. >>> jason rezaian. the me from his family -- the plea from his family to release him. >> a defining day for world dissident iweiwei as china finally gives back his passport. >>> we begin with the circumstances surrounding the death much sandra bland and the questions that continue to grow. the racially charged case started with a contentious and controversial traffic stop. three days later her body was found in her jail cell. the jailers said it was a suicide. her family said she wouldn't take her own life. much attention is focusing on that initial encounter with a state trooper on waller county, texas. tristan atone has more. >> get out of the car. i will light you up. getget out now! >> forced the texas department of public safety to rerelease the tape as authorities insisted that it was not edited or manipulate ed. manipulated. the film had been criticized for having gaps and overlaps. dps said it was a problem when they loaded the video file onto the internet. >> we will not say it is been tampered

. >> jason rezaian, they let him know a couple of hours beforehand, let his lawyer know, has a little hearing and sits in jail for another month. >> it seems very arbitrary especially when you are the one in the cell. i had on the ticker, roxana saberi is going to go on trial on whatever day, and i'd be like oh really i didn't know, it's good to find out from the tv. >> how did you survive in that environment, you being in a cell and solitary confinement. >> sol industry confinement was the hardest, for me it was two weeks, for jason rez rezaian, you don't usually get books or pen or paper you don't have a tv at that point usually. you get so alone you start to think to yourself, talk to yourself, wonder if you're going to lose your insanity. you would rather speak to your interrogate uber, who is pressuring you to make statements that are not true, than to be alone. >> what happened to you? they sentenced you. >> to eight years in prison. i was very fortunate, eventually people found out where i was and many people thankfully spoke out for me and i believe this pressure helped set me

journalist jason rezaian should be released. pastor saeed abedini should be released.mir hekmati, a sergeant in the marines should be released. these americans need to be back home with their families. >> welcome back to "hardball" that was president obama yesterday going for the release of the four americans turbulently held in iran. among them is california born journalist jason rezaian who as of today has spent a year behind bars in that country. he was working as the tehran bureau chief of "the washington post" last july when he was arrested and later accused of spying for the u.s. now that a historic nuclear agreement has been reached with iran, president obama is receiving new calls to secure his release. here is how it came up at last week's press conference. kirks you tell the country, sir, why are you content with all the fanfare around this deal to leave the conscience of this nation, the strength of this nation unaccounted for in relation to these four americans? >> the notion that i am content as i celebrate with american citizens languishing in iranian jai

. >>> jason rezaian rezaian's family are still hoping. lisa stark has the story. >> charged with espionage and other crimes, that u.s. officials call a sham. on the anniversary of his arrest, another call to free the 39-year-old journalist. >> freedom is his right. and we call again on iran, its government and its judiciary to let this decent and innocent man go. >> reporter: a washington post reporter rezaian and his wife were taken from their tehran home in the middle of the night last july. she is out on jail. rezaian's older brother ali has been relentlessly advocating for his release. negotiations with iran over the nuclear programs. >> how might that impact the willingness of the iranian government to change this case? >> it's now time for the iranian government, let jason go. >> jason rezaian is one of three iranian americans imprisoned in iran. a fourth american is missing and believed jailed although the iranian government denies that. the state department and iran confirm that during the nuclear gloakses, the fategloaksesnegotia

and angry that four americans are left behind including "washington post" reporter jason rezaian. he was thrown in a notorious prison. today his family and employers made another plea for his release. this time calling on the united nations to step in. >> no evidence has been produced of espionage. saw he did was work diligently and fairly as a journalist. >> rezaian reported on the culture and daily life of the iranian people and spoke with cnn's anthony bourdain before his arrest. >> do you love it here? >> i love it and hate it but it's home. >> reporter: his brother thinks his case was caught up in the nuclear talks. but now he hopes that the iranians will send his brother home. >> the right thing to do is to release him now because he is innocent. >> reporter: president obama under fire for striking the deal while rezaian and two other americans are still being held. a fourth american missing. tension was on full display when a reporter asked about their fate. >> the notion that i am content as i celebrate with american citizens languishing in iranian jails, major, that's non

major garrett asked about the four americans, including jason rezaian, whom iran is holding. >> can you tell the country, sir, why you are content with the fanfare around the deal and leave the americans unaccounted for? >> i have to give you credit major, for how you craft those questions. the notion that i'm content as i celebrate with american citizens languishing in iranian jails. major, that's nonsense and you should know better. i met with the families. nobody's content. >> the administration scrambling to convince leaders around the world that the nuclear deal is a good deal. secretary of state john kerry meets with the saudi arabia foreign minister and ash carter heads to the middle east to meet saudi officials on their home turf. the new york times reporting that the white house is trying to soften fierce israeli opposition in the deal. unnamed officials telling the times the u.s. is offering to increase the military aid package to israel. one unexpected side effect of the nuclear deal producing a thaw in relations with moscow. mr. obama calling president putin to thank him for

. >>> new hope for jason resident rezaian, and a warning about killer robots. the effort to stop art official tense before it's too late. >> on capitol hill today a sometimes frustrated secretary of state, john kerry urged the house to support the repeat iran nuclear deal. and many on the house foreign affairs committee disagreed that the deal will keep the u.s. safe, and should not have done it with americans held in iran. >> when are they going to be free? can you speak to that, mr. secretary? >> my last conversation with foreign minister, zarif and the president was about the four american citizens being held. and we have followed up on that conversation since then, and we're in direct conversations and that's all i'm going to say here today. that i hope that they will be returned to be with their families. >> should congress rejects the iran deal, president obama would not in theory be able to lift most of the economic sanctions on iran, but the white house has vowed to veto any bill along those lines. >>> and joining me now jason's brother, ali rezaian in

journalist jason rezaian should be released. >> reporter: and secretary kerry says he brings up the americans' cases in every meeting he has what the iranians even in the final minutes before the deal was announced. now ali rezaian hopes it would keep most costly to the iranians to hold his brother and they will let him go. >>> the national lead, retracing a killer's rampage, the fbi explaining how the terrorist in chattanooga attacked two military facilities and how five service members lost their lives. >>> plus donald trump on the record what he has to say about the name-calling lindsey graham's phone numbs her and his drop? a new poll. we'll have that conversation, coming up. checking out the listing on zillow i sent you? yeah, i like it. this place has a great backyard. i can't believe we're finally doing this. all of this... stacey, benjamin... this is daniel. you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow. congratulations. you're down with crestor. yes! when diet and exercise aren't enough, adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol up to 55%

the others are amir hekmati and jason rezaian and saeed abedini. robert levinson is a retired fbi agent. >> we desperately want my father home. it's been eight years and even one more day is too long without him. what we believe is that this deal is not the end of discussions between the iranian government and the united states government but merely the beginning and hopefully that this leads to my father's case being a priority and being at the center of discussions from here on out. >> with me now, senior media correspondent and host of cnn's "reliable sources," brian stelter. good to see you. >> you, too. >> you've been keeping in touch with the family of jason re sdplchlt aian ever since he was arrested last year. what is the family saying today? there's been disappointment that this wasn't included in the deal. >> you're right. there's a real mix of emotion that you can sense from the family members on this historic day. jason's brother ali lives out here in california. they are expressing hopeful signs today. ali saying that his brother shoul

i am very focused on release amir hekmati, saeed abedini and jason rezaian and robert levinson. >> davidany indication that your dad is still alive? >> well several years ago we received that video of him. that was basically a hostage video. a few months later we received photos of him in the orange jumpsuit. up until that point people had told us that he passed on and we needed to move on but my father has proved that he's resilient and he's a determined person. there is no doubt in my mind that he is there, that he's waiting for us and that the united states and iran can work together to bring him home. where there is a will there is a way and the two countries can work together to make that happen. >> david levinson thank you very much. we hope that you're reunited with your dad very soon. congressman, thank you for keeping this issue alive. i know the hekmati and all of the other families are grateful to you. >> thank you. >>> up next on the loose right now, mexican officials are trying to desperately to find him. for the latest we'll go to the scene to get more on the escape of the

on this, the first anniversary of jason rezaian detention by iranian authorities, the post petitioned the u.n. working group on arbitrary detention to demand his release. bruce leshan talked with his brother. >> reporter: it has been a year since iranian authorities broke down the door and arrested the reporter and his wife. his family and colleagues at the post had hoped last week's conclusion of the nuclear talks would have offered iran an opening to release him. >> i wake up every day disappointed that jason is still in prison and that we are still working on this. >> reporter: the iranian embassy here in the u.s. is shuttered, so is the u.s. embassy in tehran. u.s. interests there are represented by the swiss but even the swiss have been unable to get in to see jason rezaian. ra zion -- rezaian has been subjected to what the post editor calls a sham trial on trumped-up charges of espionage. >> mow frustrating -- how frustrating is this for you? >> this is enormously frustrating. >> reporter: his wife was eventually released and his mother has gone to iran three times, hoping to co

now it is one year ago since the teheran correspondent of "the washington post," jason rezaian and hisife were arrested after iranian authorities were forced into their home. he was put into solitary confinement for months without a word of explanation to his family or the world outside. his wife, and iranian citizen. meanwhile, in the u.s. itself, the obama administration is busy trying to sell its iran nuclear deal to congress. this thursday, the architects of the agreement, including secretary of state john kerry, will defend it themselves and from the senate foreign relations committee. as our washington correspondent philip crowther has discovered armies of lobbyists who oppose it are also swarming the congress always. rezaian all o -- reporter: all options are on the table when it comes to influencing a member of the u.s. congress. this spread of food and drink was put by this man. >> how are you? >> i think it is sharing one of iran with members of congress. reporter: this group has cooked up an array of experts who oppose the nuclear deal. here is one-time vice presidential can

it's now been a full year since iranian authorities broke down the door to jason rezaian's home and arrested. he has since been subjected to what the post is calling a sham trial on trumped-up charges of espionage. >> it is clear as it has been all along that jason did nothing wrong. all he did was work diligently and fairly as a journalist. every aspect of this case is incarceration -- his incarceration, his trial, the conditions of his imprisonment has been a disgraceful violation of human rights. >> his colleagues and family hoped that last week's conclusion of nuclear talks ended with iran releasing rezaian but that didn't happen. >>> part of an extreme sports on television when ian flanders pulled the chute cord, the lines apparently got tangled around his legs and he fell to the ground. we will not show you the end of the jump. this death is the 264th base jumping death since rdreco keeping began. >>> lift-off. >> thank you. >> lift-off of the soyuz tma17m on its way to catch up with the international space station five hours -- >> and right now a russian soyuz rocket speeding its way

center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> washington post correspondent jason rezaian's trial in iranian may finally be coming to a head. the iranian court informed her the next trial will be the last. he has denied the allegations of espionage and other charges. >>> if you don't get enough sleep, you may be increasing your risk for alzheimer's disease. new research found a lack of sleep spurs creation of an alzheimer's-related protein and disrupted sleep, especially sleep apnea, increases the risk of cognitive decline. this was presented at the alzheimer's association international commerce right here in washington. >>> garrison keeler, the creator and host of prairie host companion is ready to hang up his microphone for good. he said the next season of his popular radio slow will be his last and he's -- show will be his last and he's already chosen a successor, musician chris feely. keeler says this time he's certain he's done. >>> there are more than 37 million people out there with reason to be nervous tonight. they belong to the adultery website known as ashleymadis

the iran deal to a skeptical congress secretary kerry was asked about "washington post" reporter jason rezaian, an american citizen arrested in iran a year ago today. rezaian was taken from his home with his wife, accused of spying, and his brother says subjected to constant interrogations. >> they went through ten years of his e-mail. why did you send this e-mail, why did you send that e-mail? >> he's got to justify every communication he's had for ten years? >> any one they want to ask him about. >> reporter: rezaian isn't alone. two other americans are held in iranian jails. another went missing in iran. critics say their release should have been part of the deal. others say it's not that simple. haleh esfandiari should know. she was jailed in iran in 2007, also accused of spying. the issue, she says, the american detainees are of iranian descent and iran doesn't recognize their u.s. passports. >> when i was in jail, i told them, i said look, i live in america, i have an american passport, i'm an iranian-american, i mean, what are you doing? >> reporter: iran insists the detainees ran inter

jason rezaian is charged with spying.ial has been criticize and this is the third closed session of the trial and very few details of the case have been made public. rezaian has been held for over 300 days. >>> 4:58 now. if your students have lots of leftover school supplies from this school year, montgomery county will take them off your hands. today is montgomery county public school's annual drive for supplies. you can bring your new or gently used school supplies to richard montgomery high school at 12:30 today. those supplies help students in need get ready for the next school year. >>> i know it seems early but a lot of them are on the store shelves and selling out. more people are working in spotsylvania county but fewer are using car pools and public transportation. more than 59,000 people work in the county. that is up 1,700 more from previous estimates. a little more than 7,000 people are carpooling. and a little more than 1,600 people use public transit. both of those numbers are down. the paper obtained data f

. >> we'll talk to the brother of jason rezaian.s a "washington post" reporter among four americans still being held in prisons in iran. he wants to know why there is nothing the nuclear deal that addresses his brother's ordeal other other americans held in tehran. jason was literally ripped out of his home and thrown in prison and they have never been given a reason or substantial charges on that. bill: donald trump talk about his options if he's not the republican nominee. trump was asked whether he would run as a third party candidate. so many people want me to if i don't win. i'll have to see how i'm being treated by the republicans that would be a factor. what will decide this third party issue as of today? what did he say? >> reporter: he talked about this before. but this is the if you are -- -- this is the furthest he has gone. he is putting the rnc on notice. you try to rig the process and he will take a third-party bid. bill: if that would be the case, who would he help and who would he hurt. >> if he runs a third-party bi

. >> jason rezaian is "the washington post" correspondent for iran. he uae-based newspaper "the national." jason is iranian/american. yeganeh, his wife, a full iranian citizen. this is their city, tehran. the official attitude toward fun in general seems to be an ever-shifting -- how -- 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 or -- >> now it is everywhere. >> now it is everywhere. >> we have police, they arrest girls or women for having the hijab or not being covered enough. it is not that we live with the police in our head, you know. >> one of the first things that people will say when you say, i'm going to iran. yeah, but don't they make women do this, this, this, this. >> yeah. >> actually not so much, not as much as our friends. compare and contrast, women aren't allowed to drive in saudi arabia. >> that's right. or vote. >> or vote. you can drive. you can vote. >> yeah, of course. of course. my sister is an accountant. she has her own

his name is jason rezaian. he is the post bureau chief. iran eventually charged him with espionage and distributing propaganda. he strongly denies those charges. tonight the executive editor and families renewed their calls for his release. >>> there is new video just into our newsroom, it's surveillance video that shows a guy fighting off a man as he tried to get into an apartment building. >> one lane of the outer loop is still shut down as crews clean up from the massive truck fire. it has caused a traffic nightmare. and the inner loop has to the dallas toll road in virginia. >> and riders break the law and often get away with it. a dc councilman is pushing for stiffer penalties against people who ride dirt bikes and atvs in the city. it is an issue that received a lot of attention after video was released showing several people wanted for questioning in connection with the high profile murder of a reporter that happened back in may. >> reporter: this is one of several cases that really put pressure on leaders to come up with stiff pena

. >>> the family of detained "washington post" journal rift jason rezaian in iran. e post tells us that jason has faced grueling interrogation and now his brother tells nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel his brother is depressed and wants americans to know he's innocent. >> that he has no due process. he is done nothing wrong. iran has ignored their own laws, ignored the international obligations they have to human rights. >> you can see more of richard engel's interview with rezaian's brother on the "today" show. >>> lawyers for a prisoner in alexandria are asking to move his trial to charlottesville. police say wossen assaye. his lawyer says the huge publicity from that day would prevent him from getting a fair trial here. this is according to our news partners wtop. acaisisaye assaye's trial is currently scheduled for next week. >>> the frederick county council has until next month to decide on county business being conducted in english. supporters of the ordinance say they save the county money on translators and say english is the primary languag

. >>> coming up on 5:48, the family of "washington post" reporter jason rezaian is marking one year since jailed in iran. he was fine she say, but we've heard little more about the charges. jason has face grueling interrogation and now his brother is telling nbc news chief correspondent richard engel. his procedure is depressed and just wants americans to know he's innocent. >> he's had no due process. he's done nothing wrong and they've ignored their own laws in iran. they've ignored the international laws and obligations they have to human rights. >> the family and the u.s. demand his release. you can see more about the interview with his brother on the "today" show. >>> the plane crashed in a remote part of yellowstone national park a d.c. woman and a couple from annapolis were among those killed. the pilot also died. investigators say the plane was headed to montana when it went off its flight path and suddenly went into a steep decent. >>> we are hearing from a woman who saved a child locked in a hot car 93 kansas. a woman recorded this an posted to facebook. look at this. this happe

the future but i would like to have the option of visiting my country and not turn into another jason rezaian. >> what have you heard of it, there are people my age apparently and still have a very strong feelings about it. >> that was a tough time for even iranians that had come to the u.s. prior to the revolution, to have that is hostage situation unfold made it very difficult for those in the united states. >> do they talk to you about it, do they say things about that time? >> yes absolutely. absolutely. it was a popular revolution that unfolded in iran and like all revolutions you don't know the consequences of it. >> there was so much animosity in this country for iran. >> i think young generation in america has also -- they sort of shared it with iranians. they're willing to move forward from this past. if you listen to the iranian side of the story they also have a lot to say about the u.s? the coup and the set down with the war in iraq. so both sides the governments who were elected by the people have decided to move forward put the past behind them, and sort of open a new chapter wh

major garrett asked the president about the four americans, including jason rezaian, that iran is holding tell the country, sir, why you are content with the fanfare around this deal to leave the conscious of the nation and strength of the nation unaccounted for in relation to the four americans? >> i have to give you credit, major, for how you craft those questions. the notion that i'm content as i celebrate with american citizens languishing in iranian jails, major, that's nonsense. you should know better. i met with the families of those folks. nobody's content. >> the administration scrambling to insist leaders that the iran nuclear deal is a good deal. this morning, secretary of state john kerry meets with saudi arabia's foreign minister. ash carter meets with others and then meets with israeli officials. the new york times reporting that the white house is trying to soften israelis to the deal. unnamed administration officials telling the times the u.s. is offering to increase the military aid package to israel. one unexpected side effect of the deal producing a slight thaw in relat

blow brother of jason rezaian, thank you so much. >>> japan could send troops for the first time since world war ii. a failed committee even as lawmakers stabled a protest inside of the chambers. proposed legislation could draw the nation into war. and the bill is expected to be approve bid a lower house of parliament this week. >>> in germany a guard from auschwitz has been found guilty of being accessory to murder. 94-year-old oscar was known as the bookkeeper of arb. >>bookkeepof auschwitz. >> he entered the court a frail, elderly man for three months, they have been looking at his past. how as a young man he worked for the ss as a clerk at auschwitz. earlier in the trial he told the clerk that he did acknowledge moral guilt but it was up to the judges to establish legal guilt. now they have, sentencing him to four years in prison. >> the judge explained that his service in auschwitz should be taken as a whole supporting the main crime murder in 300,000 cases and found guilty of such. >> auschwitz was the most murderous camp

. >> today was the anniversary of the arrest of washington post reporter jason rezaian. today the newspaper asked the united nations to help free him. the senate foreign relations committee will hold their refrigerators hearing on the deal on wednesday. treasury secretary jacob lew is scheduled to testify live coverage 10:00 a.m. eastern 7:00 a.m. pacific. >>> a string of bombings in iraq killed 30 people. 18 died with when a car explodein a predominantly shia neighborhood of baghdad. another explosion in a.m. shaab killed eight others. separately at least 22 iraqi fighters were killed by a doubling suicide bomb blast in anbar province. be local authorities say the blasts were the work of i.s.i.l. imran khan has a look at the battle for anbar. >> reporter: this is a rare look at iraq's latest operation in anbar province against i.s.i.l. this footage was shot with the percentages of iraq security forces. they've launched what's been described as the first phase to cut i.s.i.l. supply license and to surround the cities of fallujah and ramadi. iraqi fighters along with shia

an iranian news agency is quoting jason rezaian's lawyer who said her client should be freed. this is from the semi-official news agency. rezaian is accused of spying, his lawyer says she expects him to be acquitted. u.s. officials and human rights groups have criticized his trial. >>> today an important announcement will come out of the smithsonian. the museum has not said exactly what that announcement is except it involves the founders of the jamestown colony. the museum of natural history will host it at 11:30. >>> we expect new ma'ams from pluto from nasa today -- new photos from pluto from nasa today. so far it's only received 5% of the pictures from the new horizons spacecraft. it won't have everything until the fall of 2016. >>> an oklahoma mother says her two sons are in the hospital right now after suffering severe sun burns while at day care. we want to warn you this video is tough to watch. 7-year-old connor and 5-year-old tray both have second and third degree burns covering their bodies. the boys were sun burned friday while at a water park with their day care at

the washington post," petitioning the united nations to help secure the release of post reporter jason rezaian. this as the journalist begins his second year of captivity in one of tehran's most notorious prisons where he has endured months of harsh interrogations and solitary confinement on trumped up espionage charges. his health deteriorating. meanwhile we see this testimony john kerry's testimony continuing in washington. we'll continue to monitor that. we're hearing ambassador bolton skeptical lawmakers including marco rubio who was just speaking moments ago. where is this going to go? >> well unfortunately think this deal is going to happen. the best that congress can do, even if there is veto overriding 2/3 majority in both houses is stop obama from lifting american sanctions. they can not stop the deal. and so i think this is a lesson, not in congressional politics but in why national security has to be the center of presidential debates. the president controls the pace of this. the president's cut the deal. the president's going to get this deal put in place. >> andrea ted cruz, says

it is iran's hard-liners that control the judiciary and control jason rezaian's court case. today which is supposed to be the day of the deal they would try to show they are also still around and have some cards in this frame. jenna: that is interesting. wee won't read into much into the timing until we have facts. i don't want to forget americans in prison in iran. thomas we appreciate your reporting very much. >> thank you. jon: some new information now as the trial for the man accused of killing a california couple and their two children is postponed. charles merit is the accused of former business associate of the father. he is charged with murdering the entire mcstay family. prosecutors say he beat them to death with a sledgehammer. the family disappeared in february of 2010 but their remains were not found until 2013. now this trial is postponed after merritt's attorney says he is filing a motion challenging the prosecution to name the date the family died because without that date, his client, merritt, can not provide a proper alibi. joining us now to discuss trial at

jason rezaian is charged with spying and u.s.ials the post and rights groups have criticized this trial. this is the third closed session of the trial and very few details have made public. that reporter has been held for over 300 days. >>> 6:35 right now. there's an online petition asking fairfax county public schools to rename schools that are named for confederate leaders. more than 700 have signed the petition on change.org so far. they're asking for the school board to rename the high schools and you can go to our nbc washington app and search fairfax county schools for more. >>> the achievement gaps at the montgomery county schools grows. these numbers are from last school year. fewer than half of black and hispanic students are earning at least a "c" in alyes bra one. just 50% of eighth grade students in the whole school system are passing algebra. >>> well, people are working in spotsylvania, but they're using fewer car pools and public transportation. according to documents obtained by "the free lance-star," more than 59

. >> quick question for you, jason rezaian's family who has been in jail for almost a year it will beear tomorrow i believe, "the washington post" tehran bureau chief, they now -- they kept tight lipped on whether or not they were pressuring the white house to make it part of the deal with iran to release jason and the three others. now they've gone to the u.n. because they say you know what we tried to deal with tehran they don't always stick to what they say. >> big surprise there. this is a country that's been at war with the united states since 1979 deal or no deal on the issue. the fact that this president when we held all of the cards in the negotiations the fact that this president didn't actively as far as we know try to get those four or maybe he did and couldn't do it and he said fine we will go ahead with the agreement anyway if this family feels they need to go through other avenues, that's what they must do. >> the president mentioned the four people for the first time clearly in a long time the other day, yesterday. here is jason's brother. >> we hope the united states a

we're not going to relent unless we bring home our americans unjustly detained in iran, journalist jason rezaian should be leased. pastor syed ra mehdi should be released. iran needs us to find robert levinson. these americans need to be back home with their families. >> some is critics said it should have been part of the nuclear agreement. the president said all along they're trying to keep everything nuclear separate. and secretary of state john kerry said he brought it up at every meeting. president obama also spoke about the shooting that killed four u.s. marines and then an american sailor in chat had nothing chattanooga. meantime, a lawyer says that the uncle of the suspect of the shooting has been in custody in jordan since the day after that attack. i should say, so the uncle over in jordan has been in custody ever since the attack happened. the jordanian officials says they've been questioning the gunman about his relatives since that visit. what are you learning about the shooter's uncle, john? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. we're learning that the uncle is a u.s. citizen obvious

we'll learn more about how the trial for jason rezaian is going in iran.was the iran bureau chief for the post. he was held ten months without a try. his lawyer says the iranian court has informed her the next hearing will most likely be the last. however, family members really have no idea what's going to happen to him. they're going to update the media during a news conference at the national press club this morning on what they know so far. it starts at 9:30 and we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it from the family. they're hoping that the recently nuclear deal with iran may help the situation from a diplomatic standpoint. secretary of state john kerry is pushing for rezaian's release and "the washington post" is urging him to push harder. back to you. >>> former illinois governor rob blagojevich might be getting out of prison sooner than expected. that's because a federal appeals court in chicago unanimously overturned some of his corruption convicts. blagojevich is serving a 14- year sentence after jurors convicted him of 18 corruption

jason rezaian is charged with spying. the u.s.ials and human rights groups have criticized the trial. this is the third closed session of the trial. rezaian has been held for more than 300 days. >>> 5:55 right now. comcast is getting into the streaming business. plus, apple takes a bite out of the smart phone industry. landon dowdy joining us from cnbc now with our business headlines. good morning, landon. >> hey aaron good morning. you said a new report that estimates apple accounted for 92% of all smartphone profits in first quarter of this year, up from 65%. samsung made up the rest, about 15%. apple and samsung account for more than 100% of the profits because other companies either broke even or lost money. apple's profits are significant because it sells less than 20% of phones worldwide. but it charges higher prices than the rivals. >>> comcast is testing a new streaming service that will broadcast live tv from hbo and a dozen others from networks for $15 a month. the parent of nbcuniversal will let users stream content on

"washington post" journalist jason rezaian they remain totally uncooperative in helping to locate former f.b.i. official robert levinson. when the secretary of state is asked about why these people weren't part of the negotiations he says, well, this was negotiation about nuclear weapons but not about people unlawfully and wrongly detained. well it quickly became a negotiation about not just nuclear weapons but all kinds of other weapons that we have prevented the iranians from having access to in a worldwide marketplace that that quickly was added to the topic but we couldn't get three americans released and find out more about one american than we know now. the concessions laid out by yesterday's announcement were also, i thought pretty stunning. on the idea of uranium enrichment the obama administration said a year and a half ago that iran didn't have the right to enrich. in november of 2013, the secretary of state told abc news -- quote -- "we do not recognize the right to enrich." it's clear in the nonproliferation treaty, it's very very clear that there was no right to enrich." end

jason rezaian now a year reporter for "the washington post," a year in an iranian prison without anyshould be released? >> clearly we are all obviously very concerned about the detained americans and the missing american as well. and i can say secretary kerry raised this at every opportunity, including, by the way, at the time of the closing ceremony at the agreement, he took mr. zarif aside and focused on this question of the americans being held. i do want to remind everyone that this was a p5+1. again, it was a six-nation negotiation with iran but certainly secretary kerry, the president, our government will continue to pull out all the stops to try to get our americans back home. >> ernest moniz, thanks so much for being with us. good luck going forward. thank you and that does it for us, this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online facebook and twitter. "msnbc live" is up next. ding the way on tax cuts. we cut the rates on personal income taxes. we enacted the lowest corporate tax rate since 1968. we eliminated the income tax on manufacturers altogether. wit

it's been exactly one year since "washington post" journalist jason rezaian was detained in iran. americans currently being held there. president obama speaking to a group of war heroes on tuesday called for their release, but critics charge he could have demanded it in a much stronger way by making it part of the nuke deal. >> we have four americans who are being held captive. one hasn't been heard from in a long time. one is a "washington post" reporter guilty of nothing. they refuse to make that part of the bargaining. >> speaking of that deal iran's president just came out this week and vowed to defy it. secretary of state john kerry was so caught off guard by those comments he said he didn't know what to make of them. so what does this mean? let's ask former u.s. negotiator with iran hillary mahn leverit. the president held a press conference on the iran deal last week. there was an awkward moment when major garrett questioned him about these four prisoners being held in iran. he said can you tell americans why you are content with all the fanfare around this deal to leave th

the "washington post" reporter jason rezaian, amir hekmati, saeedabedini and former fbi agent robert levenson. he disappeared in iraq. the iranians say they don't know where he is but a lot of people in washington don't believe the iranians. it was a dramatic exchange between a white house correspondent and the president of the united states. brian stelter covers the media for us. what did you think of the exchange? >> clearly the most tense moment of the press conference something that struck so many people. some people think this seemed disrespectful, to question the president, but a lot of people thought obama's response wasn't responsible, a finger-wagging response to say you should know better. generally i want to see tough questions of the president, the kind we like to see at these press conferences so it was important to see major garrett of cbs challenge the president on this issue. we did get a little bit of information from the president about these four individuals. he said that the u.s. government will continue to work diligently for their release, but, you know i though

one of them is jason rezaian. s brother released a statement saying the outcome of the nuclear deal does not change jason's cruel and illegal imprisonment. it's inhumane for him to be held behind bars after nearly one year. martha: jim steinle spoke about the moment his beloved daughter was shot to death on a france d on -- on a san francisco pier. what are we learning about kate and about this effort? >> reporter: her family says she was a beautiful soulful person. they say they were a very tight knit family. as you can imagine they are devastated by kate's loss. his father says it was a beautiful day. they wound up at pier 14. that's when a shot rang out. you have to keep in mind kate was an innocent bystander when she was shot and killed. >> it's a horrific situation. we find it touched so many other people. you want to pay it forward. >> reporter: kate's mom says she is astonished at all the support they received across the country. martha: what did this family say about san francisco's status as a sanctuary ci

. >> jason rezaian is "the washington post" correspondent for iran. ian/american. yeganeh, his wife, a full iranian citizen. this is their city, tehran. the official attitude toward fun in general seems to be an ever-shifting -- how -- 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 or -- >> now it is everywhere. >> now it is everywhere. >> we have police, they arrest girls or women for having the hijab or not being covered enough. it is not that we live with the police in our head, you know. >> one of the first things that people will say when you say, i'm going to iran. yeah, but don't they make women do this, this, this, this. >> yeah. >> actually not so much, not as much as our friends. compare and contrast, women aren't allowed to drive in saudi arabia. >> that's right. or vote. >> or vote. you can drive. you can vote. >> yeah, of course. of course. my sister is an accountant. she has her own company. girls are allowed to do almost everything,

continues to try to negotiate a nuclear deal with that country "washington post" bureau chief jason rezaian, and a mere hekmdai saeed abedini, and robert levinson is missing eight years believed to be tied to the intelligence committee. pastor abedini has been taken prisoner since december of 2012. his family has been fighting for his release ever since. his wife joins me now and jay sekulow helping her with her fight. chief council for the american center of law and justice. they have been with us many times on this story. welcome, first of all, to you both. glad to have you with us this morning. >> hey martha. martha: i can imagine what foes in your mind as you listen about possible concessions being made and lifting human rights sanctions against tehran potentially while your husband is being held. is there any indication they would be released if a deal is reached? >> you know it has been really nerve-wracking. i had many sleepless nights including last night, and as the deal continues to get extended. i think if no deal is reached it will be much harder to get him out and if a deal is

journalist jason rezaian should be released. pastor saeed abedini should be release ds.ased. iran needs to help us find robert levinson. >> the president went on to defend the iran nuclear deal. >>> coming up we'll take you back to chattanooga, tennessee, as the terror investigation continues there. did the gunman discuss the plans before the shootings? we have new information on a lead the fbi is following. >>> plus the big driving debate, do democrats have a big uber problem? >>> and -- sci-fi invites you back. we have the director of "sharknado 3" coming up. benny's the oldest dog in the shelter. he needed help all day so i adopted him. when my back pain flared up, we both felt it. i tried tylenol but it was 6 pills a day. with aleve it's just two pills, all day. now i'm back! aleve. all day strong. you pay your auto insurance premium every month on the dot. you're like the poster child for paying on time. and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insuranc

said abedini and jason rezaian, a "washington post" correspondent who just a year ago was covering theuclear negotiations. i call on iran to locate robert levinson ho has been missing from iran since 2007. no families should be forced to endure the anguish, abedini, hekmatty rezaian and levinson families feel. we will not yes, sir until they are home where they belong. denying iran a nuclear weapon is important not in spite of these destablizing actions but rather because of them. as president obama pointed out, quote, that is precisely why we're taking a this step. an iran armed with a nuclear weapon would be far more destablizing to our friends and around the world, end quote. while this deal does not address many of our profound concerns if implemented it would make the world safer and more secure. while reaching this deal matters our work is far from finished. in the months and even years ahead the international community must apply the same rigor to insuring compliances to the jcpoa as we did to drafting and negotiating it this is my third point. implementation is everything. that

americans on outrageous charges, including emir heck hack maddie, and "the washington post" reporter jason rezaian. i joined a few years ago with republican senator gordon smith in introducing the iran counterproliferation act key components became the basis for the sanctions regime that helped to bring iran to the negotiating table. i voted for all the key sanctions bills against iran, and i've tried to be a consistent voice for increasing military assistance to israel when i chaired the defense appropriations subcommittee i was proud to double the iron dome funding request of israel for their own defense of their nation. the agreement before us is a comprehensive solution to the nuclear weapons issue with iran. without a nuclear weapon, it allows the u.s. and its allies to better deter iran's destabilizing actions. now, let's take a reflective moment and look at the history recent history in the united states. strong leaders of nations such as the united states meet and talk to their enemies and negotiate when it's in their national interest. it was john kennedy who said we should never negotiat

i interviewed at length the brother of the "washington post" journalist, his name is ali ali rezaian and jason ali was not as aggressively critical as some members of -- some republicans have been of the president for not securing his brother in a quid pro quo for the deal. he said that they had always been told by u.s. officials, by the state department in particular, that they were separate tracks. that the u.s. was continuing to pressure iran to make sure that the americans were released but they were always under the standing that they were never going to be bundled together. that they were not going to be part of the deal. >> and is the family any more optimistic now that there has been an agreement over iran's nuclear program that it could possibly pave the way for the release of these individuals? >> reporter: they described it as more hope than optimism. they say that they hope that the iranian government will take the right decision. this is using their interpretation and release their relatives, but they said that they had no specific reason to be optimistic. that they haven't receiv