iranian american businessmen. the prisoner swap occurred only a few days after the release of 10 u.s. navy sailors who were detained after united states stray intermediate iranian waters. tensions that have defined the relationship since 35 years ago, today, the 52 u.s. diplomats there were finally let go after 444 days in captivity. all these years later the former hostages will receive extra exceptiocompensation for time sn captivity, that's because it was included in the budget bill in december. mary snow has this story. >> reporter: when don cook peerd into his past, 444 days of captivity in iran, he also saw unfinished business. iran was never meant to pay. cook was among the hostages that were taken in 1979, he recalls the blindfoldings, and being led to mock firing squads and finally being released. more than three decades later cook considers himself one of the lucky ones. he was able to return to a career at the state department and move on with life. >> other of my colleagues who really in some cases literally took it to their grave, never got over it. >> reporter: and he says he

navy sailors they are now in iranian custody after two small u.s. navy vessels entered iranian waters. urgent high-level effortsed up way to try to secure their release. >>> suicide blast. isis blamed for a bloody attack on u.s. ally. a bombing in istanbul's tourist district kills at least ten foreigners. turkey said the assailant recently arrived from syria. >>> moscow says it will create new army divisions based in europe and make five nuclear missiles ready for combat. president put. says it's possible they could give syria's president asylum. >>> the president puts finishing touches on his last state of the union address. he'll speak just hours from now. can he get his agenda on track or is he already just a lame duck? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news, ten american sailors are now being held by iran after their two small u.s. navy vessels apparently entered iranian waters. u.s. officials say they hop

navy boats have been detained by iranian forces. risk and reward i'm cheryl in for deirdre bolton tonight. a senior official confirming to fox news almost ten navy sailors have been held back by the iranian guard after one drifted into iranian territorial waters. the fox business blake berman with the very latest from washington, blake. >> hi, cheryl, lots coming in here. here's what we can tell you at the moment. 10 navy members aboard two ships are now in control of iranian authority. the senior defense official

last month as the carrier harry s truman was entering the gulf, iranian navy boats conducted live fire exercises 15 yards away. over the summer, u.s. officials claim iranians targeted u.s. ships and helicopters with laser devices. and into dozens of me, the iranians held british sailors for 13 days despite early promises to release them, claiming they had entered the territorial waters. a senior defense official says the sailors will now be debriefed and there is no sign that any of them were harmed. erika: to commitment 2016 now. hillary clinton picks up another potentially influential endorsement in her run for the former attorney general eric holder is throwing his support behind clinton. holder stepped down as attorney he plans to campaign for clinton in south carolina this weekend. with just three weeks to go s a two-man race between ted cruz and donald trump on the republican side. this according to a new poll. senator cruz is at the top of the poll with 25% support. that is within the poll' s 4.4 error. the poll was conducted among 500 likely republican caucus-goers during the s

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, abc news washington a navy pilot was able to safely eject from his aircraft after his jet crashed near a training complex in fallon. this jet is similar to the a u-s navy f-a-18-a hornet-- that crashed yesterday. the jet crashed in a remote mountainous terrain, about 25 miles east of n-a-s fallon. according to the navy, the pilot ejected, and was checked on at a hospital. the flight was part of a routine training mission. the cause of the crash, is under investigation. the pyramid lake search for two bay area men who have been missing for nearly two weeks -- has been called off. pyramid lake fire and sign of the men at the lake and nothing to go on, to

navy boats drifted into iranian waters yesterday. iran says it was because of mechanical problems, but the navigation system -- problems with the navigation system. mary moloney reports. clocks the nine men and one woman traveled on two small navy vessels. u.s. officials say the crews were on their way from kuwait to bahrain. in iranian waters near farsi island, which according to iranian media reports, is where the iranian revolutionary guard corps patrols. the corps is considered to be more aggressive than the iranian navy. initially, an iranian news agency reported the sailors were captured and arrested. state media reports iran "rescued" the sailors. i mary moloney. patrick: all 10 sellers have been released. so far, no confirmation of u.s. side, but we will keepepou updated. also overseas this morning, a suicide bombing attack in turkey. the attack was in istanbul yesterday. turkey says one person has been detained in connection to the bombin left 10 people dead. among them, nine german tourists, making the security situation wor

truman" was entering the gulf, iranian navy boats conducted live fire exercises just 1,500 yards away. over the summer, u.s. officials 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 water. >> and martha is with us live now across town right here in washington. martha, you reported, the americans are being held until the morning. why are they being held at all? >> reporter: well, the iranians may think it would be safer for them to continue their journey during daylight hours. u.s. officials are saying that the iranians have been very professional in their dealings, but you heard those accusations of snooping from the iranian revolutionary guard navy. but of course, the u.s. has deal with iran, so, relations are better, david. but until those sailors are released and on their way, the tension remains, david. >> martha raddatz leading us off here in washington tonight. martha, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the other developing headline ba

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 territorial waters... stephanie ramos, abc news washington president obama taking on his critics-- in his seventh and final state of the union address. and he didn't shy away from addressing the candidates-- who want to take his place. here's abc's bazi kanani. pkg script: nats - "the president of the united states!" making his way up the house chamber aisle for president obama called for more civility in politics. sot - president obama "how can we make our politics reflect what's best in us, and not what's worst?" flanked by his vice president-- and for the first time by new house speaker paul ryan-- president obama... focused his message on the future. saying the country must figure out how to adjust to a

last month the iranian navy launched rockets, live fire, exercises just 1500 yards from an aircraft carrier. in 2007 the iranians held british sailors for 13 days despite early claims they would be released right away. we'reold the sailors will be released in the morning t this time has come and gone in iran so we will stay tuned. janine stanwood, local 10 news. no mention of the crisis by the preside last night using his final state of the union. michael putney has more on the president's speech. >>> i want to focus on our future. >>reporter: the president focused on what america must do to remain a beacon of the world of liberty. >> the united states of america is the most powerful nation on earth period. period. [ applause ] >> it's not even close. >>reporter: mr. obama called eye sis or isil a serious threat. >> we have to call them what they are, fanatics who nd to be rooted out and destroyed. >>reporter: as expected the historic change with cuba and he challenged the congress to get behind it. >> so if you want to consolidate our leadership and credibility in the hemisphere, recognize

sentences the judge gave two to ranchers convicted of arson the united states navy released video that supposedly proves an iranian ship conducted a rocket test firing the rockets less than a mile away from uss harry s truman a navy spokesman says the incident happened in december as the truman us as barkley and the french frigate provides travel through the state of hormuz strait of hormuz rather other commercial traffic was in the area at the time commander kevin stephens with the fifth fleet tells the ship to see belong to the iranian navy he adds that the crew members on those ships radio they were conducting an unannounced live fire exercise twenty three minutes later one of the ships fired a missile. it was aimed away from the truman and the other iranian officials have denied the accusation in a statement stephen said while most interactions between iranian forces in the us navy are professionals safe and routine. this was not and runs contrary to efforts to ensure freedom of navigation and maritime safety in the global commons the notorious drug lord el choco is back at the prison from which he escaped ten

the latest incident with iran that has ramped up tensions in the persian gulf, last month, the iranian navy launched rockets, just 1500 yards from a u.s. aircraft carrier. in 2007, the iranians held british sailors for 13 days. despite early claims they'd be released right away. >> we are told the sailors are and it is after 7:00 a.m. in iran right now. so calvin, we will stay tuned. >> all right, thanks a lot. as you mentioned no mention of the crisis by the president tonight, using his final state of the union address to focus more on the positive and his hopes for the future of the country. joining us now with more on the president's speech. >> calvin, this was vintage barack obama tonight, full of the poetic, soaring language that helped put him in the white house, and a speech he could give only as he prepares to leave it. >> the president tonight focused on what america must do to remain a beacon to the world of liberty, and freedom. unvowed by the threat of terrorist. >> the united states of america, is the most powerful nation on earth. period. [applause] >> it is not even close. >>

last month, as the air craft carrier harry-s- truman was entering the gulf, iranian navy fire exercises just 15- hundred yards away. and over the summer, officials claim iranians targetted u-s ships and helicopters with laser devices. iranian state media reports iran quote "rescued" the sailors. but no distress call was made. the united states says it has been in communication with iran's leaders-- and says there is nothing hostile about the situation. ### the winter break is another two weeks for a group of washoe county students. the kids probably love this, but it's causing some problems for the children. plus-- ?can you believe superbowl 50 is less than a month away? but the preparations at levi stadium are already in high gear. so what kind of weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week? we will have a closer look at our forecast...and what you can expect in the days to come...right after the break. ### here's a kolo 8 sports break. goodell: "the nfl owners tonight approved the return of the los angeles rams to the market starting with the 2016 season." they will

but that didn't stop an iranian navy commander from going on iranian tv boasting that there's no need for the presence of others here here's the facts the only american cruiser in that part of the world right now is the us as an seo part of the truman strike group the office of the navy chief of information at the pentagon tells thirteen news now that the us navy had long been aware of the arabian exercise adding we don't view it as a change threat. i think a lot of it is just the routine events that occur every year adjunct political science professor and retired army lieutenant colonel j r reilly views this episode is nothing more than in consequential saber rattling even coming as it does just few weeks after navy river in sailors were briefly detained by iran in both cases he points out a peaceful outcome. my guess would be that neither side is looking to provoke the other in this situation it's fairly routine movement to have exercises to have forces are acting in close proximity and both sides essentially seem to be saying let's put the incident behind us and move on now the as

truman" was entering the gulf, iranian navy boats conducted live fire exercises just 1,500 yards away. over the summer u.s. officials claim iranians targeted 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. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> and we'll stay on top of that story. >>> also new this morning, developments after isis targeted an area of turkey popular with tourists. the turkish prime minister is pledging to fight isis until it's no longer a threat to his country or the world. the pledge comes after an isis suicide bomber killed ten people in the historic district of istanbul. most of the dead were german tourists. it's believed that 28-year-old bomber recently entered turkey from syria. >>> and there are also some new developments in the crisis with north korea. the south has just fired shots at a north korean drone that crossed the border. in the meantime, the south wants china to punish the north for its so-called h-bomb

the iranian navy warned an american warship to leave an area in the sea of oman where they were conducting drills. this is less than a month after iran detained and then released 10 u.s. sailors who entered iran's territorial waters by mistake. >>> veterans get the chance to meet with potential employers today. a military career fair underway raleigh. that is where we find emma wright live with this story. emma? >> reporter: this career fair just kicked off around 11:00, check this out. we have tons of people coming through. we had people lined up for about the past hour waiting for this to open. we're up here in the towers of carter-finley stadium, pretty cool. they've got booths lined all up and down here. they say they have about 45 booths in the whole place. they say they are expecting 400 to 500 people throughout this morning and this afternoon. i talked with the company that puts this on, recruit military, earlier. they say they always get a good turnout in raleigh because we have such a large military population in the central north carolina and they say not only is the turnout at t

. >>> video released today shows the precise moment an iranian navy ship fired rockets close to two american ships. the u.s. military criticized iran for what it called, quote, highly provocative action. the u.s. ships were crossing international waters last month when iran conducted live fire exercises. iran's military refused to comment but the state run news agency said no vessel was this danger. >>> d.c. police trying to solve a string of shootings in southeast. the first incident happened just after 8:30 friday night on chicago street and then less than an hour later a homicide on hey street and then at 11:30, somebody shot a man on pomeroy street. and then a few minutes after midnight, another man shot on hey street about a block from the first stremoothing. >>> the wait is almost over. crews finished testing the ramp today and it's expected to open monday afternoon just in time for the evening commute. the ramp will be reversible, people will be able to get off the highway during the morning commute and on to the highway during the afternoon. only cars with three or more people, thoug

the group is considered to be more aggressive than the iranian navy. ing american hostages and trying to kill americans whethet is in iran, iraq or lebanon and now they have seized two naval ve the united states says it doesn't appear that anyone was harmed. time now is x:xx --- republicans are reacting to the president's last state of the union address :15-:21 won't be watching the president, actually i probably will. nah, i probably will, probably, you gotta watch, you gotta watch, so...did trump watch? we'll tell you what he tweeted out this morning. greg adlibs pollen count police in area of sahara and decatur looking for someone who new customers can save an average of $500 just by switching to progressive. so you'll be bringing home the bacon in no time. sorry. looking for someone who stole a car we're told there is some so you do want to be careful if you live nearby let us know if you're seeing police activity i'll keep track of this story for you. high pressure is beginning to weaken and shift slightly east from the southwest area of the count

. >> but this morning a top iranian navy official said their investigation had determined that the american ship had encountered mechanical trouble. the sailors are expected to be transferred to a u.s. ship sometime today. >>> more on that as we get it. >>> in the crisis with north korea, the south has just fired shots at a north korean drone that crossed the border. week when the north claimed it had tested a hydrogen bomb. >>> president obama did not mention the u.s. sailors or north korea during last night's state of the union address but did vow that protecting the american people and going after terrorist networks is priority number one. >> in his final address, he also warned that america cannot move forward until we fix our politics. abc's stephanie ramos has reaction. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: kendis and reena, good morning. the past, future, isis and election 2016 dominated the state of the union address last night with president obama speaking more to viewers at home rather than the lawmakers before him. >> the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >>

the drone flight was allegedly part of an iranian navy drill in the persian gulf the drone footage reportedly shows fighter jets on aircraft carrier deck right now the norfolk based uss harry s truman is in the persian gulf the u s and iran have had several run ins recently in december iran reportedly launched missiles near a us ship and this month iran briefly held american sailors and this week there were reports iran told the u s ship to leave the straight a for moves to die for men are safe after spending thirty six days trapped in a collapsed mine crews pulled them down one by one today in china the mine collapsed on christmas day killing one from that mining accident are still unaccounted for doctors are evaluating the rescue to prepare for another change in temperatures in hampton roads with some warmer days in the forecast jeff is tracking that warming trends have to get there we have a cooling trend just for tonight. then it starts up so tonight's gonna be colder than what you found this morning and then temperatures will start to increase nothing on radar we were tracking starting o

importantly received assurances they will be allowed to continue their journey promptly. " last month, iranian navy boats conducted live fire exercises just 15-hundred yards away from the aircraft carrier harry s truman as it entered the persian gulf. cedar falls police have arrested a man in connection with a bank robbery this afternoon. police say 26 year old jon ellingson robbed first national bank at 2421 white tail drive. they arrested him shortly afterward on a second-degree robbery charge. coming up next in sports.. legendary coach bob hillmer goes after win number 800. and the cyclones try to get back into the win column at texas. stay with your 24 hour

. -- iranian navy. the spokesman for iran's armed forces wants the u.s. government to apologise and was unable to confirm or deny that the ten crew members will be returned on wednesday. it is the latest skirmish in the gulf. >> translation: we witnessed that the naval force and their frigate had air and air mauves in the area. it shows the lack of commitment to lack peace in the region. peace was restored in the area after our actions and the situation came completely under our control >>> turkish police have detained three russian citizens of suspected having links to i.s.i.l. it comes after tuesday's suicide attack in istanbul which killed ten tourists. early morning raids and 59 fighters have been detained. more from our correspondent. >> reporter: moments after the explosion at the foot of the obelisk an eary silence and then the medics arrive. on the ground the bodies of german tourists. they come to marvel at the city's salt sultanahmet-- sultanahmet square. one eyewitness says it shook the ground add another thought it was then der >> translation:

a top iranian navy official said their investigation had determined that the america ship had encountered mechanical trouble and this morning u.s. officials apologized for the incident and the sailors are no longer detained. freed just moments ago. >>> there is also breaking with north korea. at a north korean drone that crossed the border. tension has been high since last week when the north claimed it had tested a hydrogen bomb. >>> president obama did not mention the u.s. sailors or north korea during last night's state of the union address, but he did vow that protecting the american people and going after terrorist networks is priority number one. >> in his final address in the state of the union to congress, he also warned that america abc's stephanie ramos has new reaction to the speech from washington, d.c. e joins us now. stephanie, good momorning. >> reporter: kendis and reena, good morning to you. the past, future, isis and election 2016 dominated the state of the union address last night with president obama speaking more to viewers at home rather tn the lawmakers before him.

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 despite early promises to , release them claiming they had , entered their territorial waters. all right a senior , administration official says there is nothing to indicate this was a hostile act. and with the recently signed historic nuclear agreement with iran relations have been better. but as of right now just before -- it is just about 7:4 5 a.m., iran time the sailors have still , not been released. heather: no mention of those american sailors during tonight' s state of the union speech. president obama outlining his optimism about the future. but both congress and the public are skeptical. ed: newscenter 5' s jorge quiroga is here with the president' s case. jorge: president obama, urging americans not to allow election-year fear and division to take hold. states. congress, the president of directly to

last month, as the air truman was entering the gulf, iranian navy boats conducted live fire exercises just 1500 yards away. officials claim iranians targetted u.s. ships and helicopters with laser and in 2007, the iranians held british sailors for 13 days... despite early promises to release entered their stephanie ramos, abc news washington safely eject from his aircraft after his jet complex in fallon. this jet is similar to the a u-s navy f-a-18-a hornet-- that crashed yesterday. the jet crashed in a remote mountainous terrain, about 25 miles east of n-a-s fallon. according to the navy, the pilot ejected, and was checked on at a hospital. the flight was part of a routine training mission. the cause of the crash, is under investigation. the pyramid lake search for two bay area men who have been missing for nearly two weeks -- has been called off. pyramid lake fire and resuce says there is no sign of the men at the lake and nothing to go on, to continue a 1st. humbolt county sheriff deputies have arrested 52-year-old james melendez - in connection to the 2003 murder of james erwin. m

they were captured by the iranian navy yesterday in the persian gulf and taken to iran's farsi island. this morning, iranian military leaders are demanding an apology. the iranians insist the americans entered iran's waters. the sailors were in two small boats like these. the pentagon says one boat had mechanical problems. the state department insists the >>> just seven months to go until the summer olympics in brazil, and anti-government protests are not subsiding. sao paulo. that's about 250 miles from where the games will be held in rio de janeiro. military police used tear gas people were protesting increases in public bus fares. >>> and a queens can woman is now facing charges after allegedly holding two korean children captive and forcing them to work as slaves. prosecutors say the woman began tormenting the siblings when they were 9 and 11 years old. they say she stole their passports after a relative brought the children to her. she then allegedly ordered them to work hours on end, turn over wage, and beat them routinely. >>> in oakland, california, ponglice are desperately tr

the latest incident with iran that has ramped up tensions in the persian gulf, last month, the iranian navy launched rockets, just 1500 yards from a u.s. aircraft carrier. in 2007, the iranians held british sailors for 13 days. despite early claims they'd be released right away. >> we are told the sailors are to be released in theorning and it is after 7:00 a.m. in iran right now. so calvin, we will stay tuned. >> all right, thanks a lot. as you mentioned no mention of the crisis by the president tonight, using his final state of the union address to focus hopes for the future of the country. joining us now with more on the president's speech. >> calvin, this was vintage barack obama tonight, full of the poetic, soaring language that helped put him in the white house, and a speech he could give only as he prepares to leave it. >> the president tonight focused on what america must do to remain a beacon to the world of liberty, and freedom. unvowed by the threat of terrorist. >>>>he united states of america, is the most powerful nation on earth. period. [applause] >> it is not even close. >>

but it immediately raised red flags here, because the iranian navy was very provocative only two weeks ago when the harry t. truman aircraft carrier entered the gulf, and almost within arm's length, the iranian navy launched live fire exercises in the persian gulf that were considered quite provocative, but in the end, uneventful. >> jim miklaszewski, i know you have work to do for "nightly news." thank you. >>> and we're going to hear from the white house on this in just a minute when i speak to white house press secretary josh earnest. but first, it's tonight's take on the big speech, president obama's final state of the union here in 2016. the white house worked in overdrive to promote this as a non-traditional address, unlike anything we've seen before. okay. it's the president's last state of the union, but given the full throttle campaign that is under way and the race to replace him, another way to look at it is, this is his first campaign speech of 2016 and probably one we're going to hear said over and over. dennis mcdonough told me on sunday, the president will leave aside th