he has duel iranian-american nationality. he became a correspondent i in 2012. according to state-run media he was accused of collecting confidential information and spreading anti-iranian propaganda. iranians state television repeatedly called rezaian a spy. but that is an accusays that his boss at the "post" vigorously deny. he was fount guilty of espionage and sentenced to an unspecified prison term. his health has been deteriorating in recent weeks. he has little access to families and lawyers throughout his administration, and a report summited described how his waste was dropping and he was suffering from other mental and physical problems. the idea of a prison swap first emerged back in august when the idea of exchanging american prisoners for 19 iranians in the u.s. but saturday's announcement still ai came as a complete surprise. >> the confirmation came from the white house that there are four u.s.-iranian prisoners have been released from tehran. we'll get more on that in just a moment with roslind jordan who is in washington, but first we'll go to jac

there are roughly a dozen iranian nationals in the u.s. custody, a lot of them related to violation of economic sanctions that the u.s. has upon iran. we know today is the implementation of the iran nuclear deal. those sanctions have been lifted today. you have heard in recent officials, iranian officials and iran's president say he would be open to a swap for jason rezaian and others. in recent months, they are not saying anything about any kind of deal. when i spoke to secretary kerry in september, he said that he acknowledged for the first time that there were such talks going on. the u.s. officials are not saying anything about any potential deal saying that any discussions that they may or may not be having with the iranians would jeopardize any efforts to free them. >> is this in your opinion, elise, as you have seen this conversation continue. when we look back at the president the past week with the state of the union, he was heavily criticized for not mentioning the ten sailors who were detained by iran. a lot of people have been

that was about the four americans in exchange for seven iranian nationals. but we understand from u.s. officials that the iranians agreed to add matthew trevithchick in the last minute and he will be flying home with those five americans, wolf. we understand they haven't left iran yet, but they should be shortly. >> the deal is a pretty complicated deal, and it comes, elise, on the same day that the iran nuclear deal is formally being implemented. the u.s. and international sanctions will be lifted, iran, according to the international nuclear watchdog, the agency have done what they're supposed to do. so soon, billions of dollars will start flowing into iran? >> reporter: we're waiting for the international atomic energy agency, who has certified that iran has met its obligations under this nuclear deal, for the so-called minute of implementation to start. that would mean that all of that money would go to iran. and what u.s. officials have said, they've hailed what happened today as a result of this nuclear agreement, wolf. these discussions took place on t

/iranians, what the iranians would consider dual nationals. once an american has any kind of iranian heritage, they consider those citizens to also be iranian and they charge them according to iranian law as if they were iranian citizens. i might note that there has been this one u.s. citizen samek namazi, that has not been released. u.s. officials still working to make sure he is released. another individual, a young student, that has been detained within the last year. u.s. officials working to get those cases reinvolved, wolf. >> at least two other americans, saamek namaze and razawa and they are not part of this deal. the u.s. suspects the iranians are not conceding that they have levinson. the fourth american, we don't know anything about this individual, nosratoliah khoshawi. we're going to get more information. did any of those sources on that conference call you had with u.s. officials at least tell you who this individual was, nosratoliah khoshawi. today is the first day we heard his name. >> they did not want to say anything because o

based on an approval of the supreme national security council, the security council of iran and the general interest of islamic republic, four iranianationality were freed within the framework of a prisoner deal. it says jason rezaian, amir amati and the other one named is syed abadini, an american pastor that went to iran and was detained. a fourth individual that it does not name. one of the recent cases that we have has been an american iranian businessman that was detained in iran late last year thafrmt was a lot of uproar. it happened during the vienna talks around the syria crisis which involved the iranians as well. at this point in time, the news agency naming three of the americans who are now released. in the case of amir, four years and jason rezaian. a lot will say it is diplomacy that has won out on this day, has secretary state kerry with the raupp foreign minister. >> what does that mean? >> a semi-official news agency would be a news agency that is not necessarily owned by the government or necessarily officially run. one that is certainly close to the rulers of iran. in this case, the farsi news agency is more the c

iranian nationals, all convicted of charges relating to violating the sanctions. they have now been released as part of that deal, as well. we're getting some new details about the negotiations that went on to make this deal, secretary of state john kerry telling reporters there were 11 and 12 meetings to hammer out the deal, took a lot of back and forth. there were some rough steps along the way, but saying he was pleased they were able to come up with a deal to free the four americans, and they are actually duel american iranian nationals, but that this was a good deal for the americans and the iranians. >> kristin, thank you for reporting from washington. >> hundreds of syrian civilians have been kidnapped and there are fears many may have been killed following a major isil assault. syrian state television is calling the latest attack a massacre, as isil forces in the east of the country push towards the city. andrew simmons has been monitoring developments from istanbul. >> the government is saying that there was a massacre of at least 300 civilians. it makes

iranian national was advocating improved relations between the u.s. and iran. they are at a military hospital in germany. it's the largest military hospital outside of the united states. the three former president owners who just made it to germany are all iranian americans. jason for "the washington post," saed, a pastor accused of trying to convert muslims in iran to christianity and amir arrested on a trip to see his grandmother and accused of espionage. originally sentenced to death. friends and family members were not rdz to say much or celebrate in many way until they knew their loved ones were out of iran. family members of each of the three are traveling to germany to meet the men. in the case of amir, his father has cancer. his eventual homecoming will be particularly powerful. president obama just called today a good day and reiterated why the recent deals with iran are so important. >> for decades, our differences with iran meant our governments almost never spoke to each other. ultimately, that did not advance america's interests. over the years, ir

breaking news this morning, iran our breaking news, iran is now emanneding an apology after the iranian national guard captured ten american sailors in territory waters. iran is still hoting those sailors. nine men, one woman, holding them on farsi island in the persian gulf. the latestest this morning is that the u.s. sailors are likely to be released soon for the latest, i want to pri in nic robertson. i got to tell you, yesterday afternoon, late yesterday afternoon when this word broke word from the pentagon. >> perhaps the things the way things play out with the iranians in a situation like this perhaps shouldn't surprise us. but at the same, i am surprised because the language we were hearing from both the iranian side and the pentagon as well and diplomatically, the iranian foreign minister, it did all seem to be on track. 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 ac

tim: with economic sanctions finally lifted, iranians nation's economy. senior international correspondent frederik pleitgen has more. " " on the first friday since the implementation of a nuclear agreement in tehran, - a tone of optimism, hope and reconciliation - even toward the u.s. (mos)"nobody hates anybody, we are people, they are people, we love each other. but our government have somethings of which they have been fighting for for many years, i don't want to get into that. but if eh this is a bridge for connecting people, then again lets hope for the best." while many sanctions have officially been lifted - the effects have not yet kicked in. still - many here hope soon their economy will thrive. (mos)"it can help iran's economy and also we have lots of educated engineers inside iran, outside iran." with the sanctions relief iran says it wants to sell up to 500 000 additional barrels of oil every day. tehran also expects major foreign investment in sectors like manufacturing, tourism and i.t. but there is still this death to america chants at the

the iranian nation has won. nobody has won inside the of country nor the countries that negotiated with us. everyone is happy with the agreement except war mongers. everybody else is happy. this deal will bring us development and progress, interaction with the world and coordination in our actions >>> a politics professor at tehran university and he says the deal will help to reduce tensions in the regions. >> the deal will have tremendous effect primarily domesticically but in the troubled region in the middle east, the deal will help in the long run maybe to achieve reduction of tension in the region. i think the deal is welcome, that the future would demonstrate that no-one has to fear the new iran and that includes the saudi arabia. the leader of saudi arabia they're thinking that the approach between iran and united states would be detrimental to them, but they will in future realise that actually the fact that iran and united states are becoming closer doesn't mean that iran will be belligerent and dangero

the release was almost a railed after iranian authorities detained rezaian's wife and mother at the tehran airport. a fifth american national was released separately from the prisoner swap and is returned to the united states. the seven prisoners released by , six of them hold dual u.s.-iranian citizenship. all of them have been accused or convicted of exporting goods and services to iran in violation of trade sanctions. the u.s. has also agreed to drop charges against 14 others. the exchange coincides with the implementation of the array nuclear deal. as. and other world powers partially lifted crippling economic sanctions after the international atomic energy agency certified rains veterans complaints with the dismantling of its nuclear infrastructure. iran can now access tens of billions of dollars of his own money frozen overseas and richer the global oil market and financial institutions. there is still an embargo that prevents u.s. congress from doing business in a rent and just announced new sanctions over iranian ballistic missile test. although republican critics wrongly claimed the u.s. is giving around money inst

dramatic images of the moment the revolutionary guard forces captured the sailors were aired on iranian national television. today, secretary of state john kerry said the situation would have likely ended very differently just a few years ago. "also want to thank the iranian authorities for their cooperation and quick response. these are always situations which, as everybody here knows, have an ability if not properly guided to get out of control. jack: swift release comes just few days before iran is expected to meet the terms of last summer's nuclear deal with world powers. the deal gives iran significant relief from economic sanctions. jack: a deadly avalanche strikes skiiers in the french alps today -- including a group of schoolkids. it happened very near in the popular isere region. two french students were killed - along with a ukranian skiier. killed - along with a ukranian skiier. killed - along with a ukranian skiier. stephanie: to the campaign trail now, where one candidate says the president is just like donald trump. stephanie: during a stop in urbandale today, republican candidate

the iranian nation has won. nobody was beat in the nuclear deal, neither inside the country or with the countries negotiated with us. everyone is happy. this deal will bring us development and progress, interaction with the world and coordination in our actions >>> jacky rowland reports. diplomacy takes time and there were delays right up to the end. when the announcement came, it was the agency that broke the news. >> relations between iran and the i.a.e.a. now enter a new phase. it is an important day for the international community. i kon grat legislation all those who helped make it a reality. >> reporter: so implementation day is here. the iranian foreign minister and the policy chief looked satisfied as they arrived to give their reactions. both sides can look forward to huge economic benefits from the lifting of sanctions >> as iran has fulfilled its commitments, today multi lateral and national economic and financial sanctions related to iran's nuclear program are-- lifted. >> reporter: a big personal ac

administration, in order to cover up its helplessness, has had to bow to the will of the iranian nation and can come to terms with the jcpoa and remove the cruel sanctions." the u-s lifted the sanctions after iran complied with the terms of the nuclear agreement. four people shot at a person is dead. you'll hear from people who were there. democratic fireworks. we'll show you some of the tense moments between hillary clinton and bernie sanders during last night's debate. and ... tornado clean up. see how people in florida are dealing with a pair of rare, deadly twisters that caused havoc along the coast. and deitra tate is updating her forecast as we speak. she'll explain how it's going to get even colder for the commute tomorrow morning. again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of

better timed with parliamentary elections scheduled next month. >> translation: i tell the great iranian nation that god willing the sanctions will be lifted in january and the government will fulfil one of its election promises, the chains of sanctions will be moved from the feet of iran's economy and more interaction with the world >> reporter: iran is hungry for change. economic isolation has caused a weak currency. high inflation and lack of jobs. iran is a market of 80 million potential customers for foreign companies but propping isn't expect-- progress isn't expected to be quick. >> interests in investing in iran as a major emerging economy is there, but the pace at which this investment can be absorbed, the negotiations that are needed, the operational processes that are needed to absorb these investments will be slower than many expect at this stage. >> reporter: the implementation of the nuclear deal is being lorded by many as a step of iranian reintegrated in into the global company. it is no reset button with the west. forces carried out two ballistic missile tests and prompted talk

negotiate the release of boise idaho pastor a seat abedin he arrested in 2012 for allegedly crossing iranian national security. iran released him and for other american saturday in exchange for the freedom of seven i ran the prisoners held in estates. he was charged with espionage and allegation the state department said it was absurd. the mayor had met a few iran called us buy into american prisoners had left iran we know little about. capture. >> they should be on the way home to their families before long. reporter: dieses and iran agree to the swap on the same day the international atomic energy agency announced that man had dismantled its nuclear program as a promise. for the u.n. to lift sanctions on the country and freezing while more than $100 billion. >> today marks the moment that the iran nuclear agreement transitions from an ambitious set of promises on paper to measurable action in progress. reporter: iran agreed to help united states find american robert levinson a former cia operator and fbi agent who disappeared in iran almost 10 years ago. antwan: thanks much. americans are offering

the iranian nation has won. nobody was beaten in the nuclear deal. neither inside the country nor among the countries that negotiated with us, everyone is happy with the agreement exempt the zionists, warmongers, those who provoke divisions among had kills and the u.s. everybody is happy. this deal will bring development and progress, interaction with the world and coordination in our actions. >> throughout the whole process, israel has expressed skepticism about using diplomacy to resolve the iranian nuclear issue. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, would have preferred to use blunter tools and has consistently made veiled threats about israel taking matters into its own hands. >> it is clear from now on, iran will have more means which it can divert to terror actions in the region and throughout the world and israel is prepared to deal with any threat. >> israel's opposition to the deal is shared by saudi arabia, which is worried about the rehabilitation of its rival, iran. >> implementation day was an important milestone, but the work of the

they target five iranian nationals and a network of companies based in the united arab emirates in china but will have little effect on the day to day lives of iranians. the new sanctions have been in the works for two wiese but were delayed until after washington released -- secure the release of u.s.-iranian prisoners. our correspondent has more. swap, hailed as a breakthrough in diplomacy both in washington and tehran. president obama. this is a good day because we see what is possible with strong american diplomacy. it is a reminder of what we can achieve when we lived with strength and wisdom. >> the u.s. announced new sanctions months after iran conducted a bad test on a ballistic missile. in tehran, president rouhani welcome to the sanctions and said it will open up the -- welcomed the opening of sanctions, saying that it will open up -- thereare not going to -- is always a reaction for every action. if they violate the measures, there are mechanisms in the accord and we will apply them. >> support for the deal was not unanimous. prime minister benjamin netanyahu was adamantly opp

the iranian nation has won. nobody was beaten in the nuclear deal, neither inside the country nor among the countries that negotiated with us. >> reporter: a few years ago it would have been unthinkable for iran and america to be talking directly to each other, but the direct talks have resulted in a nuclear deal, the release of american iranian prisoners and avoiding of tensions on the high seas were another hostage situation when the u.s. navy sailors accidentally drifted into iranian territorial waters. this has been a long process since the nuclear negotiations started. the two sides have sworn relations that we have to be cautious of the fact that iran and america have very strategic interest in the region and beyond. they don't see eye to eye on many issues, but they have started talking, a step in the right direction, but still a long way to go. as we've seen today, president obama imposed new sanctions on iran over its missile program and something sure not to go down well with the establishment. >> iran

national. jason is iranian american. ugani is a full iranian citizen. had is their city, tehran. >> the attitude in general seems to be ever shifting. is fun even a good idea? >> a lot of push and pull. a lot of give-and-take. when i first started coming here, you wouldn't hear pop music in a restaurant. >> it's everywhere. >> it's everywhere now. >> we have police for not being covert enough. we don't live with the police in our head, you know. >> one of the first things that people will say when you say well, i'm going to iran, but don't do this, this, and this. >> yeah. >> actually, not so much. not as much as our friends. >> compare and contrast, women aren't allowed to drive in saudi arabia. >> or vote. >> or vote. you can drive, you can vote. >> yeah, of course. my sister is an accountant. she has her own company. girls are allowed to do almost everything, except we want to go and watch football. >> can't go watch football. >> we cannot. >> women's issues are often at the point of change, or possible change here. on one hand, prevailing conservati

the iranian nation has won. deal neither inside the country negotiated with us. ali: a few years ago, it would' ve been unthinkable for iran and america to be talking directly, but the talks have resulted in a nuclear deal, the release of american prisoners, and avoiding tensions on the high seas where another hostage situation occured. this has been a long process since the nuclear negotiation started. the two sides have warmed relations, but we have to because of the fact that iran and america have different strategic interests in the region and beyond. they don' t see i too high on many issues, but they have started talking. it' s a step in the right direction, but there is a long way to go. president obama imposed new sanctions on iran over its missile program, something not to go down well with iran' s at least they are enemies talking instead of fighting. andrew: we now know the name of the american killed in the attack in burkina faso' capital. hotel at a cafe popular with westerners. they killed 20 people and injured dozens more. the mocon victim was mike

. >> in the nuclear deal, no party iranian nation has won. nobody was beaten in the nuclear deal, neither inside the country, nor among the countries that negotiated with us. ali: a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for iran and america to be talking directly to each other. but the direct talks have resulted in a nuclear deal, the release of american-iranian prisoners, and avoiding of tensions on the high seas, and another hostage situation, when the u.s. navy sailors accidentally drifted into iranian territorial waters. now, this has been a long process since the nuclear negotiations started. the two sides have warmed relations, but we also havavto be cautious of the fact that iran and america have very different strategic interests in the region, and beyond. they don't see eye to eye on many issues, but they have started talking. a step in the right direction, but still, a long way to go. as we've seen today, president obama imposed new sanctions on iran over its missile program, establishment. now, iran and america may be enemi

the iranian nation has won.obody was beaten in the nuclear deal, neither inside the country nor among the countries that negotiated with us. >> reporter: a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for iran and america to be talking directly to each other. but the direct talks have resulted in a nuclear deal, the release of american iranian prisoners and avoiding attentions on the high seas or another hostage situation when the u.s. navy sailors accidentally drifted into iranian territorial waters. now, this has been a long process since the nuclear negotiations started. the two sides have strained relations but we have to be cautious of the fact that iran and america have very different strategic interests in the region and beyond. they don't see eye to eye on many issues, but they have started talking, a step in the right direction. but still a long way to go. as we've seen today, president obama imposed new sanctions on iran over its missile program, something sure not to go down well iran's establishment

the iranian nation has won. nobody was beaten in the nuclear deal neither inside the country nor among the countries that negotiated with us. >> a few years ago it would have been unthinkable for iran and america to be talking directly to each other. but the direct talks resulted in nuclear deal release of american iranian priss fleers and voiding of -- prisoners and avoiding of high seas or another hostage situation where u.s. navy sailors drifted into iranian territorial waters. this is a long process since the nuclear negotiations started. the two sides have warmed relation but we have to be cautious of the fact iran and america have different strategic interests in the they don't see eye to eye on many issues but they have started to talk. a step in the right direction but stale long way to go. as we have seen today, president obama imposed new sanctions on iran over the missile program something not to go down well with the ruling establishment. iran and america may be enemies but at least they are enemies

iran was demanding the release of iranian americans and iranian nationals in the u.s. who in the obama administration's view had violated u.s. law, in most cases dealing with the sanctions that we have begins iran, most of which are being lifted, and these are prelegitimate criminal cases and loretta lynch said we have to be careful about creating equivalence here. if another country grabs somebody on trumped up charges, do we have to release these people who are legitimately on trial violating our laws? and balm said in a one-time -- and president obama said in a one-time humanitarian gesture, he said nobody can complain about. indeed, there were lots of complaints about that last point. people are thrilled these americans are free but there is a complaint that obama gave up too much and that had he taken some sort of a vague, harder line, the americans would have been released without us having to do anything in return. joan: michael, can i ask you one thing about the sanctions, what kind of market opportunities will there be for them and us? michael: fewer market op

iranian official news agency has put out those names. on the other side, there's been quite a bit of confusion about these four dual nationals. the four names are well known including jason rezaian. a fourth seems to have taken a lot of people by surprise. even the iranian news reports have been getting the different four names of the prisoners that were released in iran confused. so a lot of this still needs to shake out but the only thing so far that seems clear is that according to multiple sources in iran that there was a prisoner exchange, that four people were released in iran, including jason rezaian, or are in the process of being released, and that seven other names have been listed that the united states appare apparently dropped charges for, released. but united states close-lipped about all of this. the vast majority of information coming from iranian sources. >> thank you to nbc's richard engel in vienna. the 2016 presidential candidates are starting to weigh in on this breaking news out of iran. there's more on that next. for action flo! business small business edition. oh, no! i'm up to my neck in operating cos

marine and a fourth iranian american national. a fifth american, a detained student, also being released, although not part of the formal prisoner swap, being released separately. "the washington post" just releasing a statement. let me read it to our viewers. we couldn't be happier to hear the news that jason rezaian has been released from prison. once we receive more details and can confirm jason has safety left iran, we will have more to share. that statement from a "washington post" spokeswoman. as part of the deal, u.s. fillefiller officials are offing clemency, dropping charges against seven iranian, six are dual u.s./iranian citizenship, standing trial in the united states for sanctions violations. brian stelter has been covering the story for us. chris frates joins us from the white house. chris, what are you hearing specifically from the obama administration? i anticipate we'll hear a statement, we'll get a statement at some point from the president of the united states? >> reporter: well, that's right. and we're not hear

. >> translation: i tell the great iranian nation that god willing the sanctions will be lifted in january and the government will fulfil one of its election promises. the chainss of sanctions will be removed and the path will be more open for more interaction with the world. >> reporter: iran is hundred agree for change. xhek violation has caused the high inflation, lack of jobs. it is. progress isn't expected to be quit. >> interests to invest in iran as a major emerging economy is there, but the pace at which this investment can be absorbed, the negotiations that are needed, the operational processes that are needed to absorb these investments will be slower than many expect at this stage. >> reporter: the implementation of the nuclear deal is being lauded by many as a positive step for the country to re-enter the global economy. iran military forces recently carried out two ballistic missile tests prompting talk in washington of a new round of sanctions >>> other sanctions remain in place. american companies still cannot do business with iran, but the u.s. is allowing some exceptions b

the iranian president rouhani has done a victory lap, yesterday speaking to iranian national televisionng the iranian people that this deal was a victory for iran, victory for the resistance and principles of the iranian revolution and said that the only people around the world opposed to this deal are, in his words, warmongers in the region, israel and what he called hard liners in washington which many here interpret it as a reference to donald trump and some of the other republican candidates. richard engel, nbc news, tehran. >>> for the seventh year in a row, students, staff and others turned a day off into a day on. about 200 volunteers gathered at the alexandria campus at the community college, helping end hunger locally and internationally. >> we have two donations going on right now. we have local, canned good donation that will go to charity here where they will actually bring the packaging in. >> our goal is to package 35,000 meals today. >> i feel like it's a good thing to do and to partake and facilitate in such a good cause. i find it's a good thing to do. >> reporter: the

so here iranian and american, but they have iranian nationality. had a plane ready to go to take them out, as you were taking the americans out of iran, and none of the iranians who were freed. some of them were freed from prisons. some of them were not in prison yet but they were in the legal process and were, in effect, pardoned. they didn't want to go back. they're legal residents here. they wanted to stay in the u.s. of course, very different from the situation with a rezaian or hekmati or abedini. they wanted to go home. two sides of the coin. u.s. officials describe this more as a humanitarian exchange than a prisoner swap because some of those iranians were in prison. whatever you call it, they made their choice, and they wanted to stay here. >> we'll see what happens, says that's for sure. jim, great to see you. thank you so much. interesting story coming out on that. >>> let's get to some breaking news out of wall street. the dow plunging. you're seeing right there, it had been hovering down 400 points in the red. >> let's get right to ali

the ayatollah khomeini was when heby iranians returned from exile. a national referendum established iran as an islamic republic in 1979. on november 4, iranian students seized the american embassy and took more than 50 hostages. they were still held when president carter gave his final state of the union address. here is a two-minute portion of president carter addressing the situation. >> in response to the apparent acts in iran, our nation has never been aroused and unified so greatly and peacetime. our position is clear. the united states will not yield to blackmail. we continue to pursue the specific goals. protect the present and long-range interests of the united states. secondly to preserve the lives of the american hostages and to secure as quickly as possible their safe release will stop if possible, to avoid bloodshed which might further endanger the lives of our fellow citizens. to enlist the help of other nations in condemning this active violence which is shocking and violates the moral and legal standards of the civilized world. theto convince an

better timed with parliamentary elections scheduled next month. >> translation: i tell the great iranian nationhat god willing the sanctions will be lifted in january and the government will fulfil one of its election promises. the chains of sanction will be removed and there will be more interaction with the world >> reporter: iran is hungry for change. economic isolation has caused a weak currency, high inflation and lack of jobs. iran is a market of 80 million potential customers for foreign companies but progress isn't expected to be quick. >> interests to invest in iran as a major emerge be economy is there, but-- emerging common is there. the negotiations that are needed to absorb these investments will be slower than many expect at this stage. >> reporter: the implementation of the nuclear deal has been lauded by many as a positive step for iran reintegrating into the global economy. iranian military forces recently carried out two ballistic missile tests prompting talks in washington of a new round of sanctions >>> a boat load of refugees have been rescued. volunteers from a mall tease-

fifth fleet and the iranian national guard. , huge deal, especially from the iranian perspective, they have held on to jason rezaian because it has caused so much tension through the negotiations, this was a major bargaining chip. it will be interesting to see what the u.s. has given up if anything, it's being framed on the official iranian news agency as a swap. we don't know what the other side of the swap was yet. >> that is what we'll be watching, this on to the breaking news, cal perry, msnbc. thank you very much, that breaking news, four released by the iranian government, we're going to stay on top of that, but we're first going to take a break. once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who's had a bad re

and iranian nationalities. >> we had just gotten the use that pastor saeed and three other americans are coming home. praise god. millions of us have been lifting up pastor saeem and ameer and jason. i hope he is among them. we have yet to get full details. at this point we are giving prayers of thanksgiving that they're coming home. monday, february 1st. >>> flash forward to tomorrow, spacex will try to launch a rocket and land itself in the ocean. they successfully launched and land add segment of the rocket in cape canaveral. they will launch a weather satellite and try to land a rocket segment to possibly reuse it, this time on a ship in the middle of the pacific. launch set for 2:00 p.m. out in california. >>> it's the 11th year for otronicon, state of the art gaming and simulation technologies for guests to enjoy. now through monday you can check out the future of gaming and design and interact with entry leaders and check out some workshops for your inner techy. visit otronicon.org for more information. >>> january 15th marks another luther king jr. today a parade was held in

anything to do with internal policy of saudi arabia, i have no idea if he has been granted an iranian nationally. that would be surprising. wha we know is he's a saudi citizen accused of killing and inciting violence in the region, and also was responsible for the killing of police. >> thank you for your time. >> yes. >> it was interesting to talk to you and hear your views on the topic. the saudi political commentator joining us there, thank you for your time >>> two palestinians have been shot dead in the occupied west bank east of nablus at a checkpoint. they were shot by israeli soldiers after allegedly being involved. over 20 israelis have been killed >>> north korea says south korea's propaganda broadcast is pushing it to the brink of war. senior officials made the comment to celebrate the fourth test. a broad cast consists of pop music, news and criticism of the north korean government >>> thailand is implementing stricter penalties against pornography, people found with child important will be sentenced for up to five years in gaol. previously intention to distribute was not a crime >>>

. >> reporter: in the nuclear deal, no party has beaten another party, the iranian nation won. no one has beaten the deal either inside the country. everyone is happy except the zionists, warmongers, those that provoke terrorism among muslims. everyone else is happy. this will bring development, progress, interaction with the world and coordination in our actions >>> live to jacky rowland, joining us live from vienna. it must be a relief for all sides involved in the deal. >> yes, it was obviously a marathon effort. in particular by the u.s. secretary of state john kerry, who personally has been working on the deal for years. he spoke to reporters after the announcement that it was, in fact, implementation day on saturday. he looked tired. he spoke in great detail about what had been achieved in practical terms. he went into a lot of detail about how the amount of enriched uranium held has been reduced to a tiny fraction of what it was before the deal, and the way in which nuclear reactors, particularly the arak reactor has been put out of submission. a lot of satisfaction on t

iranian money. is this a new era for u.s.-iran ties? we'll speak to trita parsi of the national iranian american council. then today is day 84 of a runaway natural gas leak above los angeles that's emitted more than 150 million pounds of methane. some call it the nation's biggest environmental disaster since the bp oil spill. >> it is just like in hell. i don't know if i can work, if i can breathe. amy: then, health and environmental experts are accusing the obama administration of caving to the meat industry in its new dietary guidelines. while the guidelines recommend consuming less sugar, they do not recommend eating less meat. this comes after an intensive lobbying campaign by the meat industry and despite recent findings by the world health organization that processed meat can cause cancer. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the islamic state has claimed responsibility for a series of explosions that ripped through the indonesian capital jakarta. at least seven people, including five alleged attackers, have died and pe

. >> translator: i tell the great iranian nation that god willing the sanctions will be lifted in january and the government will fulfill one of its election promises. the chains of sanctions will be removed from the feet of iran's economy and the path will be more open for more interaction with the world. >> reporter: iran is hungry for change. economic isolation has caused weak currency, high inflation and a lack of jobs. 80 million potential customers, but progress isn't expected to be quit. >> interest to invest is iran is there. but the pace at which it will take play, negotiations, suppose that are needed to absorb these investments will be slower than many pictures at this stage. >> reporter: the implementation of the deal is lauded by many as positive step for iran reintegrating in to the global economy but no reset button for relations with the west. iranian military forces recently carried out two ballistic missile tests prompting talk in washington after new round of sanctions. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> now that teheran has fulfilled things. james bays now explains the signifi

iran has released four prisoners with duel iranian national natural any, including journallest.tive and we will have the latest on this story coming up on the abc7 news at 8:00. happening today, if you have ever wanted to drive on the sonoma raceway, today is your chance to do so all in the name of charity. the third annual laps for charity event benefits children in to need in sonoma county. you can enjoy a few laps around the track in your own car. the charity has distributed more than $5 million to sonoma county youth groups since 2001. the event starts at 11:00 this morning at the raceway. lisa, do you think the tracks are going to be wet? >> request re, in fact rain moving through the north bay right now. just about to move into san francisco. this is a 1 on the storm impact scale. you can see the heavier rain from yountville to sonoma and napa. westward from san rafael down to just the coast of san francisco. the accuweather seven-day forecast, showers today. stronger storms tomorrow lingering into the holiday. more rain, a weaker system on tuesday. you can see we are goin

iranian nationals released. then iran decided, although this fifth american, matthew trevithick, has not been part of the original deal, the iranians as a good will gesture also decided to release him, this young student was in iran, he was detained, we understand just a little bit over a month ago. so this is the culmination of a lot of diplomacy, secretary kerry and foreign minister zarif. also we understand bret magerk, top u.s. diplomat now, replaced the u.s. envoy to isis coalition all really trying to get this done, wolf, in the last several days. you saw earlier this week the detention of ten u.s. sailors threatened to complicate this, but the detention by iran, but u.s. officials say secretary kerry and foreign minister zarif agree that this could really potentially be a roadblock here, so they decided, you saw, that was resolved quickly, wolf, with what is considered record time in iran within 24 hours those sailors were released so they could get back to focusing on concluding this landmark agreement on

the 10 american sailors who were detained by the iranian national guard on tuesday were handed over to the american naval fleet early this morning. secretary of state john kerry said the sailors were well taken care of. and thanked the iranian authorities for their quick response. >> this kind of issue was able to be peacefully resolved and officially resolved. and that is a testament to the critical role that diplomacy plays. >> just days before the nucle deal with iran is set to go into force. in exchange them freezing their nuclear program, economic sanctions some national national leaders nervous. so that's what i said, there's a link age between the nuclear deal and how iran performs on the other port follows. >> lawmakers in the u.s. also say the incident should raise serious questions about iran's behavior. >> this is the reason why opposed the iran nuclear agreement as well, but i think it's a great failure to attempt to sit down with folks that will take actions like what we see in this video. >> also stoking criticism. iranian state tv aired a video of one of the u.s. sailors

-iranian national who co-owns companies in houston and in iran.was accused of selling millions of dollars of electronics to iran that aided the country's nuclear program. he was granted a full pardon and released from prison yesterday. he is in houston. thank you so much for joining us. it has been reported that you were contacted even months ago by an iranian official to ask about the possibility of this kind of deal for your client. is that correct? and what was said? >> yes. for the last four or five months my associate and i have been trying to get a visa to go to iran and investigate our case. and we were told to deal with the iranian con sul in washington d.c. and we have been pursuing that with them. and about two months ago the head of legal affairs contacted rachel thompson an myself and told us that there was a possibility, only at that time, a possibility that we were involved in a prisoner exchange that had been advertised throughout the press. >> brown: now so that meansmr. l was in the works. what was his reaction over the weekend? >

the iranian nation has won. nobody was beaten in the nuclear deal. neither inside the country nor among the countries that negotiated with us. >> a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for iran and america to be talking directly to each other, but the direct talks have resulted in a nuclear deal, the release of american-iranian prisoners and avoiding tensions on the high seas or another hostage situation when the u.s. navy sailors accidentally drifted into iranian territorial waters. this has been a long process since the negotiations started. we also have to be cautious of the fact that iran and america have very different strategic interests in the region and beyond. they don't see eye to eye on many issues, but they have started talking. a step in the right direction, but still a long way to go. as we have seen today, president obama imposed new sanctions on iran over its missile program. something that's sure not to go down well with iran's establishment. iran and america may be enemies, but at least they're enemies who are talking inste