6 billion in iranian funds blocked by u. S. Sanctions. The u. S. Is also releasing fiver iranian nationals being detained in the u. S. joining us now is Gabe Gutierrez at the white house. Gabe, good morning. So this is just happening right now, but these Fiver Americans have been held in a hotel in iran for a month now. What do we know about what the deal is and how it all came about . Reporter this deal had been going on for quite some time, underway for several years. Nbc news first reported on these negotiations earlier this year in february. This is the moment that their families have been waiting for, and were just actually getting a Written Statement now from President Biden just within the last few moments, he says, today five Innocent Americans who were imprisoned in iran are finally coming home. They will soon be reuniting with their loved one after enduring years of suffering. We are grateful to partners at home and abroad for their tireless efforts to help us achieve this ou
Candidacy but havent release books. Next up a Panel Discussion on new orleans, ten years after hurricane katrina. Thank you all everyone for coming this evening. Its my pleasure to welcome you to this wonderful public launch of robertas new new book. It is how the people of new orleans rebuilt the city. On behalf of the new school and nation books, its my pleasure to welcome everyone. Before we get started i just wanted to say a couple things about some people would have helped helped make the series possible. They are mary watson and pamela tellis from the executive deans office and they are wonderful partners. I also want to think cspan. Its so great that you are here filming us and the cspan audience. Thank you. It is such a pleasure to get to publicly introduce roberta gratz, someone who has been a hero has been a hero of mine for a long time. She is an amazing writer and thinker. She is an acclaimed urbanist and has published for previous book including the battle for gotham. Her
We have all the stories straight ahead on 7 news today in new england. We want to take a live look outside, because its a windy start to the day. You see the trees blowing in the wind. Lots leaves on there, now. It could change, rob, because some wind gusts are strong. Rob we have lots of gusts over 40, 50 Miles Per Hour and even some cases over 50 Miles Per Hour this morning. Most recently a gust of 35 in boston, 36 in plymouth. Walking in between the buildings in boston with that wind tunnel effect 37 is the actual temperature in boston and 42 in wos chester. Its a windchill of 34 in wos chester and 35 in boston. A wind, cool start to the day. The windchill advisory remains in effect until 7 00. We will see gusts in the 40 to 50mileperhour range into the you get the yid thats the trend through the rest of the day, so clearing skies despite the sun, the temperatures are at or below average this time of year. We talk about our next chance of rain. This is a developing story out of nash
We have all the stories straight ahead on 7 news today in new england. We want to take a live look outside, because its a windy start to the day. You see the trees blowing in the wind. Lots leaves on there, now. It could change, rob, because some wind gusts are strong. Rob we have lots of gusts over 40, 50 Miles Per Hour and even some cases over 50 Miles Per Hour this morning. Most recently a gust of 35 in boston, 36 in plymouth. Walking in between the buildings in boston with that wind tunnel effect 37 is the actual temperature in boston and 42 in wos chester. Its a windchill of 34 in wos chester and 35 in boston. A wind, cool start to the day. The windchill advisory remains in effect until 7 00. We will see gusts in the 40 to 50mileperhour range into the you get the yid thats the trend through the rest of the day, so clearing skies despite the sun, the temperatures are at or below average this time of year. We talk about our next chance of rain. This is a developing story out of nash
Also developing tonight parts of the cbs 2 news viewing area could see some heavy rain, rain,weather first chief meteorologist terry swails joins us right now with the the head hawk is sticking around for awhile. Awhile. Cbs 2 sports anchor zach hanley joins us with the details of Kirk Ferentzs new contract. Big day for kirk ferentz and even bigger for his wallet the head hawk signed a 6 Year Contract extention on his deal which will now go through 20 26 season, basically meaning hell be a hawkeye for life with the extention hell make 4 point 5 Million Dollars a year and is now one of the top 10 highest paid 4. 5 million a year and is now one of the top 10 highestpaid coaches in college football. Obviously signing this deal is huge to the fourtime big ten coach of the year. Theres no way to describe it. Its a really unique thing and i feel really privileged and honored to do it in such a great place. With so many great people. One of the things ive said often is my desire is for kirk t