the department of justice said this, in particular, alexei saab focused on the structural weaknesses order to determine how a future attack could cause the most destruction. he allegedly joined hezbollah in 1996, he lawfully entered the us in 2000 and became a naturalized citizen in 2008. all the while, traveling to lebanon to receive military style training and learn how to make bombs. these are photos he drew for investigators of explosives to show he could make them. this comes just one day after a former airline american airlines mechanic was denied bail over his alleged ties to isis. abdul -- abdul-majeed marouf ahmed alano is a naturalized american citizen from iraq and is accused of sabotaging on nassau bound boeing 737 jet with 150 passengers and crew on board at miami international. we were just talking about this yesterday, homeland security warning everyone in this country about homegrown attacks and with the second arrest we know why. rob: thanks so much. prosecutors in the case of the former american airlines mechanic say he admitted to having a, quote, evil side. jillia

show big losses for the ruling party on moscow city council candidate supported by opposition leader alexei nonviolently appear to have won almost half the vote even after many opposition candidates were removed from the ballot elections were marked by low voter turnout. in tennis has won his 4th u.s. open in new york beating russia's done in medvedev in 5 exhausting sets won the 1st 2 sets but medvedev fought back and forced a decisive 5th nadal now has won 19 grand slam titles just one behind the all time leader roger federer. this is the news from berlin and you can always find the latest headlines a d w dot com or follow us on twitter at. up next day down to business with all the latest on the pilot strike at british everything that's with ben fizzling to stay with us. to. make up but the location of something to eat as a. couple from mexico last have kind of. trauma introduced me to the court of lawsuits one option is to tie the knot across the frontier hopes someday to be happy to get. 3000. 600. you know that 77 percent whopping are younger than. thanks a lot. that's me and me and yo

also for experienced international leaders it's better very difficult to conduct these negotiations alexei than thank you very much indeed. but more ahead on the news hour including hundreds missing in the bahamas amid warnings that the number of dead from how they can dorian could be staggering. with warnings the u.s. china trade war could take years to resolve we look at the challenges and the opportunity since creating. tell you how this sri lankan cricketer did what no other player has done before that's coming up in this sport. sudan's deposed president or model is back in court after it was formally charged last week with corruption and the illegal use of foreign funds but she says the $25000000.00 he received from saudi crown prince mohammed bin simon wasn't used for private purposes his lawyer says his client denies all charges against him for more on this let's go to him morgan she's live for us in the courtroom this is the 4th time that she has been in court how's it going for the president. well rob to put it in. the way he wanted he had in his 5th session last week said that he

russians have cast their ballots in local elections marred by weeks of protests opposition leader alexei no vonnie says early results show anti-government candidates could be on track to claim scenes from vladimir putin's united russia party but he's warned officials could try to rewrite the results before they're finalized no vonnie had called on russians to vote tactically to block candidates from united russia after a series of opposition candidates had been banned from the polls. even the mascots outside the polling stations don't seem very enthusiastic by early evening turnout in moscow had reached only 17 percent the city council elections drew candidates from the governing united russia party and other kremlin friendly parties but no opposition candidates were allowed president vladimir putin cast his vote early and the lack of choice didn't seem to bother him much was different in some countries there are 3050 even 100 candidates but that doesn't mean to say they do better look it's quality not quantity that counts i think we have would be candidates to. the exclusion of oppositi

alexei navalny had called for tactical voting, after many opposition candidates were barred from runningor office. it marked widespread unrest over the summer in the country. turn out the weekend was low. british airways says it has canceled almost all of its u.k. flights asas pilots begigin at o day strike, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded. nine months of failed salary negotiations. former formula one world champion. that's according to a french newspaper. schumacher suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident five years ago. he is not been seen in public since. the newspaper reports he was admitted monday for a treatment called stem cell transfusion. here in germany, political leaders are demanding an answer. want to know how i town council elected a neo-nazi as its mayor. stefan jagsch rain for the position unopposed. he even won backing from mainstream parties such as angela merkel's conservative cdu party. now they want him thrown out of office. >> not many people in germany are interested in knowing how th s small town n in the centerf germanany elected stefa

alexei navalny is the highest-profile opposition leader in the country. those election results where the opposition did great, that's now produced what appears to be the largest police operation yet against navalny and the opposition that he leads. again, more than 200 raids in more than 40 locations around russia. navalny himself keeps getting arrested. he keeps getting physically attacked. but this time they've gone after hundreds of people who russian authorities say are associated with him including some candidates who stood for office in this weekend's elections. "the new york times" reporter on the scene andrew higgins also reports today that the offices of an independent election monitoring organization were also raided in russia today alongside all of the pro-navalny folks because of course if there's anything scarier to an authoritarian government than a strong opposition it's fair elections. and so you have to make sure you get your election monitors too. radio free europe has just today posted this cctv footage of one election monitor at this w

police in russia have ratided more than 80 regional offices of opposition leader alexei na valny. it is in relation to a criminal case against hisnafonticorruptin dation. sarah rainsford is following the story. sarah: navalny himself has taken to the internet to say that such a massive coordinated effort like this could not have happened without the authorization of vladimir putin himself, and that is because he claimed . putin, as he put it,up is vert and supmping his feet because his party lost elections, particularly here in mosc. the searches and the raids acrosso russia are linkeda criminal investigation of mr. navalny's anticorruption foundation. mr. valny says this criminal case for money laundering is this is all about putting pressure on em and stopping their opposition activities. jane: are the democrats moving closer to impeachment proceedings against president trump or not? that the question many were house judiciary committee voted to set formal rules to proceedings. committee chairman jerryle n said the scope of the inquiry would include mr. trump's potential violati

says because it's all lies she prefers critical online media and opposition bloggers like politician alexei navalny. maria grew up in a politically active family in the soviet union and it's hoped a very different system would replace it but she says the current situation in russia is just as repressive as the former regime. i knew well good deal it's the government can do whatever it wants with whomever it once it can hit anyone at any time and you haven't you know they can take away your property or even your freedom consequence of it can happen to anyone at all even to those loyal to the government . the because of they're in danger of losing custody of their youngest son they've been accused of taking them along to demonstrations many russians are shocked that the government would take such extreme measures. it seems we love our children very much. and we hope that this case doesn't tear our family apart should the. over a dozen protesters have been taken to court for allegedly inciting mass uprising a protests in recent weeks observers say the state is using the trials as a show of str

financial headaches on the sidelines former russian finance minister and our head of the audit chamber alexey cruder and gave us his exclusive insight the russian economy is coping. why do you suppose that would a person who would i hope if there isn't a crisis will have growth of one percent or a bit more this year yes this is a small number and when we have the same one for years you can call it stagnation unfortunately the experts all cost situation close to stagnation the price of oil has been crucial for russia for many years and when the price falls abruptly it usually slows the growth rate and even reduces g.d.p. talking about a cut of price the lowest cost limit income over it goes to the state reserve fund in 2004 the price was $20.00 per barrel near 2008 it rose to $80.00 after the economic crisis we couldn't reduce or we even reach $100.00 per barrel so we needed to be that price to spend the budget properly so it was correct to lower the price to more reasonable levels and be less dependent after finance ministry as well as the government managed to do that is the correct way the

show big losses for the ruling parties later in moscow a candidate supported by opposition leader alexei one only half the votes even after many opposition candidates were removed from the ballot there was a low voter turnout. british airways says its cancel almost all its u.k. flights a spotless begin a 2 day strike tens of thousands of passengers have been left stranded the strike follows 9 months of fields talks of a pilot's salaries. in the u.s. rescuers are searching for 4 missing crew members from a cargo ship that overturned and or fire off the coast of georgia 20 people on board the south korean ferry to have been brought to safety but the fire and the ship's instability have hampered rescue efforts. a powerful typhoon fos i has lashed the japanese capital tokyo leaving one person dead from trees 10 injured foss i caused major disruption to transport bringing the train service is just standstill and grounding flights about 400000 people have been advised to evacuate their homes. the hurricane that trip to the bahamas last week has now hit the east coast of canada though don bridg

i'm now joined by alexi klebnikov middle east expert at the russian international affairs council alexey it's good to see you again thank you for coming over the phone right now anyone who has been following the ask in the proceedings knows that the previous meeting in february was marred by the tensions between russia and iran the reach now seem to be even more overshadowed by the more pressing disagreements between russia and turkey how would you describe the state of affairs among these 3 unlikely partners. well i would put it as a marriage of convenience which applies to both relations but here in marriage of convenience or love triangle love hatred and depends on how you look at it if you look at this from by the true times perspective then it's more of a marriage of convenience if you look at that from original perspective in how the 3 countries act interact in syria than it's more frango. i so you're right recently that the after the platform has started to lose its steam and that russia is now more actively trying to get the arab states involved in managing what essentially is an

dozens of patients had to be evacuated as the flames spread through the building in rio de janeiro alexei o'brien reports. the streets outside the beijing hospital transformed into a makeshift field clinic doctors and firefighters racing to raisky patients from the burning building some already desperately ill in intensive care when the fire took hold we didn't get any of this is many people wanted to jump out there was a lot of smoke many people were screaming nurses with their medics trying to get everyone out of there to evacuate they worked very quickly whilst the firefighters were on their way panic spread along with the flames and the dance black smoke blocking exits below. outside patients sat in wheelchairs or on straight edges or even mattresses on the pavement still attached to life saving medical equipment these doctors decided which were the most vulnerable and needing to be transferred 1st. distraught family members crowded nearby waiting for information oh my god my mother's inside serious time if you have no idea i can imagine the relief knowing that my father is alive he's

security forces have carried out raids on offices used by allies of the russian opposition leader alexeibuildings are thought to have been searched, with armed men in masks seizing computer equipment. there were mass protests over the summer after many opposition candidates were blocked from running in elections in moscow. mr navalny accused president putin of ordering thursday's operation. translation: this time he got really upset because of the tactical vote, as his favourite offspring, his sweet child, i would say the united russia party has been busted in moscow and seriously beaten in the regions. yes he is upset, and he's stomping his little feet. a new report on deforestation says the planet is losing an area of forest—land the size of britain every year. a group of civil society organisations say a five—year—old international agreement to protect the world's forests is failing. instead of deforestation being halved by next year, the amount of tropical woodlands lost actually grew by 44%. police in australia say arsonists could have started a bushfire that has forced hundreds of

government after being released from detention for organizing an unsanctioned protest opposition figure alexei now funny changed his strategy on his you tube channel. he started campaigning for what he calls smart to fold urging photos to subscribe to a website on which his team has announced which candidates will have to chance to be the governing united russia party rallies move to the opposition between those who still want to continue the 3 protests and those who despite its flaws want to participate in this election and as analyst have pointed out the opposition can decrease the chances of the opposition to beat government candidates and make this so-called smart fold a success. for larry across america is one of the government candidates likely to benefit while the opposition has strongly campaigned against her after her competitor was not allowed to run she says she wants dialogue. is a big lie is following a scenario in which the war situation the better meaning the less qualified most could do the more critical the situation is the better i want to dial it because the situation is ver

election show big losses for the ruling party slate in moscow candidate supported by opposition leader alexei navalny one almost half the vote even after many opposition candidates were removed from the ballot was voter turnout. a powerful typhoon to fast i has lashed the japanese capital tokyo leaving one person dead and at least 10 injured aside caused them major disruption to transport bringing the train services to a standstill and grounding flights about 400000 people have been advised to evacuate their homes. british airways says it's cancelled almost all its u.k. flights as pilots begin a 2 day strike tens of thousands of passengers have been left stranded the strike follows around 9 months of fields talks of a pilot's salaries. here in germany political leaders are demanding to know how a town council could have elected a man from a neo nazi party as its head the mantra of the n p d was installed unanimously with votes from established parties including chancellor angela merkel's c.d.u. . start it's not big a small industrial park a bakery a hotel and a pizza place but now many people

which hundreds of arrests have been made and the number of people have been jailed opposition leader alexei navalny is urging voters to cast the ballots for the candidates with the best chance of beating the governing party all the candidates in president putin's party are presenting themselves as independent to avoid being damaged by the united russia brand. united russia is trying to hold on to power using the bottoms of the via police for the only pillar of support that are free to allow candidates to vote in the election let alone have a fair competition and we think the only way to make this election meaningful is to turn it into a sort of referendum on the government. let's go to the bahamas now where search and rescue teams are trying to reach communities still cut off by floodwater and they bring the hurrican dory and hit emergency aid is being rushed to the island nation and it fears that the number of deaths there will rise significantly from the 43 that have been announced so far thousands of people who lost everything in the storm are scrambling to leave the worst hit islands re

building united russia party on moscow's city council a candidate supported by opposition leader alexei in the valley appeared to have won almost half the vote even after many opposition candidates were removed from the palace elections were marked by a low voter turnout. in tennis rafael the doubt has won his 4th u.s. open in new york between russia's and we'll medvedev in 5 exhausting sets without one the 1st 2 sets but not the death of 4 back and forced a decisive 5th the talent now has now won 19 grand slam titles as one behind all time the roger federer. is d.w. news from the you can always find the latest headlines at d w dot com or followers on twitter at the w news. oh boy. oh. boy. alexander one more of our series on tomorrow today we want to seen what he saw to experience what drove the journey to america following in the footsteps of the great scientists the. last stop during the movie and the river in tropical forests unique biodiversity. tomorrow today next on d w. you know that 77 percent. are younger than 65. that's me and me and. you know what time all voices. on the 77

the flames quickly spread and staff tried to wheel patients into the streets on beds or wheelchairs alexei o'brien reports. the streets outside the hospital transformed into a makeshift field clinic doctors and firefighters racing to rescue patients from the burning building some already desperately ill in intensive care when the fire took hold we didn't get any of this is not that many people wanted to jump out there was a lot of smoke many people were screaming nurses with their medics trying to get everyone out of there to evacuees they worked very quickly whilst the firefighters were on their way can explain it along with the flames and the dense black smoke blocking exits below. outside patients set in wheelchairs or on stretchers or even mattresses on the pavement still attached to life saving medical equipment as doctors decided which were the most vulnerable and needing to be transferred 1st. distraught family members crowded nearby waiting for information oh my god my mother's inside serious time if you have no idea i can imagine the relief knowing that my father is alive he's 87

were crowded and iconic landmarks including times square and major airports and brilgs. 42-year-old alexei saab has been arrested on terrorism charges for allegedly supporting hezbollah. >> hezbollah is a terrorist organization that is controlled and funded by iran. they're across the world. they've been associated or involved in a number of attacks. >> reporter: investigators say saab was living in new jersey and entered the u.s. in 2000. applied for citizenship in 2005 and became a naturalized citizen three years later. authorities say he made ten trips to lebanon in the past two decades receiving extensive weapons training on ak-47s and m-16s and learning to make explosives. court documents show drawings allegedly he made of bombs. the fbi recovered photos and videos from his devices that agents say depict his potential targets including fenway park and the u.s. capitol in washington. >> this strikes me as somebody that's firmly in place, committed to hezbollah and providing them specific information to potentially launch an attack, perhaps in the near future. >> prosecutors say the sus

major airports and bridges were among dozens of scouted targets for a possible attack. 42-year-old alexei saab arrested. he entered the u.s. in 2000, applied for citizenship in 2005, becoming a naturalized citizen just three years later. authorities say he made ten trips to lebanon, receiving extensive weapons training and learningexplosives. draws saab allegedly made of bombs. the fbi recovering photos and videos from his devices that they say depict his ingboston's fenw p u.s. capitol in washington, d.c. and david, the george washington bridge behind me, one of those targeted sites. prosecutors also say that saab admitted, he confessed that he was paid $20,000 to mary a woman he hardly knew to gain her citizenship, but that alleged pt h iarrest.rriage is what david? >> all right, whit johnson live in new york tonight. whit, thank you. >>> and now, to president trump and the growing mystery tonight. was a secret promise made to another foreign leader? tonight, "the washington post" is reporting and ining an offic of america's spy agencies was so alarmed by the promise that they launched

russia's presidential and alexey summer residence this is there a 3rd the 0 lawn and they have 13 meeting in the last year is it makes you take the international leader that benjamin netanyahu has meant more than any other leader during this time and has very cool to maintain we were invited to film the beginning of this meeting both politicians were smiling while they entered the room and both in their welcome speeches were very positive about how strong he found a fruitful the relations between russia and israel currently are let's take a listen. thank you. but when you look at it i'm not afraid to say that things to your reference to a large extent our relations have reached new levels on security issues and military cooperation and we know how important that is especially taking into account the continuing threat from international terrorism. because there are 2 additional factors that play in the celebration of time. it's between our countries the carefully weighed policies of both of us and a strong connection between us. benjamin netanyahu stressed that russia and not the only one

alexei herron is a professor of comparative politics at care academy he says russia legal detention of a craniums as a bargaining tool. the future of us as a political prisoners who are in russia including crimea us it's very difficult for me it's actually it's very difficult to make a forecast because iran is holding us. as hostages ok zevi would like to bug him ok's they're not freeing people because it's necessary because it's the rule of law because it's the decision of international court this is a bloody thing for us a typical position of. of the dictators and if you are talking about the future of negotiations over a solution inza don't but. it's very difficult to focus because as i have mentioned as a precondition for certain number one is a stable ceasefire and there was no ceasefire unfortunately again russia is using either as a bargaining position in the goshi sions with ukraine but also who is a best saw russia actually is trying to dupe let me books ukraine. and russia would like to expect concessions from your ukrainian president who is frankly speaking quite inexperienc

i'm now joined by alexi klebnikov middle east expert at the russian international affairs council alexey it's good to see you again thank you for coming over to the front loading now anyone who has been following the ask in the proceedings knows that the previous meeting in february was marred by the tensions between russia and iran the reach now seem to be even more overshadowed by the more pressing disagreements between russia and turkey how would you describe the state of affairs among these 3 unlikely partners. well i would put it as a marriage of convenience which applies to both relations but here in marriage of convenience or love triangle love hatred and depends on how you look at it if you look at this from by the true times perspective then it's more of a marriage of convenience if you look at that from original perspective in how the 3 countries act interact in syria than it's more frango. i so you're right recently that the ass in the platform has started to lose its steam and that russia is now more actively trying to get the arab states involved in managing what essentially

were carried out in more than 40 cities and towns targeting allies of the prominent kremlin critic alexei navalny the valley of the nouns to raids is a clear attempt to mitigate and the more lies the opposition doesn't include all the goodies of those i'll tell you again that this case against the anti corruption fund is remote it's clear to everyone that it is. they were just saying that all of your donations in the anti corruption fund the relief i would like to say that i work will not stop so don't worry. the mourning for former zimbabwean president robert mugabe has been marred by a dispute between his family and zimbabwe's government the government wants a state burial on sunday at a national shrine in the capital but his family wanted to be laid to rest at a private ceremony in his home village at a date yet to be decided thousands of people have been paying their respects to the former leader at a stadium in harare one on one east killing in the knees as wildlife is next more news and half an hour. east and the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world. al-jaz

building united russia party or moscow's city council a candidate supported by opposition leader alexei in the valley appeared to have won almost half the vote even after many opposition candidates were removed from the ballots elections were marked by a low voter turnout. in tennis rafael the doubt one has for us open in new york between you know russia is that real medvedev in 5 exhausting sets the dollar one the 1st 2 sets but not their full back and forced a decisive 5th down now has now won 19 grand slam titles as one behind all time the roger federer. says d.w. news from belgrade you can always find the latest headlines at d w dot com or follow us on twitter at the w news. a law took effect today in the u.k. that prevents the country from crashing out of the european union next month a no 2 and no deal breaks in its parliament's way of putting the brakes on prime minister boris johnson's breaks it plans and it's not only westminster today the irish prime minister told johnson that leaving the european union with no deal is a nonstarter johnson appeared to hear the message we don't

i'm now joined by alexi klebnikov middle east expert at the russian international affairs council alexey it's good to see you again thank you for coming over the phone writing now anyone who has been following the ask in the proceedings knows that the previous meeting in february was marred by the tensions between russia and iran the reach now seem to be even more overshadowed by the more pressing disagreements between russia and turkey how would you describe the state of affairs among these 3 unlikely partners well i would put it as a marriage of convenience which applies to both relations but here marriage of convenience or.

now joined by alexi klebnikov the middle east expert at the russian international affairs council alexey it's good to see you again thank you for coming over to the front loaded now anyone who has been following the ask in the proceedings knows that the previous meeting in february was marred by the tensions between russia and iran the reach.

major airports and bridges were among dozens of scouted targets for a possible attack. 42-year-old alexei saab has been arrested on terrorism charges, accused of supporting hezbollah. investigators say saab was living in new jersey and that he entered the u.s. in 2000, applied for citizenship in 2005, becoming a naturalized citizen just three years later. authorities say he made ten trips to lebanon over the past two decades, receiving a extensive weapons training and learning to make explosives. court documents showing drawings saab allegedly made of bombs. the fbi recovering photos and videos from saab's devices they say depict his potential targets, including boston's fenway park and the u.s. capitol in washington, d.c. and david, the george washington bridge behind me, one of those targeted sites. prosecutors also say that saab admitted, he confessed, that he was paid $20,000 to marry a woman he hardly knew to gain her citizenship, but that alleged fraudulent marriage is what prompted his initial arrest. david? >> all right, whit johnson live in new york tonight. whit, thank you. >>>

were carried out in more than 40 cities and towns targeting associates a prominent kremlin critic alexei in the lonely authorities say it is part of a money laundering investigation steps arson has more from moscow. the scale of the rate is unprecedented in more than 40 cities across russia officers fleeing to the country's main opposition figure alexina folly was searched and employees detained like here in st petersburg and you got to remember documents and a u.s.b. drive for confiscated this was when it was close to my daughter called me and said the police came to search the apartment actually they cheated their way into the apartment because she opened the door for a neighbor to novell me it is clear the razor president putin's revenge for the loss of the ruling party in sunday's elections but. this time he got really upset because of the tactical voting as his offspring his sweet child i would say the united russia party has been busted in moscow and seriously beaten in the regions after opposition candidates were banned from running in the elections tens of thousands took to the s

. >>> prosecutors say 42-year-old alexei saab conducted surveillance and photographed locations in nework city, boston and washington, d.c. they say some time around 2003, he was instructed by a handler in lebanon to prepare a detailed report on new york. the criminal complaint says the report included a u.n. headquarters, the statue of liberty and ellis island. the new york stock exchange, times square and the city's three, major airports. he but arrested on july 9th. but the case was only recently unsealed. >>> a victory in court for president trump. a federal judge temporarily blocking a california law to make candidates release their tax returns if they want their name on the ballot. they said that california cannot force candidates to reveal their taxes. he sued the state last month to challenge it. >>> colt is getting out of the consumer rifle business. it manufactures ar-15 semiautomatic rifles and says there's too many on the market to justify making more. they plan to expand its network of dealers. several other gun manufacturers make ar-15-style rifles. the gunman in the auro

alexey, ceo of the steel company in russia. thank you for speaking with us today.anted to pick up on my colleague's comments on the trade war and the response we have had about one-third of the respond enters think u.s. trade policy is the biggest external risk factor facing their business do you ascribe to that as well >> yes, i do >> you run a steel business. can you give us a live more color about how the overall trade war has impacted your business when it comes to kpletition, cost and impact an overall volumes. >> i think it comes from the weakening demands. it was quite significant trade element on one hand. it has to do with all the confidence and strength of the economy. that will play a negative role in steel demand going forward. >> when you hear comments out of the u.s. president saying they are potentially looking for an interim trade deal with china, does that give you comfort there may be a resolution in sight and you can start to focus on other matters going forward? >> we prefer to see the action until that, we still remain concerned. >> i know you

of working as an undercover operative for the terror group hezbollah, the justice department says alexeithese photos of several landmarks including times square in the us capitol building while scouting potential terrorism targets which he could face more than 100 years in prison. donald trump standing his ground after democrats threatened to sue over the intelligence community refusing to release a secret whistleblower complaint. the president taking to twitter saying it is another fake news story and presidential harassment. the washington post reports the president made a promise to a foreign leader. more rain expected in texas where a state of emergency is underway. remanence of imelda battling the houston area with catastrophic flash flooding, flooding roads, thousands stranded, two people confirmed dead in the storm. hundreds of flights have been canceled. let's bring in janice dean standing by to let us know what is in the way. >> today will start to taper off. this is a good reminder you don't need a hurricane or even a tropical storm to cause this much disaster. this was imelda,

. >>> authorities in russia have carried out nationwide raids on the offices of kremlin critic alexeii. he said that 200 raids were launched in 41 different cities. they were part of an investigation into his anti-corruption group that is accused of money laundering. but the group says the raids were the result of what he calls kremlin, quote, hysteria. because of recent losses in local elections. while those raids were going on, vladimir putin was having a meeting with benjamin netanyahu. it comes ahead of a crucial election in israel. >> reporter: one of donald trump's closest allies is cozying up with one of his biggest enemies. benjamin netanyahu is playing both sides, meeting with vladimir putin to tout their relationship. >> translator: tight thing the relations between us, mr. president, is the result of two other things. our mutual policy and the i greemt betwe agreement between us. >> reporter: there's another reason for a quick trip out of the country before ballots are cast. netanyahu is pushing for the russian vote in israel. immigrants from the former soviet union make up

alexei saab looked for sites including the statue of liberty, the white house and times square. he had weapons training in lebanon and learned how to make explosives. he was arrested in july after being questioned by the fbi earlier this spring. >>> happening today, an american airlines mechanic from tracy is expected to enter a plea in court in florida is accused of sabotaging a jet in miami. prosecutors say he disabled the plane's navigation system because he was upset over stalled contract negotiations. the plane did not take off and no one was hurt. >>> federal prosecutors have charged ed buck with providing meth to a man who overdosed and then died back in 2017. that man was the first of three people to overdose in buck's apartment. buck did enter a plea during yesterday's court hearing. just last week police arrested him for providing drugs to another man in west hollywood. >>> in the east day, fremont police arrested trevor diggs on several charges including a hate crime. yesterday police were called to an assault at a store on fremont boulevard near black isle road. they

investigators say 42-year-old alexei saab scouted dozens of landmarks to attack in the 2000s including the statue of liberty, the white house and times square. he had weapons training in lebanon and learned how to make explosives. he was arrested in july after being questioned by the fbi earlier this spring. >>> happening today, an american airlines mechanic from tracy is expected to enter a plea in court in florida. prosecutors say sabotaged the jet in miami. prosecutors say he disabled the plane's navigation system because he was upset over stalled contract negotiations. the plane did not take off and no one was hurt. >>> federal prosecutors have charged ed buck with providing meth to a man who overdosed and then died back in 2017. that man was the first of three people to overdose in buck's apartment. buck did enter a plea during yesterday's court hearing. just last week police arrested him for providing drugs to another man in west hollywood. >>> thousands of people will flock to san francisco for the fullsome fair next week. the sisters will be urging people to donate to various b

prosecutors say alexei saab trained with hezbollah overseas and then came to the u.s.e 9/11 even happened. for nearly two decades he was accused of conducting surveillance on so-called hot spots like the george washington bridge behind me here and then feeding that information back to say some of america's most iconic landmarks were watched and scouted for possible attacks. times square, the statue of liberty, the u.n., major airports and bridges, dozens of locations in new york alone. this morning, 42-year-old alexei saab under arrest accused of supporting hezbollah. >> hezbollah is a terrorist organization that's controlled and funded by iran. they're across the world. they have been associated or involved in a number of attacks. >> reporter: the fbi says it's now recovering photos and videos from saab's devices, depicting highly populated locations in other major cities like boston's fenway park and the u.s. capitol where they say he looked for structural weaknesses to maximize damage. saab was living in new jersey. investigators say he came to the u.s. in 2000, app

according to federal authorities, this man named alexei saab was a naturalized citizen back in 2008 here u.s., but they believe he had been working with the terrorist group hezbollah for more than two decades. as you said, acting as a scout for the terrorist group during that time here in the u.s. scouting out locations in boston, in washington, d.c., in new york city, in major locations in all of those cities. for example, in washington, d.c., the white house, the u.s. capitol. in new york city, the united nations, statue of liberty, stock exchange, fbi headquarters, airports, even bridges and tunnels to, quote, had structural weakness to cause the most destruction. that was the information he was trying to glean from his surveillance and reporting that back to the terrorist organization, according to this, again, 33-page complaint which was released or unsealed, rather, today. we do believe he has been in custody for a few months now. jake? >> brynn gingras, thank you. >> prime minister justin trudoe faced more questions about him in black and brown face as a scandal rocks his re-elect