1. President Obama defended the nuclear Iran deal on Wednesday, promoting it as the only way to avoid an Iranian nuclear weapon and nuclear arm race in the Middle East. Obama did acknowledge that the deal will do little to ease other US concerns on Iran. 

2. Mexican authorities released a video, showing drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaping his maximum-security cell. Video shows the kingpin making his way to the underground tunnel 

in the shower area. The shower spanned over a mile long. 

3. A 94-year old former S.S. Sergeant who served at Auschwitz death camp was convicted Wednesday after 300,000 counts of accessory to murder. Oskar Groening was sentenced to 4 years in prison for his role in guarding prisoner's bags and collecting money stolen from them. 

4. And the puppy in Texas made her mark at an animal shelter , leaving a mess near path. Surveillance camera caught the pooch red-handed running up and down hallways and wreaking havoc on the supply closet. 

Emily Roseman, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.