overnight, iran held the sailors at a base on farsi island. iran seized the sailors and two boats after they drifted into iranian waters in the persian gulf yesterday afternoon. iranian authorities accused the sailors of trespassing and snooping. rico bush has been keeping an eye on the developments very closely. rico, u-s authorities may be close to resolving the crisis - yea, katie. lex. according to u-s defense officials, iran has assured them that the crew and their boats would be returned safely and promptly, perhaps sometime today. defense officials did not give more specifics on happen , but say the plan is for the iranians to release the sailors to a u-s ship in the region. all of the sailors are reported to be okay. just into our newsoom - iran's state-run press t-v say a faulty navigation system is what caused the sailors to enter into iranian waters. us military officials tell say the crews and their boats were heading from kuwait to bahrain, when they lost contact with the u-s navy and drifted into iranian waters yesterday afternoo

iran detained them on tuesday after two small vessels entered waters near farsi island.ailors were travelling from kuwait bahrain. the two vessels strayed off course due to mechanical problems and the whole thing was close to being resolved. >>> let's get reaction to this from the u.s. we are joined on the phone by rorl rorld. rosalind jordan. >> what is the clifford pennington saying. >> at 3:43:00a.m. here on the east coast of the united states, the 10 u.s. sailors were released by the iranians to the custody of the u.s. navy, they were on a vessel, and later the u.s. navy transported them to land. we don't know if they were taken back to kuwait, the origin of the trip on tuesday. they were sailing in a pair of riverine patrol boats, similar to what you are seeing on television. these are basically military speed boats kitted with firearms, intelligence and rescue equipment. they were sailing from kuwait to center of excellence of brain aging, where apparently one of the riverine experienced mechanical problems and ended up farsi island where which is where the militar

they are holding ten taylors or farsi island in the middle of the persian gulf. they were on a training mission from kuwait to bahrain when they drifted into territorial waters. secretary of state john kerry officials. >>> we are following breaking news out of hialeah where a chopper 6 was over the scene. police took one man into custody. all of this after a chase that led police to the east side of hialeah to the front of the telemundo studios. we'll bring you updates on all these breaking stories with the nbc 6 news app. >>> on 6, party crasher. shelves topple over inside a popular store creating a dangerous domino effect. thi happened just after doors opened at a boca party city.

nine men, one woman, on farsi island in the persian gulf . the latest, they are to be released soon nic robertson is monitoring the situation from london. any time, nic, a handover is imminent? >> we are not getting any details of when it can happen. it's been a roller coaster t. rhetoric has changed. late yesterday, it was going to be a release. it was going to happen daylight. we are hours late for that. then the rhetoric with the daylight came the rhetoric that has been acting unprofessionally. these sailors have been provocative in their actions. they were being interrogated to see if they were on an intelligence gathering mission. now that message from there revolutionary guard, who controlled the sailors. they controlled that farsi island. they're the hard liners in iraq. now the message is that perhaps they will be released stoovenlt protesters going ahead. perhaps more importantly the revolutionary guard saying now they believe these sailors ended up in iranian waters, as they say, because of broken navigational equipment on their two

eastern standard time, noon new york time here when two navy boats were on a training mission near farsi islands claimed territorial by iran. one boat encountered a mechanical problem and drifted into iranian waters. the two boats were seized by iranian coast guard. we're about four hours into that episode. and according to officials, secretary of state john kerry got on the phone to his counterparts in tehran and convinced the iranians that it was indeed an accident. it was not intentional to violate iran's territorial waters and that the iranians, reportedly, according to officials, have agreed to release the ten americans. now, according to the officials, the iranians are apparently going to take the americans back into territorial waters and turn them back into the hands of the u.s. navy. so far, there are no indications that anybody was injured in the incident and we're not clear what the mechanical difficulties there are, but it really raised concern among u.s. officials here at the pentagon and over at the white house. for fear that in the past, when such incidents have occurred, when so

when daylight broke on farsi island, several hours ago, that's when it was going to happen t. revolutionary guard. they control the island. they have those sailors. they said they are questioning them to see if they were on an intelligence gathering mission. they were acting unprofessionally and in a provocative manner for 40 minutes. they said now since then the language has deteriorated. this comes from the hard liners, saying that the situation is being resolved and perhaps on the crucial issue of why those sailors were in what iran considers its territorial yachtss. the iranians are saying the navigational equipment on the two small boats the sailors were in were faulty. so probably possibly, this is the sort of language we should expect before release. we should not get ahead of ours, how long at this stage is not clear. >> these were two navy vessels, we are talking ten sailors. they were en route from dwight bahrain and is there any sentence that the u.s. military the u.s. navy is doing anything in reaction to this? i know we have vessels in the area. >> sure. we are tal

iranian authorities said they're holding the crew at an iranian base of farsi island in the persian gulf. rico bush has been in our newsroom overnight -- following everything that's coming in on this. rico, you have new information. lex, katie, according to iranian officials, the sailors detained by iran's revelotionary guard corps are all being questioned on an iranian base. iran said the sailors will be released as soon as the their navy receives proper orders from commanders. according to u-s defense officials, the sailors and their two navy boats were heading from kuwait to bahrain when the u-s lost contact with them. attached to the locally based uss harry s truman carrier strike group searched the area for the crew. iran said the boats had illegally crossed into iranian waters near farsi island and were picked up. nine men and one woman are said to be involved. we have done stories with locally based riverine squadrons in the past. you're looking at some video right now. they are small, heavily armed, fast boats with about five people onboard. top u-s officials continue to say the

they are being held on the iranian controlled island of farsi. it's an uninhabited island. being held by the revolutionary guard. >> the two small a stroll boats were headed from cuff wait to bahrain when one of the boats had mechanical issues. secretary of state john kerry was informed the safety of the sailors was assured and they would be able to continue their journey shortly. but it is dark there now and there is no details about the timing of the release if at all. the iranian revolutionary guard captured 15 sailor s from the u.k. and held them for 13 days. the iranians fired a missile 1,500 feet from the u.s.s. harry truman. and there are new doubts about that. an iranian official is denying reports it has dismantled the country's heavy water reactor. they are denying it has been done. the senate armed services committee is demanding a briefing in advance of the state of the union address. we heard a white house official saying the president will not address this new crisis in the state of the urineon address tonight. so we shall see. charles: i heard you tell neil y

they wound up on iran's farsi island. some iranian media outlets accused the sailors of spying. 3 u- s oil prices are dipping below 30- dollars a barrel... for the first time in 12 years. and it could send gas prices to a dollar a gallon.so, why is this happening?you can blame -- in part -- china's slowing economy.also, opec is in disarray.the oil cartel is unlikely to cut output anytime soon.there is a massive supply in u- s oil production.and iran is expected to deepen the supply by pumping lots of oil very soon. 3 state legislators in hawaii get back to work next week... and one proposal before them is raising some eyebrows.a lawmaker is suggesting traditional hawaiian hale (hah-lei) or grass shacks -- as a way to house the homeless. senator suzanne oakland says all options must be weighed to address the issue.a cultural lawmakers about the idea. 3 (hinaleimoana wong-kalu/ hawaii cultural practitioner) (:46 - :49) "my thought was, 'why not rely on something of our own tradition?'"senator oakland said the bill would pos

revoluntionary guard corps questioned the the american sailors overnight at an iranian base on farsi island. iran seized the sailors and two boats after they drifted into iranian waters in the persian gulf yesterday afternoon. iran had accused the americans of snooping. rico bush has more about where the sailors are now. the u-s navy released a statement confirming iran freed the sailors around 3:30 this morning, and put ashore by several u-s navy aircraft. but a u-s official told cnn the 10 sailors got medical check-ups on board the norfolk- based u-s-s anzio, which you see here behind me. c-n-n also reports iranian boats escorted the sailors and their boats to a specfic place in international waters and turned back once it was we want to show you a brand new picture of the sailors moments before their release. a foreign news agency photographer snapped this shot of the americans being held inside a room at a iranian base. iran's state-run press t-v says a faulty navigation system is what caused the sailors to enter into iranian waters. us military officials say the crews and their boats w

this video we have seen photos of from farsi island. assume it is from that island.ng. in that room we have previously seen photos. not surprising there is video. you would think if they're taking photos there's a video camera there. we are approaching prime time television hours in iran. it was inter cut with aerials you see here. this was edited and aired on iranian state television, it is their material, unverified. it is exactly as we have seen in photos. only new part is this here, the weapons seemingly laid out by what we assume to be revolutionary guard personnel, cataloging, looking at ammunition. we know the boats in the video have three 50 caliber machine guns on them, one in front, two in the rear. this is first video of the incident taking place. there are the sailors in that room which we had photos of. at one point you see them eating. >> even a slight smile from sailors, nothing alarming from this video. cal perry. they're now safe and sound at a naval base after the vessel strayed into iranian waters. >>> the rams franchise headed to los angeles first

navy boats on a route from kuwait to bahrain when they strayed into the iranian waters near the farsi island. nine men and one woman sat on the floor while being held. they accept that there was a mechanical problem with thei their navigation system. this is the kind of thing that could have escalated but secretary of state john kerry said it shows diplomacy in action. >> that's right, and not only did john kerry say that it was diplomacy in action, according to senior officials, he talked with his counterpart, iranian foreign minister five times on tuesday to resolve this crisis. there had been a lot of belligerent talk coming from the semi official iranian media suggesting that the ten u.s. sailors may have been up to no good, maybe to spy on military operations on farsi island which is where they ended up when they were taken into custody by iranian authorities. but the u.s. said repeatedly no, this was a mechanical problem with one of the two rivering patrol boats that the crew was sailing from kuwait to the fifth fleet, and the finally the iranians agreed that this was the situation tha

indications they had been harmed while in custody men and one woman were held in an iranian base on farsi island in the persian gulf . the u.s. military has said that mechanical trouble with one of the boats caused them to drift into iranian territorial waters near the island, where they were picked up by iran. new this morning we're learning new information about a triple shooting in the west end... this all happened at linn and poplar around 8 o'clock... police say antwan johnson.. shot himself in the wrist before shooting 2 other people. one of those victims... a 19-year old man was shot 5 times...is in critical condition. the other is expected to make a full recovery. johnson is now charged with 2 counts of felonious assault domestic violence i will continue to follow breaking news for you and bring you the latest information right here on the morning xtra and our website fox19 now-dot-com. right now, let's go back to frank and... we are live in the kitchen making a little soothing herbal remedies how you can learn books of all types including cook books... seth longland of the kenton county

estimate because we don't know exactly what time they were actually picked up when they reached farsi island in the gulf, an iranian controlled island. the as he can of defense is thanking his counterparts at the state department for his diplomatic engagement and secretary of state john kerry is saying that as a former sailor, he was very much interested in trying to resolve the situation quickly and then at the end of his statement, he noted that this is why diplomacy is necessary. it's just as essential, he is saying, as using military might to resolve disputes. now we know that the 10 sailors have been transferred from iranian custody to u.s. custody. they were first transferred to a navy vessel and then taken ashore. we don't know whether they have been taken back to kuwait, which is where they had started their trip on tuesday. they were sailing in a couple of boats down to bahrain, home to the fifth fleet, but we expect that they're getting physically checked out and that they're being interviewed about their time in iranian custody. >> what's the explanation? is it simply that they go

the sailors were held overnight on iran's farsi island in the persian gulf.ntagon official told the associat

right now, they're being held at an iranian base on farsi island in the persian gulf. 10 news reporter emerald morrow is on top of this story... emerald...have any of the sailors been hurt? allison--good news. as far as we and one woman are reported to be okay. and according to the washington post...the iranian officials are interrogating the sailors and demanding an apology before they release them... the sailors were traveling from kuwait to bahrain--but a mechanical breakdown led them into iran's waters where they were accused of trespassing. the sailors were captured just hours before president obama's last state of the union address. and many were expecting him to tweak his speech to address what was going on. however, the only mention of iran at all was about reaching a nuclear deal with the country. iranian leaders have come out and said the sailors acted unprofessionally... but we have learned though that the iranian foreign minister spoke with secretary of state john kerry. we have reports that he personally assured him that the sailors would be allowed to continue on their jo

the middle of the persian gulf near farsi island. we understand ten sailors are involved. nine men and one woman. this is where the two boats and those on board were picked up by iranian forces after having mechanical issues and drifting into iranian waters. u-s officials say these are riverine boats. this video is from stories we have done in the past with squadrons based in our area. they are small, heavily armed, fast boats with about five people on board. according to the associated press...the sailors are part of riverine squadron one out of san diego. and they were deployed to bahrain. ships and aircraft attached to the locally based uss harry s truman carrier strike group searched the area for the boats after contact was lost. all this comes after an incident in late december. that's when iran launched a test rocket near multiple u-s ships, including the truman. secretary of state john kerry has spoken to his counterpart in iran to ensure the sailors' safe release. we will update you as we get any news on the situation. i'm liz palka, 10 on your side. all new tonigh

the sailors are held on farsi island in the gulf. the island is also home to an iranian revolutionary guard base. a senior obama administration official telling fox news president obama has been briefed now fully on the situation. secretary of state kerry has also, we're told, spoken to iran's foreign minister. the white house says the sailors are safe, and the president's spokesman josh earnest said iran has assured u.s. officials the sailors will be allowed to continue their journey, quote, promptly. officials not giving any exact timing at all. the navy boats detained by iran are small patrol boats looking something like this, which conduct routine patrols in the gulf. the pentagon says one of these boats may have had mechanical trouble and drifted into iran's waters. i emphasize may have. it is fairly clear that the pentagon does not know where the boats were, they do not know clearly what happened, and had no communication or telemetry of any find to tell them what happened. again, that breaking news tonight, 10 of our sailors he

iranian authorities said they held the crew and their boats at an iranian farsi island in the persian gulf. rico bush has been in our newsroom overnight -- following everything that's coming in on this. rico, lex, katie, u-s authorites have confirmed all sailors captured by iran are norfolk-based anzio getting medical c-n-n reports iranian boats escorted the sailors and their boats to a specfic point in international waters and turned back when that place was reached. we want to show you a new picture of the sailors moments before their release. a foreign news agency photographer snapped this shot of the americans being held inside a room at a iranian base. according to u-s defense officials, the sailors and their two navy boats were heading from kuwait to bahrain when the u-s lost contact with them. ships and aircraft attached to the locally based u-s-s harry s truman carrier strike group searched the area for the crew. iran said the boats had accidentally crossed into iranian waters near farsi island and were picked up. nine men and one woman are said to be involved. we have done st

the sailors were picked up by iranian forces near farsi island. the south carolina general assembly went back into session today. members of the senate held a memorial service for their colleague, the late senator william o'dell who died last week. lawmakers in the house sorted through the bills introduced before the beginning of session. will be two of the big issues they work to tackle before the session ends in early june. it was a long trip home--but a warm welcome for the clemson tigers, who returned to death valley tonight. the tigers fell to alabama last night in the national championship game--45 to 40. quarterback deshaun watson set a national championship game record with 478 total yards of offense today, the team boarded the plane bound for the upstate, and were bused back to clemson. the tigers finish their season with a program record 14 wins. after the break--we'll break down tonight's state of the union. analysis and thoughts on that and governor haley's response. how did the big speeches resonate tonight ... jaime harrison is chair

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were drifted into iraqi -- taken to an island in the middle of the persian gulf by the name of farsi island is a tiny little island, almost uncharted. there are no civilian inhabitants of it, as far as we know. and i was just on my way to the studio here, you've got fresher information than i do that they now with be returned. this is a situation that is extremely test gimp the fresh geo political situation there, i can keep you posted, if you want to come back to me, my son happens to be on a riverine boat in that part of the world. so i know a lot about it. so that's what we know so far. >> i do want to go back with you with that. thanks for the update. >>> i want to read a statement from -- john, they apprehend these men that hav wandered into their waters without international jurisdiction, but i am curious what you make of this, because it comes as these two countries are hammering out an agreement. but what do you make of all this? >> particularly where the border is uncertain, particularly at sea, there can be mistakes made. if this is absolved as a mistake, this is something that sh

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we got a message regarding our two vessels in the goal and the fact they were at first the -- farsi island. as we come forward the year we are looking at long-term solutions, not the crises of today, but i'm finding a way to lay the groundwork to security and stability for decades to come. some people look around at the daily headlines and may suggest that the world is increasingly chaotic and doomed to disorder. well, i'm about to enter my fourth year as secretary of state. let me make it clear from all i've experienced, from all that i've seen, i strongly disagree with that judgment. yes, there are challenges, but as i travel the world and as i talked to foreign ministers, prime ministers, people all across this planet, i don't sense an unraveling of global fabric. on the contrary, i see a world that in critical areas is actually coming together. now obviously in some respects, 2015 was the year of turbulence and tragedy. but the fact is we also saw a measured remarkable advances in every single corner of the globe. we witnessed barriers that have long divided nations, began to break dow

. >> reporter: the two small boats were en route from kuwait to bahrain ended up on iran's farsi island in the persian gulf. u.s. officials believe the boats and ten soilors were picked up after they had suffered a mechanical breakdown and drifted into iranian territory waters. officials do not know if shots were fired but say iran's foreign minister personally assured secretary of state kerry soil sailors will be allowed to continue their journey. two weeks ago iranian revolutionary guard ships fired off rockets within a mile of the air traft carrier truman. the rockets were aimed the other way, but firing munitions in crowded shipping lanes drew a strong protest from the u.s. scott, u.s. officials expect the sailors will be allowed to continue their journey as soon as it is day light in the persian gulf. >> david martin, reporting at tonight cbs news has confirmed that 10 yemenis, held at guantanamo bay will be transferred to middle eastern countries now willing to take them. with that, the population at the u.s. detention camp for terror suspects will fall below 100 for the first tim

right, when we got a message regarding our two vessels in the gulf and the fact that they were at farsi island. so, things can change in a nanosecond. as we plan for the coming year, we are focused on looking for long-term solutions. not the crises of the day. but on finding a way to lay the groundwork for security and stability for decades to come. some people look around at the daily headlines and they suggest that the world is increasingly chaotic. and doomed to disorder. i'm about to enter my fourth year as secretary of state. and let me make it clear from all that i have experienced, from all that i have seen, i strongly disagree with that judgment. yes, there are challenges. when are there not? but as i travel the world, as i talk to foreign ministers, prime ministers, presidents, people all across this planet, i don't sense an unraveling of the global fabric. on the contrary. i see a world that in critical areas is actually coming together. now, obviously in some respects 2015 was a year of turbulence and tragedy. but the fact is, we also saw and measured remarkable advances in every si

they were picked up near the farsi island in the iranian gulf. aljazeera has the story from washington. >> at first glance, this video from the iranian military is ominous. ten u.s. soldiers being detained in the gulf, their river patrol boating searched. and the crew waiting to learn its fate. but the crisis was over on wednesday morning, the sailors handed over to the u.s. >> we can all imagine how a similar situation might have played out three or four years ago, and in fact, it's clear that today, this kind of issue was able to be peace flee resolved. >> reporter: kerry was alluding to the fact that he and the prime minister talked at least five times on tuesday to resolve the situation. the pentagon said that the crew had experienced mechanical problems with one of its boats and floated into iranian waters, but iranians accused the sailors of suspicious behavior and they had been arrest. but however, observers said that they had a vested interesting in it. the nuclear deal between iran and the international community. >> the next few days wi

the 10 sailors were captured after their two naval boats entered iranian waters near farsi island, in the persian gulf. the wait for their release dragged on for hours, with iranian officials interrogating the sailors about their motives and demanding a u-s apology. a u-s official said the sailors traveled on their two boats to a rendezvous point in the persian gulf today. the sailors then boarded the guided missile cruiser, where they underwent medical checks. president obama made a stop in omaha, nebraska following his state of the union address. the president touched down around two this afternoon. his first stop was to high school english teacher lisa martin's house. martin wrote a letter to mr. obama last year and today the president stopped by her home. a meeting with the family of fallen omaha police officer kerrie orozco was also scheduled. the day after the state of the union speech, donald trump is taking on president obama. steve handelsman has the story from capitol hill << the republican front runner was targeted after the state of the nikki haley, chosen by party insider

those sailors were released in good condition by the revolutionary guard after they were held on farsi island for a day. they accident we into iranian waters in the purging -- persian gulf because of a mechanical error. joe biden denounced a rumor saying that america apologized to iran. michelle: they found -- have found a shipwreck off the coast of australia. experts think it is likely made of steel and iron and dates back to the turn of the 19th century. flight 370 took off march 8, 2014 and disappeared with all of its passengers and crew members crew members were trying to find damage from that flight but instead found a sunken ship. jason: incredible video from oklahoma of a crash that ended a police chase. they chased a pickup truck at more than 100 miles per hour. they bumped the truck, causing the driver to rack. he kept pushing the gas, trying to run them over. -- driver to crash. he kept pushing the gas, trying to run them over. they were able to overpower the suspect and arrest him. let' s turn to the weather. some parts of the country are slammed with winter weather. this is footag

with both boats possibly drifting into iranian territorial waters, near farsi island. the revolutionary guard navy apprehended..the sailors...and according to iran's fars news agency they tried to prove they were "snooping" the navy chief of iran's powerful revolutionary guard says the us acted unprofessionally. soundbite aptn general ali fadavi, commander, revolutionary guards naval force: "it proves america's lack of commitment to maintain security and peace in the region despite what they claim." secretary of state john kerry personally working with his iranian counter part to find a dimplomatic resolution to the situation. incidents with iran have aggravated tensions in craft carrier harry s truman was entering the gulf, iranian navy boats conducted live fire exercises just 1500 yards away. over the summer, u.s. officials claim iranians targetted u.s. ships and helicopters with laser devices. and in 2007, the iranians held british sailors for 13 days... despite early promises to release them ... claiming they had entered their territorial waters... stephanie ramos,

the pentagon says the two small ba ran and drifted into iranian waters and were held on farsi island. the river boats like you see here do not carry sensitive equipment. the boats were captured by iran's revolutionary guard and this comes amid heightened tension between iran and u.s. two weeks ago, iranian warships fired rockets within a mile of u.s. war ships. the house is expected to vote on a deal to give congress more oversite on that. it appears all of the sailors are fine and uninjured. >> thank you, charlie d'agata. >>> president obama heads to nebraska today where he is likely to continuetheme from his final state of the union address. in last night's speech, the president acknowledged americans' anger and fear and pping he touted economic improvements and climate change agreement, and america's resolve against >> when you come after americans, we go after you and it may take time, but we have long memories and our reach has no limits.ng us now is a deputy political editor for buzzfeed o ask you this morning, hit critics and his friends, what do you think people will be talkin

we understand this incident happened near farsi island which is in the middle of the persian gulf. u-s officials said one of the boats may have had some type of mechanical issue causing them to run aground. secretary of state john kerry has been on the phone with the iranian foreign minister working to get these sailors released. anchors ad-lib toss tonight: stray showers before 10pm...maybe a flurry or two for the northern neck. otherwise, cold! lows fall into the wednesday: cold with sunshine. highs only in the mid-upper 30s. wind: wnw 10-15mph. thursday: mainly sunny. very cold am (20s), but warms into the low 50s by the afternoon. wind: sw 10-15mph. a strong cold front will cross our area tonight. as it moves by, it could create isolated showers...but even a flurry or two for areas around the northern neck. otherwise, very cold air will filter into our area tonight. lows will fall below freezing, and it'll be a struggle for highs to reach the upper 30s tomorrow (wed). to no surprise, temps will rebound back to around 50 low pressure that rolls into our area along with a warm fr

with both boats possibly drifting into iranian territorial waters, near farsi island. the revolutionary guard navy apprehended..the sailors...and according to iran's fars news agency they tried to prove they were the navy chief of iran's powerful revolutionary guard says the us acted unprofessionally. soundbite aptn general ali fadavi, commander, revolutionary guards naval force: "it proves america's lack of commitment to maintain security and peace in the region despite what they claim." secretary of state john kerry personally working with his iranian counter part to find a dimplomatic resolution to the situation. incidents with iran have aggravated tensions in the persian gulf region. last month, as the air craft carrier harry s truman was entering the gulf, iranian navy boats conducted live fire exercises just 1500 yards away. over the summer, u.s. officials claim iranians targetted u.s. ships and helicopters with laser devices. and in 2007, the iranians held british sailors for 13 days... despite early promises to release them ... claiming they had entered their t

experiencing mechanical problems.the nine men and one woman are being held at an iranian base on farsi island in the persian gulf.none of them is hurt. 3 new this morning ...tensions are even higher between north and south korea right now ... reports say south korea fired warning shots after a north korean drone crossed the border.this comes after north korea's nuclear test a week ago ...south korea's president is calling on china to join an international effort to punish north korea because of that test.meanwhile, the house approved a bill to sanction north korea.the bill would deny pyongyang money it needs to build nuclear warheads and the missles to deliver them. 3 michigan governor rick snyder is asking fema to help with snyder has asked the federal emergency management agency to work with other federal agencies to coordinate a recovery plan.the crisis comes after state health leaders confirmed high blood-lead levels in children were caused when flint's water was not properly treated for corrosion. last night, snyder activated the national guard to help hand out bottled water and filters

john kerry got on the telephone to tehran and convinced iranian authorities territory waters off farsi island was a total accident. and now we're told by u.s. officials that the iranians have agreed to within the next couple of hours return those sailors and the two boats to territorial waters and hand them back over to the u.s. navy, lester. >> and just to be clear, you're using the term boats. what kind of vessels are they in terms of their size? >> reporter: these are smaller coastal boats. in this case, there would have been five sailors in each of them, and they're used in combat operations, primarily on coastal waters and on rivers, hence the name riverine. >> you'll be following developments from the pentagon. jim miklaszewski, thank you. we'll have full coverage as the story develops coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news." a reminder, at 9:00 eastern, we're back with the president's state of the union address. news in washtoday mexican authorities allowed the media to tour the home where drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman hid before his arrest. "el chapo" was caught friday, six mont

gulf near farsi island. we understand ten sailors are involved. nine men and one woman. this is where the two boats and those on board were picked up by iranian military forces after having mechanical issues and drifting into iranian waters. we understand these are two riverine boats. this video is from stories we have done in the past with squadrons based in our area. they are small, heavily armed, fast boats with about five people on board. according to the associated press...the sailors are part of riverine squadron one out of san diego. and they were deployed to bahrain. ships and aircraft attached to the locally based uss harry s truman carrier strike group searched the area for the boats after contact was lost. all this comes after an incident in late december. that's when iran launched a test rocket near multiple u-s ships, including the truman. secretary of state john kerry has spoken to his counterpart in iran to ensure the we will update you as we get any news on the situation. i'm liz palka, 10 on your side. it's pretty cold outside right now. we're looking at

they then drifted off course off farsi island in the persian live details from tehran, iran. >> reporter: shannon, we just received reports from the iranian revolutionary guard public relations office saying the ten sailors and their vessel has been released. the report said they illegally entered iranian waters. after a thorough investigation, authorities here found they had not entered suspiciously, they weren't here for espionage purposes or other harmful reasons, as they put it. they acknowledged that their navigation system on their vessel had broken down and they had accidently ly ally strayed into waters that belonged to iranian territory. we wondered why it took so long to be released. any issue to deal with the united states is very sensitive and has to go through layers of bureaucracy before it can get signed off on. it has been signed off on now. the revolutionary guard says the american vessel was taken into international waters and now base. the whole situation could have been a lot worse but it has ended peacefully and diplomatically. the administration very keen to sort th

once begin, these 10 sailors apparently are being kept now, held on this island called farsi island. is there any indication, do you know of any indication this island has been used to house prisoners before? >> no, i don't. it is an irgc navy facility. they don't allow any visitors other than, unless you have got clearance from the iranian military to go over there, from the irgc probably, not even their own navy. but anyway it is secret military facility. it is well-guarded. and if our guys did in fact drift in there or charted wrong course to head in there, it doesn't surprise me they were intercepted. if on the other hand irgc folks came out and being their normal provocativeselves instigated something like this, it doesn't surprise me the iranian government promising to release them right away. this would be really stupid move and government probably does not want to get involved in something like this. they want to call it an accident and turn it back over. david: lord knows what it woo do to the iranian nuclear deal. captain chuck nash, appreciate it. melissa. melissa: this is

they drifted off course into the persian gulf near the farsi islands. >> reporter: the revolutionary guard issued a statement today saying they had released all ten american sailors. initially the revolutionary guard said they had apprehended the two vessels and the ten sailors because they were snooping around in waters and acting suspiciously. but the latest statement, an admiral from the revolutionary guard gave said after an extensive investigation they navigation system had failed and they accidentally drifted into the iranian waters and their activities were not suspicious and didn't amount to any sort of espionage. he said the vessels were escort escorted out of iranian territorial waters into the international waters. the incident could have been a lot worse but i think president rouhani's administration was keen to wrap this up quickly in order tot to effect the deal. this could have escalated and japanesed ed jeopardized the nuclear deal. iran has been able to avoid that and american sailors are on their way home. but they are not on their way home without a warning from ir

because of mechanical problems, they drifted into iranian waters and were held on farsi island. the river boats like you see here do not carry sensitive equipment. the boats were captured by iran's revolutionary guard and this comes amid heightened tensions between iran and u.s. two weeks ago, iranian warships fired rockets within a mile of u.s. war ships. and, soon, possibly within days, it deals to curtail iran's nuclear program is likely to be implemented. today, the house is expected to vote on a deal to give congress more oversight on that. it's believed all of the sailors are fine and uninjured. >> that is good news. charlie tag a at that time in london, thank you, charlie. >>> president obama heads to nebraska today where he is likely to continue pushing the theme from his final state of the union address. in last night's speech, the president acknowledged americans' anger and fear, and the political divides gripping this nation. he touted economic improvements and climate change agreement, terrorism. >> when you come after americans, we go after you and it may take time,

yesterday they found themselves in iranian controlled waters off of farsi island. tonight the soldiers are safe in bahrain going through a reintegration process making sure the last 24 hours didn't compromise those sailors physically or mental l. no indication the sailors were hurt. no matter who you ask the iran nuclear deal did play a major role in the smooth resolution to this debacle. the deal which goes into effect on monday lifts economic sanctions on iran which will pump billions of dollars into their economy. this in exchange for limiting iran's nuclear enrichment develop nuclear weapons. >> this was able to be peacefully resolved and efficiently resolved and that's a testament to the critical role that diplomacy plays in keeping our country safe, secure and strong. >> reporter: so there's the secretary of state with a positive spin on this saying this new relationship with iran made the soldier release so painless. on msnbc this afternoon donald trump saw this a different way. trump said the only reason iran released the sailors is billions of dollars in s

it happened near farsi island, where iran operates a military base. >> we' ve received assurances from the iranians both that our sailors are safe, they' re being afforded sort of the proper courtesy that you' d expect. we' ve also most importantly received assurances they will be allowed to continue their journey promptly. mark: secretary of state john kerry assured iran the drift into their waters was accidental. the u.s. is condemning a deadly suicide bomb attack in instandbul, turkey, that killed 10 people. another 15 people were injured in the attack isis has claimed responsibility for. officials say eight of those killed were german tourists. the u.s. state department says the attack reaffirms their the islamic state. police are now providing a clearer picture of why two cincinnati officers opened fire killing a robbery suspect monday night. police say robert tenbrink wasn' t complying with officers' orders in west price hill. he was wanted in two armed robberies, and police say when they had him at gunpoint, telling him to stop, tenbrink reached into his jacket and pulled out wh