he was hitting him so we get hurt. and he was telling us if you don't pray, and if the kid doesn't pray, i will punish you. i stayed with him for 45 days. and the situation was very bad. and i'm sure the situation of other girls who are captured by isis is even worse than ours. i am here today to deliver my message and to let the world hear me so that you can help us. i just want to add this, that when they first caught us, captured us, we thought it's kind of a joke for american to rescue us from them because they were able

one of the people who attended was amir. he was nominated because of his ability to get best out of his workers. >> really making sure that leaders understand that they have a responsibility to their community, to their employees, to make sure that barriers are removed, that employees are em b empowered. >>> we know it pays to shop around but that rule doesn't stop at the mall. the new research you need to hear before heading to the doctor's office. >>> plus, why one pennsylvania town is ditching the traditional red fire truck for purple. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> look at this. something unusual's hitting the roads in central pennsylvania. check out the purple fire truck used to remote awareness of domestic violencen the truck will go to parades and shows in blair county. >>> insurance companies are required to cover 3-d mammograms in pennsylvania without forcing women to pay extra. pennsylvania has a policy of free mammograms, reports of insurance companies charging extra for 3-d technology that makes it easier for docto

amir johnson showing why danny ainge wanted them. finished with 15 today. later in the third terry had a big night celts up two. terry led the way tonight with 16 points. head to the fourth nice pass here. finishes that off with the dunk. celtics win 111-105. since it's so much fun we will leave with you this little bit of genius. somebody re-created the colts two tile fake. check this out. hut. >> pretty good. i can remember many miss the playing tech mobile. more sports straight ahead on the fox 25 news at 11:00. >>> a dog shot over and over again with a pellet gun. now at 11:00 why its owner thinks his dog was targeted. >>> tracking those clouds moving in tonight chance for showers tomorrow. plus, how warm we'll be. >> he's recovering from something that killed many people. a local man who got in-- infected with west nile. how he thinks he got the virus and the problems he's making to himself. >>> will joe biden run for president? the signs about his future that have political tongues wagging. fox 25 has confirmed that draft kings has retained former mas

we are seeing it was wrong because we have the new amir of the taliban's swearing.his was a failed strategy from the beginning. what the president is doing by offering to keep a thousand if that is what the number is an attempt political cover. it's not real numbers. >> we have seen the taliban moving forward. capturing new territory other places. back in a few weeks ago, john mccain was in a hearing talking and asking questions about what the force should be on the ground. here he is asking about theok conditions on the ground. >> do the conditions on the ground warrant a change to the current plan that calls for by the end of 2016, we would be an embassy centric force? >> sir, again, basissed on conditions on the ground, based on the transition is i have talked about, i do believe that we have to it provide our senior leadership options different than the current plan that we are going with. absolutely. >> short answer, yes. >> we have about 10,000 now. nato has about 17,000. obama always wants to split the difference which i think steve is right. it won't be enou

. >> two men sharing the most basic exchanges, competent marot was in washington and amir was in iran. they were talking from two shipping containers, connected by cameras and computer. this is the portals project, the amar bakshi. >> conversations with strangers can be liberating and more moving, because they're not going to tell your mom what you say, so you're able to say things you couldn't anywhere else. >> bakshi launched the idea in september of 2014, with one gold-painted container in new york city and one in iran. in a world of social media, he wanted to create a global community center. >> by having so many vehicles to connect, we lose the desire to context. this tries to make a moment. that is the aesthetic piece. >> do you think it would lead to world peace or it's an entertaining 20 minutes? >> neither. i hope it's a unique moment to the live participants, something where they feel, i wish i had more. >> they now have 11 portals from san francisco to cuba to afghanistan. people sign up to spend 20 minutes with a stranger on the other side of the world, and so far 3500 peo

he talked about his differences with flat amir putin.pointed out that vladimir putin is willing to keep al-assad in power. he also highlighted -- the issue that everyone is worried about. russia is they're trying to prop up the regime. in doing so is running into difficult relations in the airspace with us because we are there as well. we are in communication with the russians and we are dealing with all of that. he also talked about hillary clinton a little bit. they asked him about the flip-flop there. the transpacific trade deal. every candidate is entitled to their opinion and to run on their opinion. i am here with my political panel. mercedes and joe. she has flip-flopped on a few things. tpp is just the latest example we have heard the president address. if you are the president, she was your secretary of state, she is saying that this is a gold standard for trade agreement and now she suddenly ditches you and says i did not agree with that, i need to hear more. >> look, the reality is that when she is serving the president, she h

it has amir hekmati, a u.s. marine. a "the washington post" reporter and maybe bob levinson, we don't know. former fbi the united states has not made that a credit pro-quo. president rowhani has said he wants to swap iranians in the united states for those three. >> i do not swaps that may not exist. what i will tell you is we are fixated on getting our citizens back. >> what is wrong with a swap though. >> i'm not going to discuss what we might or might not do. i will discuss that would are in every conversation now, talking about this issue. and it's my hope that over the course of the next days, weeks, but as short as possible, i hope our citizens will come home. and we're continuing to focus on it. >> are you saying -- i don't mean to, you know, beat a detective horse, but are you saying that swaps is a possibility or is it's on the table. >> i'm not saying anything about any modality with respect to might -- what might or might not happen. what i am saying is we are focused on getting our citizens home. and we are

marine amir hekmati. >> that's right. >> tomorrow night the democratic debate. will you be watching and what are you looking for? >> i doubt i will be watching i have got a busy day ahead of me. i'm sure i will see the clips and the highlights. i think it's a race to the left. all the candidates will see which one can add liberal another. the guy leading in the polls bernie sanders a devout socialist. and hillary clinton has moved to the left to appease the radical left. a race to the left to be more out of touch. they want to do everything barack obama is doing but even more of it expand the obama agenda. that's what they will argue about tont tomorrow night. that's what the whole primary is about. who is the most liberal and most to the left. who going to take the aobama agenda that's deny disaster russ for america. >> without hesitation steve croft asked if he could run a third term if the constitution allowed it he said yes. >> i don't think that's true. this election is going to be an election of the obama. a number of polls say we are headed in the wrong d

amir hekmadi has been is princip imprisoned for 1,503 days and saae. de abedini for 1, 109 days.ed to escape after seven months in captivity. what does captivity do to something mentally and emotionally? >> well, it is very difficult for jason from what i've read. he has been held in complete isolation. this is a standard tactic that the iranian hard liners use to get prisoners often to produce false confessions so it is heartbreaking what he has gone through. "the washington post" has called these charges beyond ludacris. they are right. jason is completely innocent as a journalist. i feel for him. there is absolutely no reason he should still be in jail there. >> there has been hope now that the u.s. and five other world powers have reached a nuclear deal. are you hopeful some type of prisoner exchange can be worked out between iran and the u.s.? >> reporter: it is hard to say. as becky reported, president ra ha any talked about the release of 17 iranians that broke american law in trying to violate the sanctions in place in the past before the deal was reached. all the three a

he was amir sue will grant him that. his brother served in congress with me. his twin brother. joachim castro former mayor of san antonio. we will talk about the spurs in the warriors just now. however, i had the privilege of being invited to his swearing in. i wish you could have been there. i went of course to pay tribute to the new secretary of hud but i mainly went because i was honored to be invited so i could say directly to his mother , rosie, congratulation kit woolsey's mom had was actually barefoot into archives. this is the american dream personified. she made a success of herself but these twin boys trailing along to public civic events, growing up with a sense of responsibility. of getting back. they had the advantage the best education someone say, that our country could provide, and they were prepared to give back. as i said, i served with walking in the house of representatives. his twin brother, and mayor caster went from being the mayor of san antonio to be the secretary of hud. on that day, read this i get it right. the president said, walking is a proven lea

we are seeing it was wrong because we have the new amir of the taliban's swearing. strategy from the beginning. what the president is doing by offering to keep a thousand if that is what the number is an attempt political cover. it's not real numbers. >> we have seen the taliban moving forward. capturing new territory other places. back in a few weeks ago, john mccain was in a hearing talking and asking questions about what the force should be on the ground. here he is asking about theok conditions on the ground. >> do the conditions on the ground warrant a change to the current plan that calls for by the end of 2016, we would be an embassy centric force? >> sir, again, basissed on conditions on the ground, based on the transition is i have talked about, i do believe that we have to it provide our senior leadership options different than the current plan that we are going with. absolutely. >> short answer, yes. >> we have about 10,000 now. nato has about 17,000. obama always wants to split the difference which i think steve is right. it won't be enough. they ought t

amir hekmati, a former u.s. marine, detained since 2011 on charges of spying for the u.s. a former fbi agent and contractor for the ci cia reported missing after visiting rauiran. >>> the numbers are growing but not for the reasons you would think. here is cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson. >> reporter: the man with the army jacket and gun is a taliban fighter recruiting the other two to join. >> translator: i told them to come join as they can make enough money to live with. >> reporter: in this video shot by a free-lance cameraman the would-about recruits are easy prey. >> translator: today in afghanistan finding a job is not an easy thing. i want to join them so i can have an income and make a living. >> reporter: easy prey, and an easy pitch for the fighter. seven months ago he too was jobless. he won't say how much he earns, but it's more than an afghan soldier. >> translator: i used to work for a foreign company. but after the contract was finished, i lost my job. after several months of being jobless, i had to join the taliban. >> reporter: over the

we're still waiting right now to learn more about the exact cause, but the good news is it doesn't amir anyone was hurt -- appear anyone was hurt. in new bedford, a fire, no one was living in the three story >> mark: students across massachusetts may be faced with a new test to see how well they're doing in the classroom, it could replace the m cats, the massachusetts comprehensive haye zestment system, which has been around since 1998. classroom instruction often focuses on the skills students need to success on that test. the new test is called parcc. parcc encourages classroom instruction focused on critical thinking. application of knowledge and research. state education officials will vote next month on whether to adopt parcc to see how well our kids are doing in english and first feel for how students did on the parcc exams versus the mcas. crystal haynes joins us to complain what the scores show, crystal? >>> they're calling it mcas2.0 and it wouldn't roll out until three years from now, but these results can be an indicator for the future of standardized testing in the state. th

two young men sharing the most basic of human exchanges except one was just outside washington while amirn tehran. this is the porthole's project, the brain child of artist slash journalist, amar. >> conversations with strangers can be liberating and more moving because you're not perfo performing. they're not going to tell your mom what you say so you're able to say things that you couldn't anywhere else ♪ >> he launched the idea in december of 2014 with one gold painted container in new york city and one in iran. in a world of social media he wanted to create a global community center. >> by having so many vehicles to connect we lose the desire to connect. >> do you think this is going to lead to world peace or that it's just an entertaining 20 minutes between two individuals? >> neither. i hope that it's a unique moment in the lives of those participants. i want them to feel, i wish i had more of this. >> they now have 11 portholes from san francisco to cuba to afghanistan. people sign up to spend 20 minutes with a stranger on the other side of the world. and so far, 3500 people have c

a journalist from the washington post is detained on espionage charge, and amir hickmani who was a u.saccused of spying. and robert levinson went missing in iran in 2007. congressman who is fighting for the release of his constituent said this about the potential reports that iran has arrested another american. it is troubling, because iran wants to rejoin the global community, but i cannot fathom how this is possible if it continues to hold american political prisoners. we will be right back. a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought. can a business have a spirit? can a business have a soul? can a business be...alive? that's a good thing, eligible for medicare? but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free dec

. >> forest hills t stop is no stranger to violence, but it doesn't amir that crime there is on the rise. we pulled some transit police statistics about the orange line stop during the first half of nonviolent crimes and 23 crimes classified as violent. if the trend stayed the same, the crime numbers would be on par with those for 2014. during that entire year, 49 nonviolent crimes happened at the forest hills t stop and 40 violent crimes happened. auburn firefighters were called in to haul this truck out of buffumville lake in charlton. the ford f150 went in to the water this morning. there were no injuries hand no arrests. >> elizabeth: a worcester woman has pleaded guilty for her role in the beating death of a 7-year-old boy. now, leslie pleaded guilty to nathaniel turner. tiffany lived with him at that time and prosecutors say, she abuse. the telegram and "gazette" reporting today that hyman has pleaded guilty to several charges, including permitting assault on a child. also tonight, a boston man is under arrest, after police busted him with an illegal gun. last night, officers were