amir hekmati, saeed abedini, jason rezaian, and nosratoliah khoshawi. iran is also committed to continuing cooperating with the united states to determine the whereabouts of robert levinson. the statement from this u.s. official goes on to say this, "we offered clemency to seven iranians, six of whom are dual u.s.-iranian citizens, who had been convicted or are pending trial in the united states. the united states also removed any interpol red notices and dismissed any charges against 14 iranians for whom it was assessed that extradition requests were unlikely to be successful." that official statement coming into cnn from a u.s. official. we'll have more on the breaking news, trees of four americans from iranian prisons, right after this. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and university partnerships, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in utica, where a new kind of workforce is being trained. and in alban

we have just received a statement from the saeed abedini family, the christian pastor. nswer to prayer. the pastor's wife said. this is a critical time for me and my family. we look forward to saeed's return and want to thank the millions who have stood with us in prayer during this most difficult time. this statement released from the family of saeed abedini through the american center for law and justice which has represented this family over these many, many years. i am joined by the international security at m.i.t. joining us from watertown, massachusetts right now. we are told this has been in the works now for months and months and months. it comes on the day of the implementation of the iran nuclear deal. that is certainly not a coincidence. >> i don't think it is. when you and i talked in the past, when we were in the negotiations, my expectation was something was going to get worked out and the day has finally arrived. it is a banner day, a great day for the united states, for our own national security and toes families and often, when you go and read the archiv

marine and saeed abedini, a pastor.all journalists, many around the world, we have worked very hard to make sure our colleague, jason rezaian is freed. what are you hearing from t"the washington post"? >> we know there are journalists in perilous circumstances all around the world. there are journalists held by other countries in prison. this is an exceptional case because he has been held for more than a year and a half and works for "the washington post." one of the best-known correspondents before he was detained. worldwide news organization that is part of the news itself. the post believes that rezaian will leave iranian air space in the next few minutes. i heard from the post 15 minutes ago. about 15 minutes from now, he should be leaving that air space. the headline there is that he is now on the way home. we haven't heard officially from his family yet or anything more from the post but they are gathering more information as we are. it would indicate that there is some flight. perhaps the others are on the same

and saeed abedini, in jail for a very long time. their families very concerned about their health. >> all this taking place, this prisoner exchange, elise on the day of the implementation of the iran nuclear deal, formal announcements coming from vie a vienna, aus story yeah. i assume it's not a coincidence. >> it isn't at all. was this nuclear deal that paved the way for the u.s. and iran to start having these discussions about freeing these americans and these prisoners swaps. 14 months ago, these discussions started taking place in every conversation. they were meeting with world powers in iran on the nuclear deal. they would have a separate session on the fate of those americans, as that deal was concluded and on its way to implementation, we understand those discussions intensified, secretary of state john kerry, with his raya ryan iranian, u.s voy to the coalition, against isis, also really involved in this intense diplomacy, which increased in recent months. now that you have implementation day today, wolf, where a lot of the

in moments we'll speak live to the wife of saeed abedini, her husband captured in 2012, now she is waiting, waiting for that moment when they can reunite. others freed today include washington post reporter jason rezaian, marine veteran amir hekmati, and nosratollah khosrawi. 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, t

saeed abedini reunited with family in asheville, north carolina. you are seeing lots of hugs and tears there. he had spent more than three years in an iranian prison. also back home is amir hekmati. the u.s. marine was accused of spying five years ago. he says he is happy to be back. >> thank god for your support. everybody from the president and my family and every day americans. i'm standing here healthy and tall with my head held high. >> breaking in the last few minutes, jason rezaian, released by iran, now headed back to the united states. cnn's phil black is live in landstuhl, germany, where rezaian has been staying since regaining his freedom. phil, he is on the way back to the u.s. what's the latest? >> reporter: as you touched on there, it is happy breaking news. all three americans who were treated here and assessed physically and psychologically to determine whether or not they are up to getting the process of reintegrating into society. they all left. the last to leave is jason rezaian. he was detained in july 2014. he released a statem

especially with one prisoner, american pastor saeed abedini, these local christians say through 12:15:27 "this should be a day that we are excited in christianity." - rob keller - des moines united by faith, these christians in des moines are celebrating the release of a prisoner they've never even met. 11:52:35 "mainly because we're fellow believers in christ, he's our brother in christ. the word of god teaches us to come alongside those who are in prison being persecuted. so we come alongside them in prayer, and also in support." - rob keller - des moines rob keller's congregation has been campaigning for the release of american pastor, saeed abedini, since 20-12, when they learned of his imprisonment in iran. 11:53:29 "it's awesome, it's awesome. i can't even tell you how we felt yesterday morning. texts were coming in, facebook was going crazy. just all over the world, people are celebrating celebrating because this brother in christ was released from prison, who was not held for any other reason besides being a christian and because of his 14 months of careful diplomacy... u-s of

after a stop in switzerland, sunday, rezaian ans and two others, amere hekmati and saeed abedini went to germany for medical checkups and are headed to the u.s. rezaian's mother grateful. >> i want to thank everyone around the world who has been working on his behalf to brick him home. >> reporter: dan kildee who worked on behalf of amir hekmati expressed relief. >> we thought there were a few instances he might come home and it didn't happen. >> reporter: saeed abedini's family accepted the news with cautious relief. it came at a time i was not expecting. it just -- it doesn't feel real until we see him but i know it's >> reporter: an american student was released, not as part of the swap and has left iran. a fifth freed prison has decided to stay in iran. >>> the top top stories locally at 6:30, a mother is beginning to fear the worse for her 15-year-old daughter missing since november. she said she fell asleep on november 16th. when she woke up, her daughter isabella gonzalez was gone from their east las vegas apartment. she searches the internet for any clues worried her daughter

after years of saeed abedini's family with cautious relief. wife) "it just seems surreal. it came at a expecting. 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 ex

pastor saeed abedini was one of three americans held captive in iran channel 13's reid chandler shows us how he's now inspiring the people of des moines... 12:15:27 "this should be a day that we are excited in christianity." - rob keller - des moines united by faith, these christians in des moines are celebrating the release of a prisoner they've never even met. 11:52:35 "mainly because we're fellow believers in christ, he's our brother in christ. the word of god teaches us to come alongside those who are in prison being persecuted. so we come alongside them in prayer, and also in support." - rob keller - des moines rob keller's congregation has been campaigning for the release of american pastor, saeed abedini, since 20-12, when they learned of his imprisonment in iran. 11:53:29 "it's awesome, it's awesome. i can't even tell you how we felt yesterday morning. texts were coming in, facebook was going crazy. just all over the world, people are celebrating today. fellow christians are celebrating because this brother in christ was released from prison, who was not held for any other rea

after years of disappointmen t, saeed abedini's family accepted the news with cautious relief. "it just seems surreal. it came at a time that i was not expecting. 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. 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 thousan

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 man wearing traditional muslim clothing was walking with a 9-year-old believed t

reporter jason rezaian and amir hekmati and saeed abedini. less is known about two other men iran just released. nosratoliah khoshawi. and matthew trevithick. his release was not part of this exact prisoner swap. let's bring in the latest with the cnn correspondent frederik pleitgen at the air base in germany where these prisoners were just released. what is the latest now this morning, fred? >> reporter: it was an odyssey for them to come here from tehran. i was covering this all yesterday. they took a swiss government flight from tehran to geneva and then another flight to the ramstein air base in germany to the landstuhl military hospital. this is a world class facility. over the next couple days, they first of all will get medical treatment and probably both physical and psychological. the report in jason rezaian's case, there was a lot of concern about his health with his high blood pressure. he was held in one of the toughest detention facilities in iran. and amir hekmati, in prison for four years in iran. so all of the three men will b

pastor saeed abedini was one of three americans held captive in iran for the past 14 months. channel 13's reid chandler shows us how he's now inspiring the people of living waters fellowship in des moines... 12:15:27 "this should be a day that we are excited in christianity." - rob keller - des moines united by faith, these christians in des moines are celebrating the release of a prisoner they've never even met. 11:52:35 "mainly because we're fellow believers in christ, he's our brother in christ. the word of god teaches us to come alongside those who are in prison being persecuted. so we come alongside them in prayer, and also in support." - rob keller - des moines rob keller's congregation has been campaigning for the release of american pastor, saeed abedini, since 20-12, when they learned of his imprisonment in iran. 11:53:29 "it's awesome, it's awesome. i can't even tell you how we felt yesterday morning. texts were coming in, facebook was going crazy. just all over the world, people are celebrating today. fellow christians are because this brother in christ was release

pastor saeed abedini was freed in the prisoner swap.said the first thing she did after getting the word from the state department was to wake up her children. >>> i ran for my kids and then i told my parents and then i called his parents and his sister. they were all balling and getting calls of congratulations. my first thought was the kids. this is going to be a christmas present, birthday present all wrapped up in one. >>> an excited family. a 5th american who was not part of the swap was released. >>> republican presidential candidates reacted to the prisoner swamp with iran. they welcomed the news with reservations. >>> i'm happy they are coming back, but it's a disgrace they have been there so long. >>> we don't know the details of the deal that's bringing them home. there may be problematic aspects to this deal. at this point we are giving prayers of thanksgiving they are coming home. >>> we are happy for them and their families. they should have never been. that's what we should know about the iranian regime, they take people ho

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 authorities to locate the missing americans. their identities have not been released. the time is 4:45 just about. where waking up to know degrees -- zero degrees. it is very cold out there. make sure you bundle there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big bank

pastor saeed abedini was freed with the others. wife said the first thing she did was wake up her children. >>> i ran for my kids and i told my parents and i called his parents and his sister. they were all bawling and we were getting congratulations calls. my first thought was the kids. this is going to be a christmas present, birthday present all wrapped up in one. >>> we can tell you a 5th american who was not part of the swamp was released. >>> republican presidential candidates reacted quickly to the prisoner swamp with iran. they welcomed the news, but with reservations. >>> i'm happy they are coming back, but it's a disgrace they need there for so long. >>> we don't know the details of the deal that is bringing them home. there may be problematic aspects to the deal. at this point we're giving prayers of thanksgiving they are coming home. >>> we are happy for them and their families, they should never been there. the fact of the matter this is what you need to know about the iranian regime, they take people hostage in order

when americans are freed and returned to their can all celebrate.gfx:the wife of american pastor saeed abedini tweeting--"saeed just landed in geneva. he is getting ready to leave to germany. i should talk with saeed in just a few hours! thank you for your prayers!" the father of two--was imprisoned for more than three years--accused of threatening iran's national security. another of the released--jason rezaian. the 39 year old journalist detained for 18 months--charged with espionage--in a closed door trial. once he--with his wife and mother by his side--was safely out of iran--the washington post released a statement saying:gfx:we are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for jason and his family is finally over.also on board, amir hekmati--detained the longest--four years. the former u.s. marine--arrested in iran--while visiting his grandmother.gfx:rezaian, abedini and hekmati all spent time at iran's notorious evin prison--where they were allegedly subjected to beatings, solitary confinement president obama--remaining steadfast in his message--that it was diplomatic negotiations that led t

marine amir heck mauney, and the missionary saeed abedini, and also american student math trevithick. and now, rezaian, hekmati and abedini are in a hospital in germany and getting medical checkups, and we are joined by fred pleitgen at the lam stul air base in germany, and what do we know about the condition, and have they been able to reunite with the family? >> well, they have been able to meet some of the family members, and we know that, but it is unclear how many at this point, and that is going to go back to the medical checks conducted at this point in time. the physicians here at the landstuhl regional medical s center have a lot of experience of dealing with cases like this one, and apparently, one of the things they are doing is to try to reintegrate these three men as slowsly as possible so they are not overwhelmed by the fact that all of the sudden, they have all of the family members there, and there is medical checks going on as far as the physical side is going on, but a detention of this length will take a psychological toll on people, and therefore, they are letting

saeed abedini, from boy see, idaho, a christian pastor. amir hekmati, a marine veteran. he spent four years in jail. and jason rezaian, a "washington post" bureau chief in tehran. they were flown out of tehran early sunday morning and they were flown up here for medical treatment and r & r and getting back with family and friends and associates who were so happy to have them here. we spoke with them a few minute ago. jason's brother, listen somewhat he said. >> until they took off, i didn't believe it. it was always waiting and learning something was going to go wrong, if something can go wrong it will. but a lot of people worked hard to get him out. reporter: we watched the plane take off on live tv. it's starting to sink in. i'll see my mom and see my sister-in-law. reporter: he spoke to him on the fiend twice. he said he sounded very good but still high schooln't seen him. but after months and months inside those prisons it's good to have them back. they were charged with espionage and subverting the security of iran. the government said they were wrongly detained and

gfx: pastor saeed abedini tweeting-- "saeed just landed in geneva. he is getting ready to leave to germany. i should talk with saeed in just a few hours! thank you for your prayers!" the father of two--was imprisoned for more than three years--accused of threatening iran's national security. another of the released--jason rezaian. the 39 year old journalist detained for 18 months--charged with espionage--in a closed door trial. once he--with his wife and mother by his side--was safely out of iran--the washington post released a statement saying: gfx: we are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for jason and his family is finally over. also on board, amir hekmati--detained the longest--four years. the former u.s. marine--arrested in iran--while visiting his grandmother. gfx: rezaian, abedini and hekmati all spent time at iran's notorious evin prison--where they were allegedly subjected to beatings, solitary confinement and psychological abuse. president obama--remaining steadfast in his message--that it was diplomatic negotiations that led to their re

idaho pastor saeed abedini was released on saturday after being held in an iranian prison for more than three years. since his release, he has been receiving medical treatment at a u-s military hospital in germany. the americans were freed in a swap for seven iranians held by the u-s. the obama administration is expected to announce a plan for new visa requirements the plan would travelers who are iran, iraq, sudan or syria as well as those who have been to those countries in the last five years. the new rules are europeans who have fought for the islamic state to come here. attorneys for the 'afflunza teen', ethan couch, say he may return to texas in a matter of weeks. couch violated his probation for a drunk driving wreck where four people the "affluenza teen" has been held in a mexican detention facility and is fighting his deportation after he was found with his mother in the city of puerto vallarta last december. michigan governor rick snyder is asking the president, once again, to declare a disaster in flint -- to help fix the city's water crisis. in an interview with cbs' scott p

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 agreed to release 7 iranians charged with violating u-s sanctions.. and to drop arrest warrants for 14 others.. this on top of paying 1-point-7 billion dollars to settle an old financial dispute with the iranian government. liz tag: these americans were released just after the nuclear deal with iran went into effect.. but the white house maintains.. the two deals are separate.. adding that diplomatic efforts over nuclear deal paved the way for this release to happen. eh, abc news, ny. " brad/wxhang weather adlib: put script here in green now that the cold is weather adlib: put script here in green finally starting to are looking at some snow coming into iowa. cloudy, but it should stay dry here while sw iowa might see some flurries or light snow nasty winds will tonight, but it will in the single digits. start off dry for snow will be falling in midday or early it looks like the over sw iowa

after years of disappointment, saeed abedini s family accepted the news with cautious relief. naghmeh abedini / wife "it just seems surreal. it came at a time that i was not expecting. 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. it )s time to pay the piper. after unusually mild weather for about the last six weeks, the bottom is dropping out. that means dangerously cold and windy weather for the next few days and the possibility of a winter storm later this week. an arctic air cold temperatures, gusty winds and mainly clear skies. most of us will wake up to temperatures in the teens on tuesday morning with wind chills in the single digits. and, despite plenty of sunshine, most of us probably won )t break the freezing mark on tuesday. in fact some of us may not even climb out of the 20s! wednesday morning brings more cold weather. but t

and pastor saeed abedini, imprisoned and three and a half years. sot - naghmeh abedini / wife of saeed abedini: i told my kids, i woke them up and i said daddy is released from prison you are going to see him soon at the white house, president obama celebrated the long- overdue release: sot - obama: they never gave in and they never gave up. at long last, they can stand tall and breathe deep the fresh air of freedom. in exchange for their freedom, the obama administration agreed to release 7 iranians charged with violating u-s sanctions and to drop arrest warrants for 14 others. the administration also agreed to pay 1.7 billion dollars to settle an old financial dispute with the iranian government " sabrina: local 5 news midday... the metro over local 5's nikki the cold to do some neat weather sabrina: and... ted cruz and donald trump are neck and neck in iowa, with only 14 days left until the iowa caucuses, and the campaign trail is heating up. sabrina: next.... iowa's first lego league championship was this past weekend up at iowa state. we'll ta

washington post journalist jason rezaian, marine veteran amir hekmati and christian pastor saeed abedini were exchanged for seven iranians held or charged in the u-s. the sister and brother-in-law of freed marine veteran amir hekmati are on their way to see him in germany. all three are hospital for a few days for medical treatment. also this weekend, the u-s lifted economic sanctions on iran as part of the deal to rollback the country's nuclear program. british parliament will debate today whether to ban presidential candidate donald trump from entering the country. more than 500- thousand people signed a petition to ban trump. this comes after his comments about banning muslims from enter ting the u-s. we're just a couple of weeks from the iowa caucus. the democratic race is heating up. on sunday the candidates took part in their fourth debate in south carolina. frontrunners hillary clinton and bernie sanders went head to head on issues like health care and gun control.. butted to butted to the next debate is next month, wisconsin. a civil rights leader is stepping in to fight flint mi

you have saeed abedini sentenced. jason rezaian's trial was over. his sentence was going to be in a period of decades at least. so i completely disagree. it's contrary to all the information we have. i think had we not been able to find a way forward here, i think these americans were looking at a very substantial, many, many years in prison. >> woodruff: why do you think you were successful? what were the forces inside iran that made this work? >> this process came out of a nuclear negotiation, but in the nuke lower negotiations primarily the ministry of foreign affairs and some other elements of the iranian system that don't have the decision-making authority over the security apparatus and the people that actually hold the keys to the prison cells. so we had to open up a parallel track and begin negotiations with those elements of the iranian system, who we've really not had any engagement with. so one reason it took a long time is that this is the first substantial engagement we really ever had with that element of the system. i think my iranian

the prisoners include "the washington post" journalist, jason rezaian, the christian pastor, saeed abedini. also being released, the u.s. marine veteran, amir hekmati and nosratoliah khoshawi. we don't know anything about this person, his name only being released today for the first time, in addition to those four, matthew trevithchick, a student recently detained in iran has been released as well. matth matthew's release not necessarily part of the broader swap. sevenians being held in the united states. six dual u.s. iranian citizens. they are being given clemency. they will no longer be in prison. 14 iranians sought by the united states, they will no longer be sought by the united states through interpol as well. all of this seen as what the iranians described as a goodwill gesture. it gives the u.s. a list -- they gave the u.s. a list of iranians they wanted released. the u.s. rejected, by the way, releasing anyone accused of violence or direct terrorism, as part of this prisoner swap. let's bring in our global affairs correspondent, elise labott. elise, what more are we learning about

also saeed abedini, the pastor from california has been held since 2012. his family says he was tortured and beaten during his incarceration. two other americans were released over the weekend from iran, one was a state of the union from the pennsylvania. he's already back in the united states. the other opted to stay in iran. the men were released in exchange for pardon or dropped charges against seven iranians the whole deal was negotiated in secret at the same time iran came to the agreement and fed its nuclear program. the effects of that deal were immediate. on monday, eastern announced it was taking advantage of the newly lifted sanctions by increasing its oil output by half a million barrels a day. which may push prices down even further. anne-marie. >> el beth palmer if germany, thank you very much, elizabeth. >>> across the country, people remembered civil rights leader reverend martin luther king, juniorerjr. strarts closed down a part of the san francisco-oakland bay bridge and civil rights leaders gathered at the south carolina state house to h

gfx: the wife of american pastor saeed abedini tweeting-- "saeed just landed in geneva. he is getting ready to leave to germany. i should talk with saeed in just a few hours! thank you for your prayers!" the father of two--was imprisoned for more than three years--accused of threatening iran's national security. another of the released--jason rezaian. the 39 year old journalist with espionage--in a closed door trial. once he--with his wife and mother by his side--was safely out of iran--the washington post released a statement saying: gfx: we are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for jason and his family is finally over. also on board, amir hekmati--detained the longest--four years. the former u.s. marine--arrested in iran--while visiting his grandmother. gfx: rezaian, abedini and hekmati all spent time at iran's notorious evin prison--where they were allegedly subjected to beatings, solitary confinement and psychological abuse. president obama--remaining steadfast in his message--that it was diplomatic negotiations that led to their release--that deal quietly played

pastor saeed abedini stepped out of a plane in north carolina on thursday for an emotional reunion with his wife. in 2013 he was sentenced to prison in iran for setting up home-based churches. touched down thursday in his hometown of flint, michigan. he waved and thanked reporters as he stepped off the plane. >> happy to finally be home. it's been a very long road and a very long journey. unfortunately, many people have traveled this road with me. >> hekmati had been at a u.s. military hospital in germany since his weekend release from iran. he said his marine training helped keep him going during his four and a half years in prison. >>> coming up on the "morning news." flying with firearms. airport security says it sees more guns than ever at checkpoints. >>> later, a fire bomb lights up this is the "cbs morning news." here's how: invokana reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in to the body through the kidneys and sends some sugar out through the process of urination. and while it's not for weight loss, it may help you lose weight. invokana can cause important side effects, includi

after years of disappointmen t, saeed abedini's family accepted the news with cautious relief. "it just seems surreal. it came at a time that i was not expecting. it just doesn't feel real until weesee him, but i know its real. "american student matthew trevithick was also released -- -- and has left iran. a fifth khosravi- roodsari, has decided to stay in iran. i'm reid binion, reporting. we now have the first picture of a crew chief among the missing u-s marines in hawaii. officials say sergeant adam schoeller vanished on thursday. they were flying in two helicopters that apparently collided and crashed into say some of thoho pictures are from his wedding last year. an extensive search is under way for all missing marines. a federal judge ruled boston bomber dzokhar tsarnaev will have to pay his victims 101 million dollars. the restitution payments to the 49 victims and their families must start immediately. the judge also denied tsarnaev's defense team's motion for a new trial. a judge sentenced him m death for the april 20-13 attack that killed three people and wounded 40 o

rezaian and two others - marine veteran amir hekmati and pastor saeed abedini - arrived in are headed to the u-s.... grateful for the ououpouring of around the world who has been kildee, who worked on behalf of amir hekmati, also expressed relief. "we've had a few instances where we thought amir might come home and it's been close and thenit didn't haapen." after years of disappointment, saeed abedini's family accepted the news with student matthew trevithick was also released -- notots 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 or dropped charges against seven iranians serving time for -- or accused of-- sanctions violations in the u- s. this morning, police are still trying t t figure out what happened...after three people are found dead inside a home. police found the bodies of two men and a woman. this happened near the state university of new york. two of theepeople killed were student athletes. one played baketball and one person w

after years of disappointment, saeed abedini's family accepted the news with cautious relief. "it just seems surreal. it came at a time that i was not expecting. 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. the time is now 4:-- two people can eat all this food for $9.99. -and it's all my favorites. -yeah. two coneys or two burgers, and two tots and two drinks. -yeah. -it's like i'm seeing double. totally. speaking of double... look. maybe they wanna hang out. -yeah, i'll talk to 'em. -just be cool. -i'll be cool. -no, you're not gonna be cool. (yells) you guys wanna hang out sometime? oh, man. i think i nailed it. see and eat double. two can eat for $9.99 all month long. and stop by for buy one get one free wings on monday nights. honor dr. king's leadership and service. plus... turned up a notch. things got heated between the two fro

living waters fellowship in des moines has been campaigning for pastor saeed abedini's release since 20-12. they even hosted his wife in the fall for a fundraiser benefiting his cause. abedini's release comes with two other american prisoners in iran, rob keller, a pastor at living waters fellowship, calls the prisoners' release, "god's work." 11:53:29 "it's awesome, it's awesome. i can't even tell you how we felt yesterday morning. texts were coming in, facebook was going crazy. just all over the world, people are celebrating because this brother in christ was released from prison, who was not held for any other reason besides being a christian and because of his christian faith." :01-:25 pastor saeed is getting medical attention in germany before he returns to america. republican presidential candidates praise the release but now the way it happened coming up after the break... the criticism they have for the president's decision to release iran's prisoners here in exchange for ne at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think ha

saeed bedini's family.. grateful. ((sot)) 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 chose to in exchange.. the obama administration agreed with violating u-s sanctions.. and to drop arrest warrants for 14 others.. this on top of paying 1- point-7 billion dollars to settle an old financial dispute with the nuclear deal with iran went into effect.. but the white house maintains.. the two deals are separate.. adding that diplomatic efforts over nuclear deal paved the way for this release to happen. eh, abc news, ny. > we have some breaking news... a woman shot at a mall in southern california, this is a live look at baldwin hills. our a-b-c affiliate there says it happened at the crenhaw mall, in the food court. the woman was reportedly shot in the leg. we don't yet know if a suspect is in custody, or what led to the gunfire. let's get back closer to home -- happy martin luther king people are off work, and the kids are out o

after years of disappointment, saeed abedini's family accepted the news with cautious relief. "it just seems surreal. it came at a time that i was not expecting. it just doesn't feel real until we see him, but i hnow its not as part of the prisoner swap to stay in iran. i'm reid binion, reporting. in exchange -- the u-s pardoned or dropped charges against seven iranians serving time for -- or acacsed of sanctions violations in the u- s. police arrest a suspect after a three-hour lockdown at penn state. investigators say the suspect threated to hurt two students in a dorm. search crews find debris as they look for two helicopters that crashed. 121marines are missing near hawaii. one is from minnesota. two helicopters were on a nighttime training mission late thursday when they hit each other. there's been no sign of any survivors. recovering after being seriously injured during a domestic disturbance call. it happened around three yesterday afternoon on sixth street south west. police say this man -- nathan brocks -- allegedly hit the officer. the officer then fell and hit his

prisoners is washington post correspondent jason rezaian, former marine amir hekmati, and pastor saeed abedini. "it's spectacular news. we're just so happy. can't wait to see him. just hope he's in good health." the release is also an indication of how much back-channeling has been going on between america and iran and the two sides have been able to talk to one another to solve out diplomatic disputes before they're spiraled out of control. ali arouzi, nbc news, tehran. the news of the hostage release is also being addressed on the campaign trail today. governor chris christie is on a three day swing through iowa. today he stopped at the machine shed in urbandale. in a one on one interview, christie told our political director dave price -- that iran's action serve's as a reminder that they can not be trusted... 370002 - we are obviously very happy for the americans who are going to be home but i also wanna hear what the other side of the deal is. if this president is releasing more terrorists from guantanomo to go back and reenter the war on terror then im going to be very concerned about th

pastor saeed abedini... nosratollah khosravi and a student identified as matthew trevithnick. they're flying from iran to switzerland and then to germany for medical treatment at a u-s military hospital. sekulow says "the family is excited about this. the children especially with not having a father for over three years. so it's a bit, as you can imagine shocking that this day has finally come and that he has made it through. in return for the release of the prisoners... the united states is granting clemency to seven iranians imprisoned in the united states. washington has also agreed to drop interpol red notices for a number of iranian fugitives. those are basically international arrest warran.ntenders for the white house some ugly core parts ial that we don't know about yet, so we should withhold dgment, but right now giveanks that the amerina ming back, and this should've ppened a long, long time ago. e prisoner swap happens as the international atomic energy ency issues a rert on iran'snuclear program: the iranian transportation minister says at once economic sanctionsaga

saeed abedini reunited with family in asheville, north carolina.the pastor had spent more than three years in iranian prison. also back home, amir hekmati, he landed in michigan. the u.s. marine accused of spying five years ago. he said he is happy to be back. >> thank god for your support and everyone's support. the president's support and every day americans, i'm standing here healthy, tall and with my head held high. >> breaking this morning, jason rezaian, the washington post reporter, released by iran, he is now headed back to the united states. let's bring in cnn's phil black live in landstuhl, germany, where rezaian had been staying since gaining his freedom. phil. >> reporter: this is the medical center resides. this is where the men had been receiving treatment. physical and psychological treatment. they have been reintegrating into the society after the hardship they suffered. all three of them have left the center. those two arrived yesterday. jason rezaian is on his way back as we speak. that is the message that was released by the fami

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. words what the release means. >> it is awesome. i can't even tell you how we felt yesterday morning. all over the world, people are celebrating today. todd: congregation members say it was the power of prayer that helped facilitate abedini's release. right now the search is on for , several americans missing in iraq. local media reports 3 were kidnapped in baghdad today. a u.s. embassy spokesman says it's working in full cooperation with iraqi authorities to locate the missing americans. their identities have not been released. still ahead 10:00 close call. , a car barrels through a gas station, barely missing a shopper. the driver's escape caught on camera.>> i thought i was dreaming, and they were like no seriously you got to go. todd: survivor speaks. how she escaped a devastating fire that killed 5 family members. later, you have to go pretty far hawkeyes made a run like

and pastor saeed abedini's family celebrating his freedom after 3 1/2 years. naghmeh abedini / wife of saeed abedini i told my kids, i woke them up and i said daddy is released from prison you are going to see him soon. student matthew trevithick -- greeted by his mother in boston is the first back to the u.s. all this after a dramatic 24-hours. noon sturday -- the us 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 lane. while it's in the air, paying iran $1.7 billion dollars to the iranian government to settle an old financial dispute. the white house says that none of the 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 trivial charges. jessica rae: community members and past and present metro area students came together monday to celebrate the spirt of docto

coming home, in particular millions of believers across the world have been lifting up pastor saeed abedini in prayer. we celebrate them coming moup, jason rezaian, amir hekmati, the fourth individual. >> i spoke briefly to pastor saeed's wife, and we're all very grateful he's coming. but at the same time this deal is a problematic deal, and it reflects a pattern we have seen and over again of negotiating with terrorists, and making deals and trades that endanger u.s. safety and security. this deal has a lot of deals in common with the bowe bergdahl deal. someone now facing court-martial, we released five. and to bring back americans wrongly imprisoned, we release seven terrorists who helped iran with their nuclear program and agreed not to prosecute another 14 terrorists for doing the same thing. that's 21 terrorists helping iran develop nuclear weapons that they intend to use to try to murder us. i think it's a very dangerous precedent. the result of this, every bad actor on earth has been told go capture an american. if you want terrorists out of the jail, capture an american and preside

gfx: the wife of american pastor saeed abedini tweeting-- geneva. he is getting ready to leave to germany. i should talk with saeed in just a few hours! thank you for your prayers!" the father of two--was imprisoned for more than three years--accused of threatening iran's national security. another of the released--jason rezaian. the 39 year old journalist detained for 18 months--charged with espionage--in a closed door trial. once he--with his wife and mother by his side--was safely out of iran--the washington post released a statement saying: gfx: we are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for jason and his family is finally over. also on board, amir hekmati--detained the longest--four years. the former u.s. marine--arrested in iran--while visiting his grandmother. gfx: rezaian, abedini and hekmati all spent time at iran's notorious evin prison--where they were allegedly subjected to beatings, abuse. president obama--remaining steadfast in his message--that it was diplomatic negotiations that led to their release--that deal quietly played out outs

also freed in the exchange was saeed abedini, a christian pastor arrested in 2012. there was also a fourth american released but all we know is his name -- nosratollah khosravi roosari. that's all the congressman accompanying the other >> we were only told it was his choice to not leave iran at this time. >> reporter: in texas, these are two of the seven prisoners released as part of the exchange. all were charged with violating u.s. sanctions against iran. now they're free. most have decided to stay in america. the three americans' newfound freedom is going to require a lot of big adjustments and also catching up in all kinds of small ways. for example, amir's sister says when she first talked to him, he didn't even know what a selfie was. >> liz palmer in germany, liz, thanks very much. >>> the nuclear deal also went into effect this weekend. iran agreed to suspend its program for at least ten years. here's margaret brennan. >> we have now cut off every single path that iran could have used to build a bomb. >> reporter: president obama yesterday hailed the adminis

. >> reporter: the wife of saeed abedini tweeting he just landed in geneva.getting ready to leave to germany. i should talk with him in just a few hours. thank you for your prayers. the father of two was imprisoned for three years. another of the released, jason rezaian detained for 18 months charged with sponge in a closed door trial. once he with his wife and mother by his side was safely out of iran, "the washington post" released a statement saying we are relieveded that this 545-day nightmare for jason and his family is finally over. also on board, amir hekmati, detained the longest, four years. the former u.s. marine arrested in iran while visiting his grandmother. rezaian, abedini and hekmati spent time at iran's notorious evin prison where they were allegedly subjected to beatings and psychological abuse.