so secretary kerrry called it a magnet of terror. we do recognise that there needs to be a transition. be... >> you heard imam a moment ago, they are not going anywhere. >> it's not the only thing i know about secretary of state john kerry, i know where he stands, i'm not going to define him by the statement. we know what his thinking is. we know about his conversations with us. we know about his conversations with our regional allies, and his diplomacy, and he's an ally within the administration. by necessity, there needs to be negotiations with members of the regime. and the opposition is committed to that. the negotiations will be about a political transitioning. it's not someone. so long as he said in power, they'll you stay in power. >> if nobody gives in, it's a recipe tore stasis. >> this is the problem. every solution by the international community had one major player absent from the talks. in switzerland, on two occasions, iran was not there. how can you reach a political settlement in syria without having every party invol

. >> is it going well secretary kerrry? >> we are working hard. >> how far apart are the negotiators, what happens if they fail? >>> also - the saudi coalition battles houthi rebels in yemen from air and sea >>> two men dressed as women try to ram their way through the gates of the national security agency >>> and rescuing bertha - a drill stranded deep below seattle for more than a year. >>> good evening. i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. it is just after 5am in lausanne switzerland on the deadline day or the iran nuclear talks, secretary of state john kerry and others have 19 hours left to deal on a framework to kerb iran's nuclear programme. as diplomatic editor james bays reports, there's cautious optimism in the final hours of the talks. >> reporter: the talks here are in the last most difficult leg. is it going well secretary kerrry. >> we are working very hard working hard. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state john kerry has spent most of the past two weeks in lausanne trying to hammer out a deal with his

this is what the secretary of state john kerrry had to say about the meetings. >> huge challenges remaine all know that. there is good news in afghanistan. life expect si has rich by 20 years. health care access increased dramatically. the number of children in schools rose from some 900,000 who were just boys to 8 million now, with 40% of them girls. >> the question on everyone's mind is how much longer u.s. forces would stay in afghanistan, and if they'll stay beyond 2016. that's the deadline that president obama set for pulling out all except a small security team for the u.s. embassy. the fares of the spread of i.s.i.l. into afghanistan as well as a lack of peace treaty with the taliban has many worried about the future security. the just as the afghan president. >> the question of numbers is a decision for the president of the united states. and that decision will be made by the president. what we emphasised and agreed is strategic partners. we are bound by common interests and will act together to ensure safety of the paits. that is the important scarrings. numbers are a means, the

there are gaps between the two sides, and secretary kerrry had lea way on sunday to go to washington d.c. for a meeting with the afghan president. the mother of iran's president died. his brother is a main negotiator. the break will give the international negotiators, p5+1 time to make sure their position is unified before they return. it emerged in recent days that france is taking a more hawkish line than the others. >>> france vowed to help tunisia defeat terrorism. thousands gathered in the heart of the capital to condemn the attack that killed 21 people as jacky rowland reports from tunis. >> reporter: it's independence day in tunisia. this means celebrations. it's been overshadowed by a shooting attack. >> translation: the first change is the fight against terrorism. we are in a war against terrorist. we will not win if we don't stands together. >> there's a visible presence on the streets. not just police but army. here they are guarding the french embassy. the second largest party says the security measures need to go further. >> the countries fought terrorism in europe and d

. >> is it going well secretary kerrry?we are working hard. >> how far apart are the negotiators, what happens if they fail? >>> also - the saudi coalition battles houthi rebels in yemen from air and sea >>> two men dressed as women try to ram their way through the gates of the

. >> john kerrry is expected and the clock is ticking. that deadline is counter productive and added that a deal had to have concrete guarantees. >> president obama said it would be hard to find a path towards peace. the words coming after binyamin netanyahu said a two state solution wouldn't happen while in office. >> we believe a two-state solution was the only way for long-term security. and i indicated to him that given the statement prior to the elections, it will be hard to find a path where people are seriously believing the negotiations are possible >>> let's go live to my correspondent imtiaz tyab in west jerusalem. has the process begun in tiaz. >> well they are a few hours away from the meeting. they won the most seats in the march 17th protections. they'll meet with the president, ruben. after the meetings he will invite one of them to begin a fairly lengthy process in building a coalition government. none of the leaders, including prime minister binyamin netanyahu secured an outright majority of 61 seats. binyamin netanyahu -