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while the prison swap is technically unrelated to the nuclear deal, critics denounced washington for signing any ent while teheran held americans. we have carried out essary measures under that agreement. >> reporter: the u.n.'s agency certified that iran is keeping its word and has put checks on its program it far more difficult for iran to weapon. nd the eu kept their word today dropping been crippling the economy, giving iran access to world markets and billions of dollars in frozen assets. that iran has followed through on the promises that it made. it has kept its word and we will continue to do the same. but we will also remain vigilant in verifying iran's compliance every hour of every day in the years ahead. >> reporter: at least two americans are still either held or missing in iran. the americans released today are expected to eventually make their way to germany for medical checkups before heading home. >> thank you for more on the iran nuclear deal. we turn to our chief foreign affairs correspondent. she is in south carolina getting ready for tomorrow night's >> reporter:

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"the washington post" in a statement said we couldn't be happier to hear the news. matt trevithick, a student held for 40 days, was also released released. while the prison swap is technically un unrelated to the nuclear deal, critics denounced washington for signing any agreement while teheran held americans. we have carried out all necessary measures under that agreement. >> reporter: the u.n.'s atomic energy agency certified that iran is keeping its word and has put checks on its program to make it far more difficult for iran to develop a nuclear weapon. so washington and the today dropping sanctions that have been crippling the iranian economy, giving iran access to world markets and billions of dollars in frozen assets. >> we welcome that iran has followed through on the promises that it made. it has kept its word and we will continue to do the same. but we will also remain vigilant in verifying iran's compliance every hour of every day in the years ahead. >> reporter: at least two americans are still either held or missing in iran. the americans released today

washington, d.c. today. bay bib panda bae bae made his public debut. >> looks like a skunk there. i would like to get some video of him moving around. those who waited long to see him didn't mind. bae bae was born in august at the zoo. >> that's it for news4 new york. kwpt nbc nightly news" is next. >>> on this saturday night, americans freed. americans released in a prison swap as an historic nuclear deal takes effect. >>> fighting words. donald trump with a blistering new attack on ted cruz while the democrats get set for tomorrow's crucial debate before the iowa caucuses. >>> terror attack, the deadly siege of a hotel in west africa by al qaeda militants. >>> toxic water. president obama declares a federal where tens of thousands were exposed to dangerous levels of lead. >>> oh, bei bei. the debut of washington's biggest star. night "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with what appears to be a turning point in this country's relationship with iran. the u.s. confirming late today that iran is come plying the agreement reached last summer on reaching its

the debut of washington's biggest star. night "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with what appears to be a turning point in this country's relationship with iran. the u.s. confirming late today that iran is come plying the agreement reached last summer on reaching its nuclear capability and that paved the way for the lifting of western sanctions of iran. it comes hours after the regime released five american prisoners. the release of four of them, part of a prison swap. we start in vienna. >> reporter: good evening. the breakthrough was diplomats here are calling this implementation day. it seemed like a deal worth billions to iran and for five americans, it was sweet indeed. they were finally freed. >> we have received confirmation that five americans who had been unjustly detained in iran have been released from custody. >> among those released amir hekmati, saeed abedini, and jason "the washington post" in a statement said we couldn't be happier to hear the news. matt trevithick, a student held for 40 days, was also released released. while the

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the panda program an important diplomatic tie between washington and the u.s. bei bei will stay in washington for four years and then be sent to china. >> we're breeding pandas here and then the next generation of pandas will hopefully start to go back into the wild. >> reporter: bei bei's mission may be conservation, but for cuteness. while not everyone got the best view today, how could you not forgive this face? >> that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. thank you for the privilege of your time. for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for

and as far as at cumulations are concerned, washington, baltimore, looks to be the big winner if you look at it that way. 18 to 26 inches, some areas could pick up to three feet of snow. philadelphia, new jersey, surrounding areas picking up about 12 to 18. new york city looking generally at about six to 12 inches. now we're also watching the winds. they are going to start to develop as we get into late tonight, early tomorrow. wind speeds of over 50, 60 miles per hour, blowing and drifting snow causing bad visibility. and so we have coastal flood threats for beach erosion, beach flooding. a real mess, lester. this thing will end quickly, by sunday, it will start to have effects on into next week. >> al, thanks. and more on the late local news and al will have more tomorrow morning on "today." >>> that will do it for us on this friday night. all of us at nbc news, >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the fat-burning fusion of pilates and yoga called piyo, brought to you by beachbody. >> hey, everybody, i'm maria menounos, and i'm about to reveal the latest breakthro

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washington, d.c. to orlando, $290, plus fees. the advice from the pros, book now. >> saturday and sunday on both ends of the spring break week, you will see prices raised by anywhere from 20% to 30%, even 50% on beach destinations like the caribbean and mexico. >> reporter: as for the summer vacation, look for good prices in the coming months but they will surely be higher than spring break. >> with planes nearly always full, the best days for travel are typically on off-peak travel days. mondays, tuesdays, wednesday and saturday. procast inate too long and the deals could past you by. tom costello, nbc >>> and that do it for us on this tuesday night. i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> new rules for the bathroom coming up new on 8 at 7:00. >>> steve jerve tell us who temperatures.

reporting tonight, from washington. in a presidential election year that has taken some pretty odd directions, add this one to the list. now five days before the iowa caucus votes, republican front-runner donald trump has abruptly dropped out of tomorrow night's debate in an apparent huff. a decision apparently not rooted in any shrewd political strategy, but purportedly in a spat between trump and fox news which is carrying the debate. for any other candidate, it would be a highly risky move. but as katy tur reports, with this candidate, no one is placing bets. >> reporter: when it comes to donald trump, the only rule is there are no rules. five days before the caucus and the billionaire is skipping iowa today for south carolina. and skipping the fox news debate tomorrow. >> i was not treated well by fox. they came out with this ridiculous statement. it was like it was drawn up by a child. it was a taunt. i said, how much of this do you take. >> reporter: they say it sent out a press release about megyn kelly. the cand

a special welcome to viewers in washington, d.c. who are right now in the early hours of what may be a historic snowstorm. winter weather warnings stretch from the south up through new york. snow has been falling for several hours in the washington, d.c. area which could see two feet of snow. we show you a live look at the white house as the snow continues to fall. philadelphia, baltimore and new york also in the path with blizzard conditions expected. officials in storm zone warning of -- airlines have canceled some 6,000 flights impacting travelers across the country. our team is in place with the very latest. let's begin with miguel almaguer in washington, d.c. good evening. >> reporter: lester, the steady snow is here in washington, in just a few hours some of the city's landmarks may be difficult to make out in a few hours. it is getting sloppy. coming down sideways. it could reach gusts hour. tonight many are off the streets and at home, bracing for what comes next. >> reporter: tonight this deadly winter wallop is showing lit

. >> the scream you hear, the howl that comes from washington, d.c., is utter terror at what we the people are doing together. >> reporter: john kasich has his sights set on michigan which votes tuesday and ohio the following week. >> if i were to attack donald trump now and call him a name, it would be just kasich has resorted to the i'm with harry potter. we're not going to the dark side. >> reporter: it's a race stranger than fiction. the results of the straw poll are out tonight. cruz winning with 40% of the vote. rubio in second with 30%. donald trump coming in third with 15% after deciding to skip the event event. >> thank you very much. >>> for more on donald trump as he endures the attack from the republican party establishment, we turn to jacob who is following trump. >> reporter: jose, good evening. the trump campaign is confident he will be the nominee and beat the establishment. tonight may not be his big night. he has not done well in caucus states. he lost the iowa, minnesota and alaska caucuses, even though polls had him leading in those states. today he skipped what usually

the steady snow is here in washington, d.c. some of the city's most recognizable landmarks may be difficult to make out in a few hours. it is getting sloppy. the snow is starting to blow sideways. it could reach gusts up to 50 miles per hour. tonight many are off the streets and hunkered down as we face a major threat. >> reporter: tonight wallop is showing little mercy. blinding snow and paralyzing ize and widespread power outages crippling 20 states. nashville, tennessee, going nowhere fast. more than 200 collisions in six hours. only getting worse. >>> one in every four americans facing this brutal blast, it is a whiteout in kentucky. and for many a blackout at home. tens of thousands in a deep freeze without electricity or heat. with trees crashing into homes, cars are sliding into each freeways are stand-still, others a ghost town. it is a state of emergency in washington, d.c. inside of the war room, calls for help have doubled. the blizzard could be catastrophic. >> we haven't seen a storm like this in the district in 90

and they really believe that washington is broken. and they think somebody like trump can come along and maybe shake it up. a lot of questions still to be answered. >> but we may see caucused come out this time? >> i think we'll have a higher number. it's been low in past, 16% is a low number, but they think it will be higher than that. >> all right, tom brokaw brokaw. that's "nightly news" for this sunday. we'll be back here tomorrow night when the first votes are cast. thank you for

our justice correspondent pete williams is in washington with late details. pete? >> reporter: a surprising turn, leverett, in an investigation requested by the wanted to know if planned parenthood broke any laws. the question arose after anti-abortion advocates made videos of representatives of planned parenthood talking about tissue from aborted fetuses. the videos became a sensation and now the makers. videos are indicted, two face tampering with government records and one is accused of violating state laws about buying human organs, a it is demeanor and the district attorney said we must go where the evidence leads us and said the government cleared planned parnd hooth of breaking any laws and that brings to 12 the number of states where investigations have cleaned planned parenthood. no comment from the organizations that made the videos. >> thank you. >>> a massive manhunt for three dangerous inmates who pulled off an elaborate daring escape from a maximum security jail. as nbc's joe fryer reports authorities public for health. >> reporter: three days after a

outside washington, d.c., first responders struggle to reach a sick child. two feet of snow blocking access in and out of many communities. it takes a team to clear a path. when seconds matter, minutes. even fire trucks need help from neighbors to pull away. >> it's been a busy couple days. >> reporter: with deep record snow slamming the east, firefighters who can't find buried hydrants are worried they'll lose homes and some 30 dead across the region, from new york to maryland and virginia. roofs are caving in, unable to support all the snow. alarm going off. it was scary. >> reporter: with many out of patience, tens of thousands are without power. 2200 members of the national guard states. help is on the way, find gas. >> everybody is out of fuel. we drove, i think, 27 miles to find gas cans and fuel. >> reporter: some spots hammered down for a historic 36 hours. there was thunder snow across the east, and flooding along the coast. the headline summed it up. slammed, buried, wolloped. didn't tell it all. records in baltimore and virginia. chris can't get o

we started the day in washington, d.c. now on the streets of new york city tonight. >> reporter: hey. it's going to take about fourours from washington, d.c. to new york city. in the blue mobile it took us eight hours. heavy snowfall and snow-covered streets forced us to take it very slowly. we did not make it back to new york city because of that travel ban. they did allow us through the lincoln tunnel. we actually made it through in record time seeing as there was no other traffic going through the tunnel. we are now on sixth avenue in midtown virtual vehicle ghost town with police threatening to arrest people who do not heed that travel ban. it is very surreal being in new york city on saturday night with no traffic and no horn honking. there are so many people walking around, just taking in this storm. we've seen folks on skis. some on snowboards. some standing in the middle of the street taking pictures, something you can only do when the storm hits the area. >> they include the jersey shore where memories of supersto

president and the first lady are nesting a pair of eggs at the national arboretum in washington, seen her on a 24-hour eagle cam. they're expected to hatch in the middle of next month. the eagles built their nest in 2014 and raised one eagle last year. these are the first bald eagles to nest in the national arboretum in almost 70 years. >>> and that will do it for "nbc nightly news" on this sunday. lester holt will be here tomorrow. york, and i'll see you tomorrow on msnbc from nevada on the eve of the republican caucus. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. >>> what is going on? why are they calling for crime scene tape? i felt helpless. i started crying and screaming because i knew it was my worst

peter alexander as washington's national zoo. baie baie. that's going to do it wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for >>> it's thursday, february 4th, coming up on "early today," hillary clinton and bernie sanders trade jabs. ahead of their first one on one debate tonight. >>> meanwhile. >> it is no surprise that donald is throwing yet another temper tantrum or a trumper tantrum. >> cruz hits back after trump accuses him of voter fraud in iowa. >>> and the judge decides the sexual assault case against bill cosby will move forward. >>> and what caused a mashive hole in an airliner in somalia. >>> and a giant panda makes his you don't want to miss it. "early today" starlths ts right now. >>> tonight democratic candidate said hillary clinton and bernie sanders will face off in their first ever one on one debate with things getting heated as the race kindles closer. sanders is doubling down on calling clinton a moderate and not a progressive. an attack she says she's disappointed in. >> it was kind of a low blow when senator sanders said in response

washington, d.c. to orlando, $290, plus fees. the advice from the pros, book now. >> saturday and sunday on both ends of the spring break week, you will see prices raised by anywhere from 20% to 30%, even 50% on beach destinations like the caribbean and mexico. >> reporter: as for the summer vacation, look for good prices in the coming months but they will surely be higher than spring break. >> with planes nearly always full, the best days for travel are typically on off-peak mondays, tuesdays, wednesday and saturday. and the deals could tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> and that do it for us on this tuesday night. all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. she's always stood strong... ...to get the job done. hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke out on women's rights... ...went toe to toe with russia on human rights. the drug and insurance companies spent millions against her... ...but hillary didn't quit until eight million children got health care. i've never been called a quitter

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> a grade school is being hailed as a hero for saving her students from a horrific bus crash, but sadly as nbc's blake mccoy tells us, she gave her life to protect those children. >> reporter: parents and kids in mourning over the death of their beloved elementary school principal, 69-year-old susan jordan killed in a freak accident tuesday when a school bus unexpectedly lurched forward, jumping the curb. in her final moments witnesses say jordan pushed children out of harm's way. >> we started going forward and we hit a tree and i was just i didn't know what was going to happen. 10-year-olds were injured in the expected to be okay. >> boys and girls, this is national >> reporter: jordan had been principal of amy beveland elementary for 22 years, someone who always put kids first, whether it was making pancakes or handing out birthday cards to each student. >> when you heard that in her final moments out of the way to save them from that bus. >> i said that's our susan. that's our susan. she's a hero. she was had a hero every day. >> reporter: what c

manning has denied using performance enhancing substances. >>> here in washington, d.c., drivers are getting hit with a huge tab after the blizzard of 2016 shut the city down. the district, which struggled migightily to clclear the streets of snsnow, turned out t to be pretty efficicient when it camame out to handing out more thann $1 millioion in parking tingts and m more than 65,000 in fines since ththe storm hit on friday. more than 6 600 cars were towed, but this evening the snoww emergency here has finally expired. >>> and you think $1 million is cool. hohow about $5.8 billioion. ththat's how much facebookok did in rerevenue in the last three months of 2015. rarapid growthh has the social netwtworking gianant seeks too challengee google a as the mosost powerfuful internet behemoth. >>> when we come back, when michigan's governor admititted today about flint's water cri another day, and i'm m still struggling i do my best to manage. but it's hard to keep up with it. your body and your diabetes change over time. your treatment plan may too. know your options. once-daily tououjeo i

and they really believe that washington is broken. and they think somebody like trump can come along and maybe shake it up. a lot of questions still to be answered. >> but we may see people who haven't caucused come out this time? >> i think we'll have

but to those who think washington and tehran have completely turned the page, not so fast. only hours after the deal was implemented, washington imposed new sanctions on iran's defense sector. a response to an iranian missile test. and today, this statement from ayatollah ali has mannie praising detention of american sailors and warning his government to guard against deception and breaches of promises by arrogant america. iran's foreign minister, the man who negotiated the deal with secretary of state john kerry, echoed his leader today in davos, switzerland. >> i think they cannot impose their views on others through sanctions and pressure. >> reporter: on the streets of tehran, the writing is on the wall. this recently hung billboard evokes the iconic image of iwo jima jima, but the u.s. marines are shown standing on a pile of dead muslims. a clear message to everyone here that america remains very much an enemy. the supreme leader instructed iranian politicians to be vigilant and watch for any cheating on the deal. and if they see it, call the whole thing off. richard e

washington, d.c. >> reporter: good evening. we've been in a whiteout much of the day here in this is our 30th straight hour of snow. on a typical day you would usually be able to see the nataonal capital behind me. certainly today that's not going to happen. here into the nation's capital we have had two feet of snow. this city tonight in the bull's-eye and we're not alone. this is what they feared and so much more. historic snow, crippling ice, severe flooding bringing much of the east coast to its knees. tonight the roads are dangerous and deadly. 16 killed across the region. most in car accidedes. in kentucky 3,000 cars stranded. some for 13 hours on i-75. >> no food, water, bathroom facilities. >> reporter: with hundreds of thousands in the dark, ice is snapping power lines. many more in this deep freeze will lose heat and electricity. a c cvoy of help pouring in from >> to restore power and to restore hope whether that's for here at home or for our neighbors. >> reporter: with more than 8,000 flights cancelled in two days,

five states plus parts of georgia and washington d.c. are already under states of emergency. federal aufrss s offices are expected to close early ahead of the storm. the d.c. metro has canceled service starting at 11:00 p.m. some drivers on i 495 decided to test the ice when their cars got stuck. all baltimore schools closed today and nearly 2500 flights have been canceled for friday. thousands s s more have already been canceled or delayed for this weekend. now, the storm is starting to make land fall on some states in the south. this drone footage shows footage? stead of fans pile nothing to the football stadium. and at least five fatalities have been contributed to icy road conditions p. sconditions. what should we expect? >> the high impact portion of the storm. and tomorrow morning this time is when we'll get the blizzard conditions in baltimore and d.c. we're waiting for them to be posted in the philadelphia area and even new york. snowing hard and the ice portion of the storm has begun. so, the snowfall forecast overnight has not changed too much. a little further to t

. >> announcer: this rs "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight from washington. >>> good evening. in a presidential election year that's taken some pretty odd directions, add this one to the list. now five dayssefore the iowa caucus votes repuican front-runner donald trump has abruptly dropped out of tomorrow night's debate in an apparent huff, a decision apparently not rooted in any shrewd political strategy but rather in a spat between trump and fox news which is carrying the debate. for any other candidate, it would be a highly risky move, but as katy tur reports, for this candidate no one is placing bets. >> reporter: when it comes to donald trump, the only rule is there are no rules. five days to the caucus and the billionaire is skipping iowa today fofo south carolina, and skipping the fox news debate morrow. >> i don't know what games roger ailes is playing but what's wrong over there. >> reporter: trump and his campaign manager arguing fox isn't fair after it sent out a press release mocking trump's complaints about moderator megyn kelly. angry at kelly for reciting things

president and the first lady are nesting a pair of eggs atthe national arboretum in washington, seen her on a 24-hour eagle cam. they're expected to hatch in the middle of next month. the eagles built their nest in 2014 and raised one eagle last year. these are the first bald eagles to nest in the natnal arboretum in almost 70 years. >>> and that will do it for "nbc nightly news" on this sunday. lester holt will be here tomorrow. i'm kate snow reporting from new york, and i'll see you tomorrow on msnbc from nevada on the eve of the republican caucus. have a great night. >>> what is going on? why are they calling for crime scene tape? i felt helpless. i started crying and screaming because i knew it was my worst fear. >> a beloved couple found murdered. >> it definitely seemed to be personal. >> their bodies found in their home along with a lifefeme of curiosities. >> i remember seeing bayonets and cannonballs and all kinds of stuff. >> was there any connection between the memorabilia and the murder? >> did you ever wonder about that stuff there? >> i iwas time for police to start col

pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> a hostage and ransom story for the digital age. a medical center in california forced to pay cyber criminals thousands of dollars to gain back control of its computers. it's a trend called ransomware. hackers infecting computers with malware, then demanding ransom to give it back. it could happen to you. >> reporter: it happened at hollywood presbyterian medical hackers demanding $17,000 in ransom payable in online bit coins to release the computers. locked out, the hospital's ceo says in the best interests of restoring normal operations, we did this. across the country in maine, hackers even held the lincoln county sheriff's computers hostage. >> they asked for, we'll gladly give you a code to unencrypt it for a fee. >> reporter: they paid $300 to get their data back. >> they've already encrypted most of the information on your system. >> reporter: cybersecurity james said ransomware is now big business. encrypting corporate and government files, family photo, health records and financial documents, then demanding payment for the

so far trump hasn't been hurt in the battle with washington, the candidate and campaign arming himself with self-funds and growing the party and trump seen uniting the voters against politicians. now, he hasn't yet clinched the nomination, but he's already acting like he has, vowing to relentlessly go after hillary clinton for benghazi, her e-mails, will go after her with her husband and his history with women if he is pushed. lester. >> katy, let's talk about hillary clinton on the democratic side. she is, of course, in command after sweeping the south on super tuesday winning seven states to bernie sanders' four victories and looking up a lot more delegates as she tries to put the nomination out of reach for sanders. but as nbc's andrea mitchell reports, sanders is making it clear he's not going anywhere any time soon. >> reporter: hillary clinton celebrating her super tuesday victories over bernie sanders. >> i thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: and before all the polls were even closed pivoting towards a strategy against donald trump. >> trying to divide america be