. >>> 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

. >>> 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

. >>> coming up later this hour, my conversation with ali rezaian, his brother has been held in ircan for more than a year. >>> and expected to resume talks in pakistan later this week. pakistani officials say that arrangements are being made for talks on friday. the two sides had talks this month. >>> nearly 220,000 people have died in syria since the conflict began four years ago and millions more have fled the fighting. the new chief gave his first briefing to the security council on the humanitarian situation. and the news, in a word is grim. >> after more than four years of fighting in syria the sheer scale of the humanitarian crisis is staggering. since the spring of 2011, more than 4 million syrians have fled their shattered country nearly 2 million into turkey. making it the country with the largest refugee population in the world. most of the rest have mored into camps and communities in lebron james jordan, iraq and egypt. some have made it to europe, more than 270,000 have applied for asylum there. inside of syria the war has displaced 7 and a half million more. virtually a

>> 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 internal affair. but u.s. officials want them out. >> these are american citizens who should be released and have the opportunity to be reunited with their families. >> reporter: today iran's deputy foreign minister suggested there could be some progress on this issue if and when a deal is finalized. but lester, this is not as straightforward as it might seem. there are many different competing power centers in iran. some want t

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

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

i'm joined by ali rezaian who is the brother of jason rezaian and chief correspondent nbc news richardngel. i'm totally excited to have you both on for different reasons. there any sign of getting your brother out? >> jason's trial is ongoing. he had his third day in court just the other day. we expect his next day in court will be the last day of his trial, and then at some point after that, we'll get a judgment from the court. we just don't know when. >> are you being careful -- you have to be careful about what you would say here, i assume. >> i'm usually careful w what i say. >> in terms of what the hard line owners the court over there might react to? >> it's fair the say i don't want to do anything to hurt jason. >> of course. >> our hope is they'll look at the evidence, that folks within the iranian government will have time to look at the evidence and -- >> who calls the shot, if this is as we all see it, as a complete injustice, that there was no spying, no reason to believe there was spying. if it was complete injustice, a stunt, a political stunt, international stunt, who wo

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

all he did was work diligently and fairly as a journalist. >> rezaian, a dual u.s./iranian report i spoke with anthony bourdain shortly before his arrest. >> i love it and i hate it. but it's home. >> his brother feels his case got caught off in the talks, but now that the deal is done -- >> certainly the right thing would have been to do is release him long ago. the right thing to do now is release him. he's innocent. >> reporter: president under fire for striking the deal while -- a fourth american is missing. tension was on full display when a report asked about their fate. >> the notion that i am content as i celebrate with american citizens languishing in iranian jails, major, that's not sense. >> reporter: this week the president once again promised to spare no effort -- >> we are not going to relent until we bring home our americans who are unjustly detained in iran. 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

rezaian all o -- reporter: all options are on the table when it comes to influencing a member of the.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 candidate joe lieberman. joe lieberman: i'm asking folks to study the agreement. if they agree with my opposition to it, call their member of congress, because congress will have the last word. reporter: capitol hill is swarming with people who are try to sway congress including people who are on board and are gearing up for an epic battle of wills and money. >> aipac is going to spend up to $20 million to kill this deal. we have significant resources to compete, but we know the other side is going to try to win this by spending more money. reporter: aipac is hugely influential and is spending most of his funds on the distribution of videos like this one. there are members of the u.s. congress fully on board with that message.

colleagues and family hoped that last week's conclusion of nuclear talks ended with iran releasing rezaian 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 to the international space station after blasting off from a launch pad a little more than two hours ago. the rocket is carrying three astronauts from the united states, russia and japan and they will join the three person crew already on board that station. >>> target is experimenting with a launch of its own in prince george's county. the retailer is building smaller stores and the first one in the eastern u.s. opened its doors today in college park. >> i am scott broom in college park where the first tiny

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

and i spoke to rezaian's brother, and he agreed that they were separate negotiations, but he did say that the effort to free his brother was hampered by the nuclear negotiations. >> i think over the past year, it has complicated it a lot. and changed the way that the states -- the stakes are obviously different many but i think now just pen and paper and we know what the terms are. and that excuse is over. >> that excuse is over, and rezaian says that it's linked and he says this will be an opportunity to negotiate with iran to get his brother and hopefully the other americans released. the others being held are u.s. more than, ran ali and sahid amdini. he's a christian who was arrested for trying to spread his faith. and then a fourth american, robert levinson, he was on a cia mission when he was disappeared in iran. and there's some indication that he is being held in prison, but the iranian government says that they do not know his whereabouts. those americans are all front and center says the state department to try to get them released. >> lisa stark in washington. protesters ha

. >> 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

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

. >>> the family of detained "washington post" journal rift jason rezaian in iran.he 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 langua

. >> ali rezaian 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 that the nazis ran. the film solution to

>> adjacent son rezaian "washington post," been here nearly 365 days a full year. had third court appearance we assume because the court was closed and not even his wife and his mother were came in from turkey where she lives she is an american national, came to court. afterward jason's mother said she was very sad she wasn't able to see her son who is not in a good state. she said, especially her son as reporter who wants to be out to report on the news of the talks instead of being in prison. jenna: just quickly thomas, should we read anything into the timing of it? the fact surprisingly another stage of the trial of jason today on a day when we're waiting to hear about a nuclear deal and whether or not americans imprisoned in iran are part of that deal? >> it is hard to proof, jenna. 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 int

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 time. oklahoma was under a heat warning as a heat index approached 110 degrees. the day care workers let the boys play outs

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

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

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

now we're joined by ali rezaian. his brother is being held in iran. ali, what have you heard?s on your family's front and how is your brother doing. >> >> the latest development is my mom has been in iran three weeks. she was able to see jason for the first time yesterday which was nice of them. but other than that -- >> how was he doing? >> you know i think at this point he is really very depressed. he sees this news. he understands the deal has been done. and he knows he's just been sitting there for a year innocent and has not been given any chance to defend himself and is waiting to move forward. everything about the system is opaque and he knows he's innocent. and, you know if what we're hearing is correct, that's a completely different message from the iranian government than what we heard in the past. >> mr. rezaian, can you give us an update on the communications between your family and the government, the various branches of the government? what you have been told? how often have they been in touch with you? do they keep you updated? do they respond to your questions?

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

. >> jason rezaian is "the washington post" correspondent for iran.the 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

. >> reporter:jason rezaian is bureau chief for the washington post. iran charged him with espionage. >> reporter:amir hekmati is a former marine charged with spying. saed abedini -- a christian pastor - serving 8 years for allegedly undermining the iranian government. >> reporter:and former fbi agent -- dissapeared in iran in 2007. holding him. >> reporter:the u.s. and iran held unprecedented meetings around iran's nuclear program. but in the deal there's no mention of the americans. at a news conference when asked about the captives the president pushed back. >>:"can you tell the country, sir, why you are content with all the fanfare around this deal to leave the conscious 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 jails that's nonsense." >> reporter:the wife of saeed abedini -- the imprisoned christian pastor says -- she's relying on faith >>: "he's been in and out of solitary. he's about physical pain. he's had expectation

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

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

. >>> 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

. >> 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

. >> more and more commentators are calling rezaian and the others hostages.t in line let's bring in marty baron, the executive editor for "the washington post." marty, i wish we weren't having this conversation. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> do you feel jason is a hostage? >> well, i think there's a question there. why is he being held. what are the conditions being placed on his release? what are the iranians expecting in exchange for his release? i think the answers to those questions really determine whether he's a hostage or not. we don't know all the answers to those questions. we do know he's being held unjustly and has been held unjustly for a full year. >> rhetorically i'm hearing people refer to them as hostages. the government is not using that phrase. >> if they're planning to trade something for him, then that would be an appropriate term. but we're not -- we don't have access to those kinds of discussions. >> some of the parents of hostages killed by isis in different circumstance say they were resentful about the admin

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

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

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

. >> rezaian isn't alone. two other americans, including a former marine, also detained in iran.07. critics slammed the u.s. for not doing enough to bring these people home. joining me now, sarah short she was held captive in iran herself for more than a year and recently wrote an article called "negotiating with iran for hostaging in a nuclear deal is it nonsense, trust me, i was one." thank you for being with me this morning. >> yes, thanks for having me. . >> what do you suppose those american hostages in iran are going through? . >> welli think that amir and jason and saeed are probably feeling very conflicted about the deal. when you're in that kind of suspension for so long and you have no certainty about your future, you're isolated from the outside world, they're probably extremely uncertain. >> do you think they are hopeful? do you think they know about the deal with iran? >> word travels invest inside prison. yeah, i think word has gotten to them. but i also think -- even in isolation, there are whispers down the hallway. guards will give you information from the outsid

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

ali rezaian. i know this is tough one year after the detention of your brother. how are you doing? family doing, and what do you want people to know on this anniversary? >> it's been a tough year obviously. the family is doing as best we can. what i need people to know is jason still locked up in iran. we've done this deal with them and still hasn't had a trial. he hasn't done anything. he's innocent and needs ton released. >> where do things stand? what are you hearing from u.s. officials and iranian officials. >> the iranians don't really talk to us. what we've heard from them most recently is the next trial date will probably be the last session although we don't know when that will be. as far as the u.s. government. they have said that they are stilling with the iranians and talking with them about jason and the other americans being held and we always hold out hope that the iranians will do the right thing look at the evidence and decide that jason should be released immediately. >> this deal struck between the u.s. and other countries, do you think the u.s. should have fought

the secretary of state john kerry has called for rezaian's release. he has separated that from the issue with america. >>> kevin sutherland's body was buried today in connecticut, he grew up there before interning and working here in washington. d.c. police say sutherland was stabbed more than 30 times on a train at the noma metro station earlier this month. he was 24 years old. we will have more coverage of his funeral in the next hour. >>> a notorious kingpin now one of the most wanted men in the world again. we go inside the escape of a powerful mexican cartel leader. >>> hello, pluto. why we are on the cusp of seeing space history made tonight. >>> and taylor swift's tour is lighting up concert venues across the country. tonight, it's our turn. >>> right now, we are at a muggy 80 degrees, widely scattered showers on storm team4 radar and continue to track some showers through the evening and overnight hours and overnight tonight berks can't rule out some heavy rain as well because it is so humid outside. 6:00, temperature around 7 degrees. 10 p.m.

"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