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. >> reporter: wayne simmons is expected in court charged with fraud against the u.s. specifically he's accused of lying about having a 27-year career with the cia and while the cia doesn't confirm or deny anyone's employment, it does say it's working closely with the justice department on this case. >> i ran deep cover intelligence operations my entire career. >> reporter: wayne simmons claims to have led a life of danger and international intrigue as he recounted at this 2013 citizens commission on benghazi conference. >> nobody knew who i was, nobody was allowed to know who i was. >> reporter: even making numerous television appearances as a guest commentator. >> the president should show some leadership, some spine and let our enemies as well as our allies know that we mean business. >> wayne simmons, forminger cia operative, thank you, sir. >> reporter: but this morning the fbi is claiming wayne simmons is a liar charging him thursday with major fraud against the united states, wire fraud and making false statements to the government. according to the federal indi

>> andrew simmons live in west jerusalem. for that update, thank you. >>> let's get more from the west bank now. hoda abdul hamid is in the ramallah. >> plow tests and the plow -- protests and on friday, the worst fighting was in bethlehem. tensions have risen there considerably over the past week simply because two protesters died on two different occasions, but one of them was a 13-year-old boy. now, there was also var fighting and unrest in other areas here in ramallah, in janeen in the north. violence that could indicate an escalation for the ong pied west bank. a man dressed as a journalist with a t-shirt identifying himself as "press" had walked towards a soldier and tried to slap him. the soldier was the slightly wounded. the man was shot dead on the spot. now, this is the first time it happened in the occupied west bank and certainly, it is rising fears among many on whether this isat something that signals the beginning of a way of stwave of stabbings is a so far has not happened in the west bank. >> now, to the u.n.

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andrew simmons,age, boston. >>> 28 died in an astack during friday prayers in the northeastern city of maiduguri. a separately explosion in yola and adawala street has killed almost 26 people. thailand, living in limbo instead. we also look at how argentina is trying to stop slums fo becomina hub of illegal drug trade. trade. >> the head lines on al jazeera. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east to try to push on with the new diplomatic push on syria. kerry is in jordan, the day after the foreign minister said jordan agreed to coordinate air strikes with moscow. >> there are threats of mudslides in mexico after hurricane patricia hit the coast. more than 70,000 people have been moved away from coastal areas. >> police in maldives have arrest evidence the vice president after he is accused of trying to murder the president. >>> thousands make the journey, many have died. fishermen off the turkish coast fear the worst from an 18 month old baby. he was found but is recovering in hospital. hundreds of syrian pro-assad militia men are bleached to have taken advantage

andrew simmons has a story from occupied east jerusalem. >> returning from prayers of the al-aqsa mosque compound palestinians found restrictions there had been eased but life at home here gets harder by the day. >> it's ruined our lives. it's very hard here. i mean it's more than aziz you know. >> there are freeways in and out ever this area but concrete blocks all but one of them. security force he say they sealed off the village in order to keep the peace. this is the center of the village and the confrontation point between israeli security forces and palestinian protesters. for anyone living in the vicinity it's a nightmare. but it turned out even worse than that for this family. 65-year-old hodir had breathed in large amounts of tear gas in her home. but security forces delayed them half an hour before letting them go to hospital. by that time it was too late, she died of a heart attack. >> i was angry, as i wanted to save her life. whatever happened to me didn't matter. if this village wasn't blocked it would have taken me only a couple of minutes from reaching hadassa hospital. >

andrew simmons. al jazeera, west jerusalem. >> israeli police said all of saturday's victims were shot after attempted stabbing attacks. the palestinians have raised questions about the isn't i security. >> it is really a lifeline. thousands of palestinians go through the checkpoint to work on the other side. it has two crossings. one morphines and one more pediatricians. the alleged attack happened in the pedestrian terminal. the young man, 22 years old was going back to ramallah when he attempted attack a border guard. they tried to check him when he pulled out a second knife and slightly wounded th them. they say that the young man was walking behind the soldier. the soldier might have suspected that this young man are going to carry out the attack and shot him. there are pictures circulating on social media. you see the young man laying oned ground bleeding in an empty terminal. you see the pictures of soldie of soldiers. >> in all, 42 palestinians and 7 israelis have died. they say that the situ

. >> andrew simmons is in east jerusalem. tell us about these security measures that the israeli prime minister was talking about there. >> well, a very grim note when the israeli knesset came back from its summer recess. there are a raft of measures going through knesset to stiffen laws against stone-throwing or any other object for that matter. a minimum sentence has been imposed for three years jail sentence for any offender. further more, parents of under age teens, who are in charge of these offenses, not only could they lose fines but also social security. basically, netanyahu is setting out a firm hand, a controversial one. but six weeks ago when some of these measures were put up there was some resistance. now with the present mood, it's highly likely what's happening on the streets now, barbara. >> tell us more about what's happening on the streets of israel, west bank, east jerusalem right now. we are seeing the spiral really of attacks. is there any kind of coordination behind them, think sign they are going to dec

andrew simmons, al jazeera in occupied east jerusalem. >> meanwhile, u.s. president barack obama has condemned outbreak of violence. >> over time, the only way that israel is going to be truly secure and the only way the palestinians are going to meet the aspirations of their people are the two living side by side. we stand ready to assist if they can make a more constructive relationship. but in the meantime, right now everybody needs to focus on making sure that innocent people aren't being killed. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry will meet the israeli prime minister in berlin next wednesday and the u.n. has held an emergency meeting of its own, kristin saloomey has been following that in new york. >> assistant secretary blamed both sides in the conflict of making reckless statements. he said he welcomed statements from prime minister tbhament there wilbenjaminnetanyahu, thao change in access to the al-aqsa mosque. the palestinian ambassador said that his people had little trust that israel would live up to that promise to maintain the status quo

andrew simmons has the story from occupied east jerusalem. >> palestinians found restrictions have been eased at al-aqsa mosque. but life at home here in is awea gets harder in the da day by da. >> it's hard here. >> there are freeways in and out of isawea. but concrete blocks bar passage in all but one of them. security forces say they sealed off the village in order to keep the peace. the confrontation between israeli security forces and palestinian protesters. for anyone living in the vicinity it's a nightmare. but it turned out to be even worse than that five days ago for darwish fest family. the husband says in early hours of tuesday she became seriously ill, son set out to drive her to hospital but he says soldiers held him for half an hour before letting him stay her to hospital. by then he says it was too late. she died of a heart attack. >> i was angry as i wanted to save her life. whatever happened to me didn't matter. at this time the village wasn't blocked. it would only take me a couple of minutes to rees reach hadassa hospital. but we were are have detained. >> the ambulan

andrew simmons. al jazeera in occupied east jerusalem. >> in the news ahead we are in zurich, where an extraordinary fifa meeting is underway. and tropical storm koppu leaves thousands devastated. those and more, in a moment. >> welcome back with your top stories on al jazeera. justin trudeau's liberal party has won a majority in canada's general election. they bring to an end nine years of conservative rule. outgoing prime minister steven harper has conceded.devastating effect on humanitarian situation in aleppo. slovenia is expected to change its defense laws to help the army guard its borders. thousands of migrants are trying to cross from croatia after hungary has sealed off its borders. >>> families from north and south korea are meeting in a rare reunion in a mountain resort. they were separated over 60 years ago. harry fawcett has more. >> reporter: after decades of waiting sunlt everything is a rough. in these 15 years that the stop-start reunions have been happening, they break the routine b

. >> andrew simmons has more now from jerusalem. >> reporter: the israeli parliament, the knesset, has come back from summer recess. what a black nood i mood it was. he said being, accused two members of the knesset of insighting violence. two year minimum sentence will bbe in order for those convictof throwing stones. same time as all this, on monday three attacks and omood in occupied east jerusalem that was one of absolute fear. what's startling about what's going on is the young people involved in these attacks. and the question marks over whether the police are giving any warning before they open fire, how they're dealing with the situations, because so many palestinians have died. but israelis are frightened. they're concerned about this situation. and the crisis certainly doesn't look as if it's in any way under control right now. >> andrew simmons in jerusalem for us. >>> iraq is backing away from claims it killed in an air attack, abu bakar al baghdadi. the reared of i.s.i.l. did kill several senior members attending that meeting. >>> phillip hammond said there's no way bashar

more on the diplomacy in a moment but first andrew simmons reports on the latest violence. >> reporter: after friday prayers, in gaza, more shooting from israeli army and more killing of palestinians. the number of casualty rising, as palestinians try to breach the border fencing. these clashes came in bethlehem in the occupied west bank, there were similar scenes in hebron. a palestinian man dressed like a journalist was shot dead, after police say he stabbed a soldier who was moderately wounded. all over the west bank there were standoffs conflicts and injuries. no major incident as palestinians faced roadblocks and numerous checkpoints and searches in order to make what used to be short journeys. they faced long detours. friday prayers at that time al-aqsa mosque compound restricted to women and men over 40 was nothing new but the mood was different. the security is heavy and so are the restrictions. the numbers are far fewer than normal. and that's because of the new security measures. as the violence continues unabated at the same time as the u.n. security council in new york was

andrew simmons, al jazeera. >>> famida miller is live in pretoria for us. famida talk about what the student grievances are, and whether there's any scope for finding agreement with the government. >> reporter: well, finding some sort of resolution is of course priority for government, considering the number of students they've seen protest over the last week especially here in the province, but across the country. and this coob perhap could be pa large ditch attempt to getting that. in the last day or two the african national congress the ruling party here has come out to say they sympathize with the students. they understand their plight. they understand many are too poor even the get funding and to access tertiary education here in south africa. ultimately that is the concerning of students. they say thousands will be secluded from tertiary education, many will to even be able to return, if raised by 16% as government here is proposing. >> and this generation we are seen protesting, is known as the born free generation. they grew up totally away from apa

n-b-c's keir simmons reports from london. << the horrifying remains of the bus... a burnt out shell, where 42 died. theeorst accident in frarae for over 30 years... a collision lumber on a remote road near the med wine country of bordeaux. rescue teams airlifted the wounded to hospital... nine injured among those who escaped reports. survivors seen wrapped in foil blankets to keep warm. and reports say all of the of a aetirement group on a one day tour. the french president said this morning he was 'plunged into sadness by the tragedy, and promised a full investigation'.. . the road where the accident happened said to be notoriously dangerous. now it has taken the lis of at least 42 who\% despite the efforts of 60 firefighters... could not be saved. keir simmons/ nbc news/ london, ministry is warning the number of dead may climb. four of the injured are in a serious condition... two with head trauma, two with serious burns. and just to understand the impact of this, it's reported only 700 people e ve in that village where may ofofhe passengers come from, so everyon

. -- andrew simmons is live at a protest.ell us what is happening andrew. >> reporter: well, stephanie, this is the bedrock for the palestinian-israelis. it's a town that symbolizes political resistance, peaceful most of the time over the many years of palestinian descent and frustration at israeli rule. what has been happening here is a very large rally. i'll just give you an idea of the extent of it. probably two to 3,000 at least, and they have been listening to a number of speakers. amongst them members of the joint list, a combination of parties, palestinian-arab parties in the israeli parliament, 13 members, the highest in a long time, represented the third biggest block in that parliament. now this is important, because it is really a litmus test, a political barometer, if you will, on all that is happening right now. we have a situation that is virtually out of control, netenyahu said he is taking new measures to confront the situation. i put to a number of the parliament from here from the joint list, what their stan

andrew simmons has been to the occupied east jerusalem to speak to some of the families and friends. >> outwardly itzak seemed like a sensible teenager. on a saturday morning most teenagers of his age had been hanging out with friends. but he is carrying a knife. he wants to kill someone and this is his attempt. he ends up lying in a street of occupied east jerusalem shot dead by the security forces. you couldn't have guessed his intent when he left home. caught here on security cameras. he had looked carefree. itzak might have looked calm but what was going o on inside his head, he came from a caring home, friends said he hadn't been indoctrinated in some way. he didn't kill, this man was carried away with nonlife threatening injuries. his parents couldn't believe what had happened. this mother realized he had been affected what had happened on tv. first it was attack on a woman which could be heard not seen. >> translator: he had tears in his eyes. he wouldn't eat or drink well. he was stressed, he would watch tv. he was wired. he would ask me, what situation are we in? this should

andrew simil andrew -- simmons is live for us in jerusalem. >> reporter: with increasing fear and angerst demonstrators who are still putting the heat on the security forces in hebron, a man disguised as a journalist with a press sign emblazoned on his t-shirt, attacked a soldier, and stabbing him. that soldier is moderately wounded as the police describe it. he's in hospital. the attacker was shot dead on the scene. there's also been another death in gaza near the crossing. there's also 30 people injured, three of them in a critical condition as described by the health ministry. the dead palestinian was shot by israeli forces. there have been breeches of the buffer zone according to the israelis, and that is still ongoing. furthermore in a number of other places, there are demonstrations with clashes with the police and the army. that's -- the images you saw on those live shots were from bethlehem where that is the third straight day of serious clashes going on there. del? >> an d-- andrew it is easy to forget that people have to live in these areas. how is this effects the people that

let's go live to andrew simmons in west jerusalem.radually that death toll sadly is mounting and the number of injured. >> that's right, martine. these outbreaks of violence happened after friday prayers in the occupied west bank in hebron. there was a lot of stone throwing, a confrontation with security forces. then a man wearing a -- a high visibility waistcoat and a t-shirt with press emblazoned on the front attacked a soldier beside an armored vehicle, stabbing him. he was taken away the soldier to hospital. he has moderate to severe injuries, and the man responsible for the attack, a palestinian was shot dead at the scene. now we also have that incident in gaza. we're hearing that areas at the crossing, there have been clashes, reports also from the israeli military that the buffer zone has been breached in several places, large numbers of demonstrators are clashing with israeli forces. the health ministry saying that at least 30 people are injured, three of them seriously and also one palestinian dead. that is in addition to the

but right now, it is peaceful. >> andrew simmons, the taliban says it has pulled out of the afghan city after weeks of intense fighting there. the taliban spokesperson says it is withdrawing to prosect civilians. row call health officials say hundreds were injured in the fighting. turkey is warning the u.s. and russia over the support of rebels fighting in syria. officials say they will not tolerate kurdish territory gains close to it's border with northwestern syria. >> some say the pressure may be the greatest on hillary clinton and the crucial early. no nation states of ireland and new hampshire polls suggest she has fallen behind. >> and nationally at least one poll indicate as majority of democrats view clinton as dishonest. recently clinton has begun to say she was wrong to use a private email system at secretary of state, though she has also been lashing out at congressional republicans for their investigation of benghazi. >> this committee has set up for the purpose of making a partisan political issue out of the deaths of four americans. i would have never done that. >> strateg

simmons is charged with major fraud, wire fraud, making false statements to the government. he faces up to 35 years in prison. volkswagen has issued a mandatory recall of 8.5 million cars across europe, amid the scandal over its installation of emissions-cheating software in its diesel cars. this comes after germany ordered volkswagen recall 2.4 million cars. volkswagen was required to extend the recall thursday to all european cars under european union regulations. texas governor greg abbott has declared a state of disaster in a central texas county after a wildfire destroyed nine homes and sent dozens of people fleeing for their safety. the hidden pines fire in bastrop county, texas, covers more than 4000 acres and is only 15% contained. meanwhile, a global insurance company has estimated that california's wildfires this summer caused nearly $2 billion in damage. the fires were among the worst in state history. governor jerry brown has connected the fires to climate change and california's historic drought warning "this is the , future." in news from europe, an afghan refu

al jazeera april andrew simmons ha's andrew simmons hasmore fro. >> this is the ugly reality of what's happening here. a young palestinian in agony, police saying he was part of a random attack on two israelis. a crowd goading on the police. one man is shouting, shoot him in the head! the teenager is in hospital with serious injuries. along with the two israeli victims. police say they shot dead his accomplice, another marin palestinian teenager. this is one of the trail of knife attacks and police shootings. monday was one of the darkest days in occupied east jerusalem since this crisis began. it started with a 17-year-old man shot dead. police say he tried to stab a border policeman. later, a schoolgirl is shot and injured. police say she stabbed a policeman. netanyahu called it knife terror. tougherrer sentence will be part of the fight-back. >> we are fighting on all the fronts. we have added forces and border police in jerusalem and all over the country. we are taking responsibility on ourselves. destroying terrorist houses. we are wiping out the people who are against us. and the

andrew simmons files this report there jerusalem. >> reporter: after friday prayers and a week of violence fear, there was anger on the streets again. hamas had called for a day of rage, and some of the worst violence was in gaza. shootings by the security security forces and some dead, because they tried to get through the fence around the border area. the israeli security forces ordered to use live rounds in that area, and in the occupied west bank there was also another dead at hebron, where a man disguised as a journalist with press emblazoned on his t-shirt is alleged to have knifed a soldier. the soldier was moderately injured according to police, and then the police opened fire on the man and he was shot death. really it has to be said that there is no real sign of any calming in the occupied west bank or indeed gaza, and in occupied east jerusalem at the al aqsa mosque compound it was calm, but very tense indeed after people rived there having gone through numerous check points in the whole area. >> that's andrew similar sons in -- simmons, thank you. samantha power condemned the r

even worse, simmons used his cia job as an excuse for 11 drunk driving arrests. an alexandria judge called him a significant danger to the community and ordered him to stay behind bars. >>> a man threatened another driver with a hatchet in fairfax county. it was all over a parking space. this happened at annandale at a shopping center. a 20-year-old was fighting over the spot with another driver when he pulled out a hatchet and threatened to use it. he's charged tonight with attempted malicious wounding. the other driver was not injured. >>> more debate over breast cancer screening. the american cancer society released new guidelines recommending women have fewer mammograms and start them at a later age. the organization now recommends annual mammograms begin at age 45 if a woman is of average risk, with the option to start them at age 40 if they choose and women should get a mammogram every year until the age of 54. after that, the cancer society recommends every other year is recomme recommended. the changes are designed to eliminate false positives and overtre

. >> i ran deep cocor intelligence operatio my entire c >> reporter: wayne simmons claims to have led a life of danger and international intrigue as he recounted at this 2013 citizens commission on benghazi conference. >> nobody knew who i was, nobody was allowed to know who i was. >> reporter: even making numerous television appearances as a guest commentator. >> the president should show some leadership, some spine and let our enemies as well as our allies know that we mean business. >> wayay simmonds, former cia >> reporter: but this morning the fbi is claiming wayne simmons is a liar charging him against the united states, wire fraud and making false statements to the government. indictment, simmons falsely claimed he had worked for the security clearance and lucrative government contract jobs including an overseas deployment as an intelligence adviser to senior military personnel. >> if people like him can penetrate the government security system, then if they had ill intentions just think what they could do. that's the big issue. >> reporter: prosecutors say he even used the cia

andrew simmons, al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >>> to vienna now where u.s.retary of state john kerry has been meeting russia's foreign minister, discussing the conflict in syria. the foreign ministers of saudi arabia and turkey are also in the austrian capitol. barnaby phillips is there too. >> reporter: a flurry of diplomatic activity here in austria over the future of syria, and talks that bring together several avowed opponents of the syrian regime, the americans, the saudis and the turkish government with its most crucial military backup, the russians. i imagine sergei lavrov is facing tough questions about russia's true motivations, what it wants in syria, and what promises it may have contracted from president assad. the russians see themselves firmly in the middle of things. and on the side there have been bilateral meetings between the russians and the jordanians, and afterwards the russians said they had agreed to, quote, coordinate their military activities in syria, so that's an indication of where the russians would like things to be going in the

. >>> wayne simmons was arrested and charged with fraud. he made frequent appearances as a commentator on fox news claiming to be an expert in terrorism who spent nearly three decades with the cia. simmons allegedly lied about his credentials on government documents for contracting jobs and security clearances. >>> well, former nba star lamar odom is still onife support this morning afterer he was und unconscious in a nevada brothel onuesday. there's been no offial word on odom's condition but sources tell espn that he has made some progress in the last day or so. staffers at the brothel say he spent four days there, at times drinking, doing cocaine and taking herbal viagra. >>> actor randy quaid and his wife are free this morning after being held for a week in a vermont jail. a judge released the couple and dismissed charges that they were fugitives from justice in california. the quaids fled to canada five years ago when they wewere accus of trespassing and vandalizing a nta rbara home they once owned. if they leave vermont, another stata

simmons made appearances on fox as the national security and terrorism expert. he was never employed by the channel and was never paid by fox. >>> president obama breaks a promise saying he will leave several thousands troops in afghanistan at the end of his term. what's the fallout? and is that enough? we'll get reaction from the panel after a quick break. you won't see these folks at the post office. they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras. including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/now and never go to the post office again. >>> here you have a situation where we have clarity about what our mission is, we have a partner who wants to work with us. we're going to continually make adjustments to insure that we have the best possibilities for success and i suspect that we will continue to evaluate this going forward as will the next president. >> the p

. >>> al jazeera's andrew simmons is in northern israel and joins us life now. was a demonstration where you are now. tell us about how the day unfolded. >> reporter: well, a very, very stark contrast, the sort of scenes you were witnessing in mike hanna's report here, quite a few people here, thousands of them massing into the tenter of this large town, 25,000 population, and they are palestinian-israelis here, they are citizens. they are voters. they have representation in the israeli parliament, 13 members in the united list of -- this is the united list of palestinian representatives of the people. they were here, and they were talking about the need for so many changes in the way the government is acting, the occupation, the resistance. this was a very big, really strong assertion that change has to come. and so it -- it effectively was quite symbolic, because this town has figured throughout the history of resistance in palestinian terms and these people have said that they want a peaceful end to what is going on, which is in stark contrast to the sort of

keir simmons, nbc news, washington. >>> when we come back, the brothers who have inspired so many are once again proving that together they can accomplish anything. for the santa clara county sheriff. a homicide suspect tried to turn himself in, but a deputy turned him away. ===take vo ra j=== plus, nearly 500 earthquakes in 2 weeks. what the usgs just revealed about the bay area quake swarm. ===next close=== next. ==jess//take vo== ri >>> for more than a year now, we followed an inspiring pair of brothers who have touched so many. one is in high school and the other has cerebral palsy, on the a campus where they noticed a problem. as kate snow tells us there is no problem too big when these brothers team up. >> reporter: for 9-year-old braden gandee, happiness is flying through the air an a saucer swing for the first time. this tricked out playground would get rave reviews from any kid but especially braden who now has a place to play with his friends. >> reporter: and it is all thanks to the bond between braden and his big brother hunter. >> it is a great feeling inside knowing how

andrew simmons, al jazeera, in west jerusalem. >>> the united states says it's sending 300 troops andlance drones to cameroon to help counter boko haram fighters. the arms group is blamed for suicide attacks that killed nine people and wounded more on sunday. >>> the myanmar government and eight armed groups have signed a historic peace deal it's aimed at ending more than 60 years of civil war and resolving tensions ahead of elections. the deal was far from comprehensive with many groups staying away, the ethnic diversity is at the heart of the conflict. there are more than 130 ethnic groups but eight prominent minorities against myanmar, eight have armies and dozens more armed group fighting government forces think conflict began in 1949 soon after independent when power was unexpecteddedly handed over excluding ethnic minorities. country has been in civil war ever since with 10s of thousands of people killed and injured. myanmar has went highest numbers of child soldiers in the world. >>> earlier myanmar's president hailed the new peace deal. >> today is a very important his tour i

violence across israel in the occupied west bank, there were a string of attacks on monday, andrew simmonsorts. >> reporter: this is the ugly reality of what's happening here. a young pal tip general in agony, shot by police who hey she's been part of a random stab ago tack on two young israelis. in the background, a crowd goading on the police, one man is shouting, shoot him in the head. the teenager is in hospital with serious injuries. along with the two israeli victims. police say they shot dead his accomplice, another palestinian teenager. this is one of a trail of knife attacks and police shootings, monday was one of the darkest days in occupied ease jerusalem this since this crisis began, it started with a so far teen-year-old man shot dead. police say he tried to stab a board boarder policeman, later a school girl is shot and injured. police say she stabbed an officer. israel's prime minister called it all knife terror. he said tougher measures against offender including minimum jail sip 10s for stone throwers will be part of a fight back. >> we are fighting on all front, we have a

wayne simmons was arrested yesterday and charged with fraud. he made frequent appearances as a commentator on fox news claiming to be an expert in terrorism who spent nearly three decades with the cia. >> we dealt in facts. the trade craft that we learn that we use to develop intelligence is second to no other intelligence agency in the world. >> the charges were filed after simmons allegedly lied on an official government document for contracting jobs and security clearances. court documents say he also had a criminal history that included felony convictions. >>> the republican presidential front-runners are threatening to boycott the next debate. donald trump and ben carson demanding changes to the debate format. and they want it capped at two hours with commercials and want to speak directly to the camera at the open and close. cnbc says it's considering the demands. >>> turning now to the democrats and a new hint from joe biden about a possible run. a top aide for the vice president sent a letter to former staffers saying if biden enters th

andrew simmons in west jerusalem.hank you. >>> still, more to come here on al jazeera, including the biggest nuclear dismantlement in history. the nuclear agreement between iran and the world powers comes in to effect. and bringing the changes, how home grown chinese brands are taking on apple and samsung. >>> a reminder the top stories on al jazeera. at least five israelis have been taken to hospital after an attack at a bus station in the southern israeli city of be 'er sheva. one of the attackers has been shot dead. this comes assis says it wants to implement new security measures to calm fears after stabbing attacks. >> angela merkel is in turkey to push a european plan that offers aid to the country in exchange for stemming the flow of refugees into europe. syrian state t.v. claims the country's army has advanced in its offensive to retake parts of aleppo with the backing of hezbollah and iranian fighters. >> let's get more now on the refugee story. thousands of refugees have been arriving in sloughe slovenia. ma

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