a fifth american being released is a student, his name is matthew trevithick. u.s. officials note his release is not part of the negotiated trizer in swap. he will fly home with the four americans. secret negotiations happened leading up to the prisoner swap announced and finalized today. the united states agreed to done sanctions-related charges against seven iranians. the names of those seven iranians are not released by either government. wolf blitzer with more. >> we have team coverage of the stunning deal that has clearly covers the world. i want to go to international diplomatic editor, nic robertson, first. nic, word that the director general of the international atomic energy agency, he's getting ready to travel to tehran as early as tomorrow to meet with the iranian president, the iranian foreign minister, others to make sure compliance continues. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, he described the compliance that iran has put into place, this begins the joint comprehensive plan of action. he's going to tehran sunday. he said this, ray ran now enters

president obama: matthew trevithick in iran as a student. their cases were largely unknown to the world that when americans are freed and reunited with their families, that is something we can all celebrate. rhondella: th president sayinge it was diplomacy that helped bring the prisoner' s as scott said, we are enormously government. saying where or when they will set. >> he' forward to coming home and having some serious hamburgers. we know he lost a little weight. >> ice coffee and doughnuts. heather: three of the four other americans released have arrived in germany tonight after a brief stop in geneva. the fourth detainee opted to r amin -- remain in iran. reid: now the search for a missing marine is still happening awful why. christopher orlando is one of 12 marines who disappeared when a military helicopters collided on thursday. there are no plans to call off for suspec it is being slowed down by rough seas. orlando' s family is thanking everyone who is praying for the other marines. heather: we are learning more about a deadly crime

matthew trevithick.. is the first to return home?arriving in massachusetts after being detained for 40 days in iran.. meanwhile, three of the ex-prisoners are now getting much- needed medical treatment at a u.s. military base in germany. their first stop out of iran was geneva, switzerland where washington post reporter jason rezaian met the u-s official who helped negotiate his release.. rezaian was held for more than a year and a half on charges of espionage.. ((sot)) ali rezaian, jason rezaian's brother: "i think he's doing okay. i neglected for a long former marine amir his family and congressman-spent more than four years at the notorious evin prison?his sister, beamed with joy at the news he was freed. ((sot)) sarah hekmati, amir hekmati's sister: "we to meeting him, hopefully soon. we are very excited." and pastor saeed grateful. ((sot)) naghmeh abedini, saeed abedini's wife: "i said prison you are going the fifth american chose to stay in iran.. this as we learn new release.. abc news exchange.. the obama administration agree

((sot)) amelia newcomb, matthew trevithick's mom: "we are overjoyed that he's out." a boston university graduate student.. matthew trevithick.. home?arriving in massachusetts after being detained for 40 days in iran.. meanwhile, three of the ex-prisoners are now getting much-needed medical treatment at a u.s. military base in germany. their first stop out of iran was geneva, switzerland where washington post reporter jason rezaian met the u-s official who helped negotiate his release.. rezaian was held for more than a year and a half on charges of espionage.. ((sot)) ali rezaian, jason rezaian's brother: "i think he's doing okay. i mean, he's mostly been neglected for a long time.." former marine amir hekmati spent more than four years in the notorious evin prison.. his sister.. beaming with joy at the news he was freed.. ((sot)) sarah hekmati, amir hekmati's sister: "we are looking forward to meeting him, hopefully soon. we are very excited." and pastor saeed bedini's family.. grateful. ((sot)) naghmeh abedini, saeed abedini's wife: "i told my kids, i woke them up a

matthew trevithick was in iran for a language program. we don't know why he was arrested. his parents tell fox 25 matthew was decompressing and catching up on some much needed sleep. >> 's release came the same day as for other americans and some more details now of those for other americans were also freed in that prison swap between the us and iran. three of them including trevithick for the plan of a man fourth man chose to stay there in iran this morning washing the post reported jason being evaluated and resting in the us military facility lee in germany could seven iranians accused of sanctions violations pardoned by the us as part of that deal. >> gloucester police using facebook now to encourage drug addicts to seek help. chief campanella made the post yesterday facebook after officer saved for life to 24 hours he's over reversing drug narcan. chief says it the part is there to support addicts writing quote we don't want to lose you when you're ready we will be here. >> he also will lawmakers to speed up the process when it comes to opiate abuse bills. writing than

matthew trevithick detained for 40 days is on his way home right now. four other americans were also released under a negotiated prisoner exchange, including "washington post" reporter jason rezaian. as part of the exchange, the from american custody. doug: we're drying out from yesterday. mike: look at frank's shoes. frank: i don't know about the rest of me. still warming up. i promise you it was awful. you guys are so glad you were in here. you didn't miss one thing. it was fun to be on the field. mike: we saw your pain from inside the warm studio. we have snow coming in tonight through tomorrow morning and then it looks like the cold temperatures coming back for the rest of the week. doug: we'll see you back here at 8:00. antoinette: but for now "good morning america" is coming up next. have yourself a great morning. >> this is an editorial by wcvb-tv channel 5 president and general manager bill fine. bill fine: in 2014 more than 1,000 massachusetts residents died of opioid-related overdoses-- 60 percent more than just two years earlier. and though t

. >> a fourth student matthew trevithick left separately and we know little about the fifth prisoner. they hope to meet with their families later today. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's a grueling and tense 48 hours with one nerve wracking last-minute delay, but, today, a swiss air force plane flew the americans to safety on european soil. and here is the first glimpse of "the washington post" jason rezaian shaking hands with brett mcgurk of the state department who led the release negotiations. rezaian was charged a year ago with spying. pastor abedini was charged with underground christian worship in iran. a former u.s. marine hekmati was arrested while visiting his grandmother. he was charged with espionage. as soon as the news broke, hekmati's sister was on her way to meet him. cbs's adriana diaz caught with up her in the chicago airport. >> this is a fog. i'm still in disbelief and honestly everything happened so quickly that i don't think it will hit me until i'm hugging him. >> reporter: and she is all set to help him make up for lost time. a year in rev

matthew trevithick arrived at logan last night. the 30-year-old was released on the same day that four other americans were freed by the separately negotiated prisoner swap. randy: right now the state department is trying to find three american contractors missing in iraq. there are reports that they have been kidnapped. the arab news channel al-arabiya claims the americans were taken by militias in baghdad. emily: a four-alarm fire is under investigation in duns stabl. the family who lives in this house is was able to get out safely. firefighters had a serious water shortage force's them to bring in tan he tankers from nashua, new hampshire. right now there is a warning for women after a violent attack. randy: the eyeopener's kelley tuthill is live in chelsea with the alarming incident. kelley: police say the woman in her 20's was walking home from work when three masked men moved in. it happened on lynn street extension around 9:30 saturday night. the victim says the men punched, kicked, and slashed her face several times before

so this was a case where the iranians decided to release matthew trevithick, but this was not part of that prisoner swap. and of course, fredricka, we also have to note there was also one american who actually didn't get on this flight that took jason rezaian and the ores back here to europe. the fourth american that was supposed to travel with them decided not to take that flight and from all we know still remains in iran. >> all right, fred. hold it right there. i want to go to chris frates. you have confirmation? >> reporter: i do. a senior administration official saying the three americans have landed in germany, they ear safe and sound, and' we are getting news, of course breaking news, jason rezaian, the "washington post" reporter, we know that marty baron and doug gel, two eld or thes from "the washington post," are in germany to greet him. he took off with his wife and his mother. he's arrived in germany along with a pastor and a former marine, fred. >> okay. what's your understanding now, chris, of what would happen? we do know that landstuhl medical facility is one that they

todd come -- todd: matthew trevithick sat down with cnn' s anderson cooper. trevithick was studying at tehran university. he says his captors initially told him he would never be released. reporting live in hingham, packers gave its, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: wynn resorts strikes a deal with boston that put and end to the legal challenges against the everett casino, wynn million dollars in compensation for the next 15-years. $25 million will go toward infrastructure upgrades in sullivan square. wynn will aim to spend $20 million a year doing business with boston companies. the casino is scheduled to open in 2 years. erika: new accusations against the former essex tech superintendent. a school committee investigation claims dan o' connell collected $89,000 in unauthorized pay, used a school gas card for personal business, and marked vacation days as work days. o' connell retired last fall. the salem news reports the school committee plans to ask the d.a. to investigate. no comment from o' connell or his attorney. randy: a community meeting will be held today on

nosratoliah khoshawi and student matthew trevithick. his release was not technically part of the prisoner swap. for latest, let's bring in cnn's frederik pleitgen. he is live for us at ramstein air base. >> reporter: hi, christine. it has been an amazing 24 to 36 hours as we saw this unfold. jason rezaian, amir hekmati and saeed abedini as well as rezaian's mother and wife flown from tehran to geneva. and they took a military plane to ramstein air base and transported to the landstuhl medical center. it is one of america's best and biggest military hospitals outside of the u.s. world class center for medical care. that is something that these three men are going to be receiving now. medical attention now, psychologically and physical. there was a lot of concern over jason rezaian's health. was he getting the medication. the prison in tehran is notorious for being one of the toughest facilities. jason rezaian was subject to solitary confinement for a very long time. certainly they will be getting a psychological evaluation as well. one o

matthew trevithick arrived at logan last night. the 30-year-old was released on the same day that four other americans were freed by the iranian government in a separately negotiated prisoner swap. randy: right now the state department is trying to find three american contractors missing in iraq. there are reports that they have been kidnapped. the arab news channel al-arabiya claims the americans were taken by militias in baghdad. couple found dead in their officers were called to the home on forest street saturday night for a well-being check. property records list the owners as kevin and jeannine o'connor. right now there is a warning for women after a violent attack. randy: the eyeopener's kelley tuthill is live in chelsea with the alarming incident. kelly: police say the victim was just walking home from work when three masked men moved in. it happened on lynn street extension around 9:30 saturday night. the victim says the men punched, kicked, and slashed her face several times before taking off. residents say even before thi

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the boston globe reports -- "matthew trevithick" arrived at boston's logan airport last the globe posted this picture on their )q]ick family. he spent 40 days in an iranian prison. four other eed by the iranian government over the weekend. the white house pardoned or commuted the sentences of 7 iranians being held in prisons here in the u-s. meanwhile -- the whereabouts of a missing f-b-i agent in iran, remains a mystery. robert levinson disappeared off iran's kish island in 2007 - while working as a freelance spy for the c-i-a. iran denies they're holding levinson. president obama says iran said it will help the u-s find him. president obama has signed an executive order lifting some of the u-s economic sanctions on iran. the move comes after a u-n nuclear watchdog agency said iran is in compliance with its nuclear deal. also new this for the first time in nearly a decade... lake county's high school graduation m below the state average. it slipped to 75.8- percent last year... according to the department of education. right now florida's average is 77.8- percent. officials with the lak

matthew trevithick.. is the first to return home?arriving in massachusetts after being detained for 40 days in iran.. meanwhile, three of the ex-prisoners are now getting much-needed medical treatment at a u.s. military base in germany. their first stop out of iran was geneva, switzerland where washington post reporter jason rezaian met the u-s official who helped negotiate his release.. rezaian was held for more than a year and a half on charges of espionage.. ali rezaian, jason rezaian's brother: "i think he's doing okay. i mean, he's mostly been neglected for a long time.." former marine amir hekmati spent more than four years in the notorious evin prison.. his sister.. beaming with joy at the news he was freed.. sarah hekmati, amir hekmati's sister: "we are looking forward to meeting him, hopefully soon. we are very excited." and pastor saeed bedini's family.. grateful. naghmeh abedini, saeed abedini's wife: "i told my kids, i woke them up and i said daddy is released from prison you are going to see him soon." the fifth american

matthew trevithick detained for 40 days is on his way home right now. four other americans were also released under a negotiated prisoner exchange, including "washington post" reporter jason rezaian. as part of the exchange, the u.s. will free iranians from doug: still time left in the weekend to get out there. mike: we are waiting for the snow later this evening. we have a chance of snow tonight and another chance tomorrow. sunshine late in the day. it is chilly. it is january. doug: funny how we forget. mike: we had warm temperatures but not now. doug: thank you for spending your morning with us. "on the record" is next. antoinette: have a great week. announcer: this is an editorial by the president and general manager. >> in 20 14, more than 1000 massachusetts resident start of open we -- opioid-related overdoses. and governor baker has openly predicted the tragic toll will spike further unless these spark a dramatic change in how we handle the epidemic. this week, the house unanimously initial painkiller prescriptions cities and towns set up drop bo

matthew trevithick is back home in boston. then new sanctions put in place over ballistic missile tests iran conducted last year. we have cnn's frederik pleitgen at the air base with the latest. hi, fred. >> reporter: christine, there were some encouraging signs on the first day the men were in freedom and here at the landstuhl medical center. jason rezaian was able to meet with his family. his brother ali met with him at the fisher house at the medical center. he said jason is in very good spirits. it is interesting. i also spoke with representative huffman. jason's representative here at the welcoming delegation. he also said that jason appears to be in good health. that he apparetly attempted to keep himself fit in the tiny jail cell by walking around and around and counts his steps. he tried to stay mentally and physically fit. one of the things people keep telling us here, while these men seem to be in good spirits and good health, it will take a few days for the reintegration process. they say a little bit of effort will

the student from hingham, matthew trevithick, went to iran in september for a four-month language program at an institute associated with tehran university. he was held in prison for 40 days before his release but it' s unclear why. pam: commitment 2016. candidate donald trump back in new hampshire where he continues to lead in the polls. today, teaming up with a familiar face in massachusetts politics, former u.s. senator scott brown. our sera congi was there. sera:' s -- scott brown welcoming the gop front-runner for president. donald trump rallied a crowd in new hampshire at a car dealership. appearing with brown, who organized a series of political events. >> whether it is iowa or south carolina, we are doing so well. >> i think he is going to do what he says he is going to do. >> trumps sounded themes that propelled him in the polls. >> his dear friends. >> brown has not endorsed any support some of his views. security. >> he hears from voters who wants to be more since -- be more respectful. he presents. his mannerism is something i find offensive to >> a mannerism new hampshire wil

it just doesn't feel real until we see him, but i know its real. " american student matthew trevithick was also released -- not as part of the prisoner swap -- and has left iran. a fifth freed prisoner, nosratollah khosravi-roodsari, has decided to stay in iran. i'm reid binion, reporting. jenna: political leaders, c-e-o's and switzerland this week to discuss the world's most pressing issues. around 2,500 participants from more than 100 countries -- including 40 heads of state -- will attend. bill gates will be there, as will mary barra, satya nadella, jack ma, eric schmidt, sheryl sandberg and dozens of other c-e-o's. presidents barack obama and vladimir putin will not be attending. tim: crude oil prices dive below 29- dollars a barrel. it's the first time that has happened since 2003. investors are bracing for iran's return to global oil markets. wi sanctions now lifted the opec member- nation will begin exporting oil. iran is expected to quickly boost oil exports by 500-thousand barrels per day immediately, and it could reach one million barrels per day within a year jenna: here in

two other americans were also released including a student named matthew trevithick who was released. the u.s. droppud charges against 7 iranians along with international arrest warrants issued against 14 other iranians. but the agreement does not include former fbi agent robert levinson who disappeared during a 2007 visit to iran. his fate is unknown. in washington, president barack obama signed executive orders that lift economic sanctions o on iran. >> and for the rest of tonight, we'll continue to see showers and even storms developing. moving from the southwest and across sth florida towards the northeast, again severe storms expected late tonight through tomorrow morning as a strong cool front makes its way across the sunshine state. return. arl carl all right. jennifer is back for another look at the weather. we were talking off camera right now some of that nasty weather that will make its way here. >> jennifer: yes. and it's not only across south florida, it's all of florida under gale-force warning for boaters. now, again this starts at 4 a.m. as far as that gale warning is

matthew trevithick is back at home in boston already. and iran is upset with the new sanctions placed on them for the ballistic missiles testing. we have the latest from frederik pleitgen from landstuhl. >> reporter: john, apparently the three men are in good spirits psychologically and spiritually. they have to go through a protocol here. i was able to speak earlier to representative jared huffman. close to jason rezaian. he has managed to speak to jason and he told me a bit about how jason is doing and also how he managed to get by in that jail cell in iran. let's listen in. >> his spirits are terrific. he's feeling good physically. i think he's having waves of complex emotions as you would imagine. if iran's goal was to break jason rezaian's spirit, they failed. for part of his incarceration, he was in a jail cell of three feet by three feet. nevertheless, he made himself take steps and count as far as he could when he took the steps and when he lost count, he would start again. that is how he kept his mind together and keep himself i

. >> arm in arm with his mother matthew trevithick left logan airport sunday night photo from the boston globe to the end of the hingham families painful 40 . >> mother and stepfather told fox 25 saturday travis had called them that morning to let them know he's been released from jail in tehran. 30-year-old account to i run fox25 contacted us state department to get more details about why trevithick was detained and is negotiated release.state department official email the saying only quote mr. trevithick was detained in iran and loaded to his detention by his family and the ministry of foreign affairs confirmed. is a us citizen who was detained in iran were able to bring them home. we have nothing further to add. trevithick's release came the same day as for other americans. his family told us today he was unaware other american prisoners were released or their situation for now family says trevithick is adjusting to being back home resting and decompressing. >> they tell us trevithick might be willing to share more about his experience in the coming days. we'll stay on top of this. >>

matthew trevithick was recently released after being held for 41 days. newscenter 5' s todd kazakiewich has more of his harrowing ordeal. >> i was accused of trying to overthrow the, personally, trying to overthrow the iranian government. i was accused of having access to bank accounts of million of dollars and i was accused of knowing locations of weapons caches that had been secretly planted around the country to prepare for my work. todd: hingham native matthew trevithich told cnn' s anderson cooper he couldn' t believe the accusation. trevithick was a student in tehran, learning farsi. way to buy a plane ticket home when 3 men pulled him off the street and rushed him to a notorious iranian prison accusing him of plotting a political revolution in iran. he would stay in that prison for 41 days. now, for the first time, we' re hearing about the interrogations in the days and weeks before he and 4 other americans were m sitting there, the matthew. matt. this is your last chance. admit why you are here. admit that you are here to overthrow the government

it came at a time that him, but i know its real. " american student matthew trevithick was also released -- not as part of the prisoner swap -- and has left iran. a fifth freed prisoner, nosratollah khosravi-roodsari, has decided to stay in iran. i'm reid binion, reporting. in exchange -- the u-s pardoned dropped charges against seven iranians serving time for -- or accused of sanctions violations in the u- s. three people are found dead inside a home near an upstate new york community college. police say two men and a woman athletes. one played basketball. the other -- a hockey player. used, no firearm was used in this situation. i can tell you that a knife was recovered at the scene. police say they're still investigating -- and are not saying who was responsible. search crews find debris as they look for two helicopters that crashed. 12 marines are missing near hawaii. one is from minnesota. two helicopters were on a nighttime training missing late thursday when they hit each other. there's been no sign of any survivors. a cedar rapids police officer is recovering after being seriousl

two other americans were also released including a student named matthew trevithick who was released. the u.s. dropped charges against 7 iranians along with international arrest warrants issued against 14 other iranians. but the agreement does not include former fbi agent robert a 2007 visit to iran. his fate is unknown. in washington, president barack obama signed executive orders that lift economic sanctions on iran. >> and for the rest of tonight, we'll continue to see showers and even storms developing. moving from the southwest and across south florida towards the northeas again severe storms expected late tonight through tomorrow morning as a strong the sunshine sta what would you do, if you could choose your ultimate adventure? explore the ocean with a tour guide e at's a ton of fun. race like a cheetah at 60 miles per hour. or fly down a waterslide. with choosyour adventure, you can explore four parks for less. enjoy any two parks for just $99, then add an additional park or visit for only $10 more. more visits. more savings. arl carl all right. jennifer is back for another lo

american student matthew trevithick was also released -- but not as part of the prisoner swap freed, has decided to stay in iran. democratic presidential hopefuls take the debate stage in charleston, south carolina. this is the final debate before the iowa caucuses begin. fox's kelly wright shows how this debate was less friendly than what we've seen so far. <

"american student matthew trevithick was also released -- not as part of the prisoner swap -- and has left iran. a fifth freed prisoner, nosratollah khosravi- roodsari, has decided to stay in iran. i'm reid binion, reporting. the white house has declared a state of emergency for michigan. it's because of a water contamination problem that has plagued flint and surrounding areas. one of the state's most famous natives, film- maker michael moore got involved. he claims local and state officials knew all along the water from the flint river was toxic. ""they hid this from the federal government and in doing so, they knew that the people here did not have the political power to do anything about it." " fema and the department of homeland security permission to coordinate all relief efforts for the state. singer and actress cher says she will send 180 thousand water bottles to flint. we now have the first picture of a crew chief among the missing u-s marines in hawaii. officials say sergeant adam schoeller is one of 12-service members who vanished on thursday. they were flying in two helic

jack: matthew trevithick is back on u.s. soil. the boston university graduate student was the first to return home, arriving in massachusetts after being detained in iran for 40 days. " "it's been difficult. we've had a lot of support from friends and family members. so we've been able to get through it. we appreciate all the help the u.s. government has done on this." " jack: three other americans who were freed are all in germany tonight, begin evaluated at a u.s. military hospital there. jack: all across the nation, people celebrated martin luther king junior day. in south carolina, hundreds of people marched several blocks from zion baptist church in columbia to the south carolina state house. the march was part of the annual "king at the dome" celebration to honor doctor king's birthday. today featured presidential candidates hillary clinton, bernie sanders, "no justice, no peace" jack: here in des moines, people took to the skywalk downtown to shed light on doctor king's call for civil rights reform and to connect related is

another american- student matthew trevithick- was also freed as is already on his way home. secret talks to free the five americans began 14 months ago over about a dozen meetings. wendy gillette, for cbs news. ((sharie johnson)) yesterday- the us and other world powers lifted crippling economic sanctions... against iran related to its nuclear program. but the us imposed new sanctions sunday connected to the country's ballistic missile program, though they are not nearly as restrictive. /// ((sharie johnson)) > carly fiorina makes a stop in las vegas. what the presidential candidate has to say... about the current state of america. and... star wars falls from the number one spot at the box office. what two movies... beat out the reigning champ this weekend. with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-ca

known why he was detained but he encouraged his family not to puply size his imprisonment. >> matthew trevithick who was in iran as a student. reporter: president obama announced the release of four. >> engage with iran to advance our mute tall interests even as we ensure the national security of the united states. >> we were grateful they mentioned him. as scott said we are grateful to everybody in the government who worked to bring matt and the others home. reporter: the family went on to tell us that matthew is doing well and grateful to everyone for their support. heather: protestors arrested at logan airport. >> no justice! no peace! heather: when state police ah -- told them to leave, they refused. they were there making a point. they say the pay for airport workers needs to be much higher than the current minimum wage of $10 or $11 for some workers. >> we can just work one job and benefits. heather: similar protests were held at nine other major today. in california, a group of demonstrators shut down one side of the bay bridge in a police brutality protest. members of the group chained t

. >> reporter: a fifth american, matthew trevithick, was also set free after 40 days' detention in an iranian jail. and tehran pledged to determine the whereabouts of robert levinson, retired f.b.i. agent who disappeared nearly nine years ago. the unexpected news broke just ahead of the i.a.e.a. announcement that iran had complied with obligations on the nuclear deal that will bring crippling sanctions to an end. the country of 80 million people has been on an economic time-out for more than 30 years. now it's open for business. u.s. secretary of state john kerry: >>... that iran has followed through on the promises that it made. continue to do the same, but we will also remain vigilant in verifying iran's compliance years ahead. >> reporter: the agreement means iran can now sell oil on the open market. the country will have access to the global banking system. iran can immediately recoup around $100 billion in frozen assets overseas. but while european companies can now do business with iran, for american companies, most restrictions still remain in place. and u.s. banks cannot trade

a fifth american also being released from iran, it is a student named matthew trevithick. u.s. officials say his release is not part of this negotiated prisoner swap, but he is coming home with those four other americans. 14 months of secret intense negotiations on the sidelines of the nuclear negotiations, that is what led to this historic moment today. the united states agreed to drop sanctions-related charges against seven iranians being held in this country. at this point, the names of those seven individuals still not being released in the iranian or u.s. government. our nic robertson is live in vienna for us tonight. nic, you are waiting for a significant press conference to happen, it will include iran's foreign minister. what do we know? >> reporter: foreign policy chief also expected to be there, of course, they were negotiating at opposite sides of the table in the summer. we just heard from the iaea director general, dr. yukiya amano. iran is in compliance with all measures it had to take in the first phase of the agreement. this opens the door to some sanctions bein

>>student matthew trevithick was also released as part of a separate agreement. >> they should be on their way home to their families. >> reporter: prisoner swap was announced hours before the united nations the international atomic agency certified that iran met his commitments with the nuke lalar deal with six world powers. >> iran has undertaken significant steps that many, and i do mean many people doubted that would come to pass. >> reporter: president obama lifted executive sanctions and that means iran can now sell oil on the open market. iran will have access to the global banking system and the country will recover $100 billion in frozen assets overseas. if it's discovered that iran is still moving ahead with its nuclear program the deal calls for sanctions to once again be imposed wendy gillette cbs news. >>> one of the men freed jason rezaian is from the bay area and we have reaction from his friends. >> reporter: this is what jason's friends and families have been waiting for and we're told that the bay area native will be flown to switzerland with his wife and his brothe

matthew trevithick returned home nearly two weeks ago after spending more than 40 days in the infamous prison. he sat down with cnn describing the horrific conditions. right before he was released trevithick says he was taken interrogated. cook' s this is your let' s check -- this is your last chance. admit that your here to overthrow the government. admit that you work for the u.s. government. admit the truth. randy: the boston university grad was studying in the middle east when he was taken captive. he did lose some weight while behind bars but is otherwise doing ok. erika: a federal judge releases hundreds of never-before-seen documents in the boston marathon bombing case. among the 600 pages a defense motion to exclude statements dzhokhar tsarnaev made to the fbi while in the hospital. the defense claims tsarnaev was questioned for 36-hours despite serious injuries and repeated requests for an attorney. many documents concern witnesses such as death penalty opponent sister helen prejean who prosecutors unsuccessfully tried to bar from the trial. new this morning a new report calls

also released separately, matthew trevithick, a student who was recently detained in iran. this hour, we're also learning new details about the circumstances of the release. u.s. officials say secret talks with iran have been going on now for 14 months in exchange for four of the americans. the united states has dropped charges, offered clemency against seven iranians held in the united states for violating sanctions against iran. the u.s. has also dropped extradition requests, charges against 14 other iranians the state department deemed unlikely to be extradited to the united states in the first place. the iranians wanted a goodwill gesture, gave the u.s. a list of iranians they wanted released. the u.s. rejected anyone accused of violence or terrorism. joining us now is our global affairs correspondent, elise labott has been doing a lot of reporting on this. as a result of that last demand by the united states, no one accused of terrorism or violence, per se, the individual responsible for that assassination plot against the saudi ambassador to the united states at a res

amir called last night to tell us hes on his way. )another american- student matthew trevithick- was also freed as part of a separate agreement and is already on his way home. secret talks to free the five americans began 14 months ago over about a dozen meetings. wendy gillette, according to a c-n-n report -- the state department is looking for three missing americans in iraq -- a top security official says the contractors have been missing in baghdad for two days. he also says a group of gunmen took them from an apartment in baghdad and whisked them away in a convoy of vehicles. on the military watch -- rescuers have expanded their search for 12 marines missing since their two military helicopters apparently collided in the waters off the hawaiian island of oahu. the u-s coast guard said the search has widened along oahu s north shore and now extends eight miles out to sea. the marines were conducting training flights late thursday when officials believe the two copters crashed into each other. the u-s coast guard says no mayday call was received -- just word that something had gon

matthew trevithick is one of several americans just released from prison in iran. the boston university graduate was imprisoned for 40 days after traveling to iran in september for a language program at tehran university. four other americans were also released under a negotiated prisoner exchange. that includes "washington post" reporter jason rezaian. as part of the exchange, the u.s. will free seven iranians from american custody. matt's mother confirms he is out profoundly grateful to all those who worked for his release. back to you. antoinette: commitment 2016. the democrats are back on the tonight. this will be the final debate for bernie sanders, hillary clinton, and martin o'malley before voting begins in the iowa caucuses. yesterday, the trio attended an annual fish fry hosted by congressman jim clyburn. before that, all three candidates spoke at the "first in the south" dinner hosted by the democratic party. meanwhile, mayor marty walsh spent the day in the granite state stumping for hillary clinton. he and other volunteers pounded the pavement and knock

doug: the family of matthew trevithick has issued a statement recently. they say that matthew is happy to be home. they are understandably asking for privacy. matthew declined comment when he home last night. he and his loved ones trying to regain normalcy after he spent 40 days in an iranian prison. we still don't know why. matthew would always reach out to his family every day. when he hadn't contacted them in 24 hours, they knew something was wrong. during his imprisonment family encouraged not to tell anybody so as to ensure a safe possible outcome to get him here, back to hingham. we understand while he was in prison he almost lost up to about 15 pounds. as far as getting back to some sense of normalcy, that includes catching up on some boston sports. we're flieive hingham here this morning, doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: right now a navy salvage ship is helping in the search for a hingham marine and eleven others missing since two helicopters collided in hawaii. twelve crew members were aboard those two marine choppers when they crashed thu

wendy: another american-student matthew trevithick was also freed as part of a separate agreement and is already on his way home. secret talks to free the 5 americans began 14 months ago over about a dozen meetings. wendy gillette for cbs news. elizabeth: central iowans celebrated the release sunday. living waters fellowship held a special ceremony sunday morning at riverwoods elementary. the congregation has a connection to the family of recently released pastor saeed abedini. members met his wife nog may a few years ago during a prayer vigil at the capitol and kept in touch with her. they say it is hard to put into words what the release means. >> it is awesome. i can not even tell you how we felt yesterday morning. the texts were going, face book was going crazy all over the world. elizabeth: congregation members say it was the power of prayer that helped facilitate abedini's release. shaina: the search is on for several americans missing in iraq. local media reports 3 were kidnapped in baghdad sunday. a u.s. embassy spokesman says it's working in full cooperation with iraqi author

a fifth american, matthew trevithick, said not to be a part of the deal for the seven iranians, was also released. saeed abedini's wife spoke on skype. >> surreal, just unbelievable. you know, he's out of iranian soil. >> well, the iran nuclear deal and the prisoner swap are not technically related, but both are part of this new relationship that the obama administration is forging with iran. the ten u.s. sailors detained in the persian gulf this week also benefitted from that. this is a relationship that hasn't been healthy since 1979, when the western friendly shah of iran was overthrown and exiled during the iranian revolution. >>> new tonight, police are looking for the gunman in a deadly brooklyn shooting. this happened this afternoon inside an east new york apartment ton new lots and that's where 25-year-old shamik miller was shot in the head. witnesses say he stumbled out of the building and chi died on the sidewalk. >>> and police are looking for whoever punched and kicked a man walking with a child near a bronx school. the hate crime task force is investigating. a 34-year-old ma

matthew trevithick is back on u-s soil. the boston university graduate student, was the first to come home... arriving in massachusetts after he was detained in iran for 40-days. "it's been difficult. we've had a lot of support from friends and family members. so we've been able to get through it. we appreciate all the help the u.s. government has done on this." three others--former marine amir heck-ma-tee hekmati, pastor saeed abedini and washington post reporter jason re-zion rezaian--are all in germany. they're undergoing medical evaluations at a u.s. military hospital. "our main concern right now is that he integrates back in and gets the psychological treatment he needs." for their freedom, the obama administration agreed to release seven iranians charged with and to drop arrest warrants for fourteen others. the u-s will also pay 1- point-7 billion dollars to settle an old financial dispute with the iranian government. ### the countdown clock is running. .just 14 days until the marathon race for president begins in ear

matthew trevithick returned home sunday after spending 40 days in but his family still doesn't know why he was taken in the first place. the 30-year-old declined comment as he arrived home last night. but his family tells "the herald" he lost 12 to 13 pounds in captivity. they knew something was wrong when they hadn't heard from him in 24 hours. once a day because, as an monitored. he's not ready to talk about it yet, but he's getting a lot of support. >> we are happy that he's home, yes. we're very happy for them. they've been very private about it. we also want to respect that. doug: his family was encouraged not to talk about trevithick's imprisonment to ensure the safest possible outcome. the family says he's doing well after getting some much-needed u-burger and dunkin' donuts. live in hingham, doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: doug, thank you. commitment 2016. the campaign trail is getting crowded as candidates make a last-ditch effort to secure votes in new hampshire and iowa. and that also means things are getting very heated. the eye's erika tarantal is here with the new

matthew trevithick was in the country studying the country's language. he walked out of the dorm where he was staying when three men came up to him. after asking him his name, they straight for one of iran's most notorious prisons. >> i was arrested just walking down the stet on the way the buy my ticket to come home. >> nancy: matthew trevithick says within an hour of standing on the street, he was sitting in an interrogation cell in an iranian prison. >> their very first sense to me was, do you know jason rezaian? i said, of course, everybody knows that name, the whole world knows jason rezaian. they were pacing behind me with the prayer beads clicking in his hand. they said, "he's never leaving and neither are you." >> nancy: in an interview with cnn's anderson cooper, the hingham man says he was personally charged with trying to overthrow iran's government. >> i was accused of having access to bank accounts with millions of dollars and accused of knowing the location of weapons caches. >> nancy: trevithick says the scariest part of his ordeal was the

two others have also always been, nosratollas khosravi, and matthew trevithick.ir cases were largely unknown to the world, but we can all celebrate their release. >>> i want to thank my national security team, especially secretary kerry, susan rice, bret mcgirk. >> admiral baines, ben rhodes, other whole team worked tirelessly to bring our americans home to get this work done, and i want to thank the swiss government, which represents or interests in iran for their critical assistance. >>> meanwhile, iran has agreed to deepen or coordinate as we continue to locate robert levinson, missing for more than eight years. even as we rejoice in the safe return of others, we will never forget about bob. our hards are with the levinson family and we will not rest until their family is -- >>> six iranian americans and others are being granted clemency. they were not charged with terrorism or any violent -- they're civilians, a one-time gesture to iran, given the unique opportunity by this mom and the larger circumstances at play, and it reflects our willness to engage with

. >> the other prisoners released are nifty chose road and an american student named matthew trevithick. >>> at the same time this was going on iran state television was told that economic sfrngss were being dropped. that's because of the agreement in place. some people are pushing separate sanctions be put on iran for nuclear tests. >>> it didn't add up to much in the east bay today for the rain. but people put out umbrellas. this is a line of storm that's will bring rain to the bay area the next couple of days. right now you can see the roadway is wet. but it looks more like a misty rain and -- than the heavier rain we are expecting very soon. let's check in. we're tracking a flash floods watch set to go into effect tomorrow. >> you're right. we picked up a quarter inch to an inch in the last 24 hours. at expected, the showers continued throughout the afternoon. this is the first time the entire day that i haven't seen any green here on the -- the radar. a lot of moisture in those clouds. even though the radar beam not pick up -- picking up on this. it's been a soggy one. off and on s

matthew trevithick put his arms around his mother as he landed at logan airport yesterday. the 30-year-old boston university graduate was studying farsi in tehran when he was abducted. he was released on the same day that four other americans were freed by the iranian government in a separately negotiated prisoner swap. randy: a dorchester man is recovering after being shot by a man inside his home. police say the suspect met the man at his front door and fired three shots yesterday before running away. the 30-year-old victim was hit in the stomach, arm, and knee. he is expected to survive. police are looking for surveillance video to track down emily: the search continues for a hingham marine, missing in hawaii. corporal christopher orlando is one of 12 marines who disappeared when their military helicopters collided on thursday. the coast guard says there are no plans to suspend the massive search yet, but it is being slowed by rough seas. randy: boston police showing their support for martin richard. b.p.d. commissioner bill evans ran sunday's marathon in houston, texas,

. >> reporter: student matthew trevithick, greeted by his mother in boston, is the first back to the. all this after a dramatic 24 hours. noon saturday, the u.s. confirms the prisoner exchange. four hours later, the iran nuclear deal goes into effect, sanctions lifted. but the plane doesn't leave. iran won't let jason rezaian's wife join him. sunday morning, iran finally agrees to allow rezaian's wife to get on the plane. while the plane is still in the air, the u.s. government announces it is paying $1.7 billion to the iranian government to settle an old financial dispute. >> and jonathan karl live with us from the white house. as you know, so many questions about the seven iranians who were part of this prisoner swap. four pardoned, three, their sentences commuted. people want to know, obviously, were their dangerous, do they pose a risk in being returned to iran? >> reporter: david, the white house says that none of those seven freed iranians had any ties to terrorism, but four of them were convicted on charges related to smuggling military equipment to iran, so, these were not tr