. >> we have this update from rosalind jordan in washington d.c. >> this is longstanding criticism of israeli efforts to establish settlements in the occupied west bank. the u.s. considers them unlawful and does not recognise the territories. if you think about the status of u.s.-israeli relations, this is crux of the matter why relations are not as strong and warm as they might have been during the administration of george bush. hillary clinton was openly critical about the binyamin netanyahu's efforts to annex territory because in her view and in president obama's view, this would not make it a 2-state solution, a viable option. the israelis said that they'll do what they want, but you can expect there'll be more discussion between the two capitals about the latest move, and i don't think you'll see the u.s. backing away from its demand of a reversal of this decision soon. >> syrian rebel groups says the reason that it's holding 45 fijian peacekeepers captured is they were doing the work of the regime. this is in the golan heights. dozens of pass keepers from the philippines were --

rosalind jordan reports. >>> with the inauguration of ashraf ghani as president, the people of afghanistan are getting more than a new leader. they are getting a military presence in 2015, something washington says will help make the afghan people safer. >> this one is afghanistan and the international community to maintain the partnership we have established to ensure that afghanistan maintains the gains of past decade. that is the plan. we look forward to having that signed. >> reporter: under the terms. bilateral security agreement, bsa, 9800 u.s. troops will train afghan forces and support them as they conduct patrols, gather intelligence and lead attacks. they'll not lead combat operations and will be deployed for about two years. washington wanted the agreement signed in 2013, to allow the pentagon time to reassign soldiers and marines and remove combat equipment from afghanistan before the end of the year. the former president hamid karzai delayed signing the bsa, and finally refused to sign it. angering u.s. policy makers. the secretary of state john kerry alluded to this in a stat

. >> rosalind jordan in washington. >>> ahead on al jazeera - china clamps down on hong kong, delivering a blow to pro-democracy campaigners, and we get ready for our campaign season. we look at the expensive battle for control of the u.s. senate in "the week ahead". first, on this labor day weekend we are looking back on the big stories, and begin in the rio grand valley in texas. >> i'm heidi zhou-castro, we spent a month at the center of the immigration crisis. homeland security says it's caught 63,000 children crossing into the u.s. this past year alone. >> reporter: we arrived in jooup to find a border -- june, to find a border of holes. 10,000 unaccompanied children were crossing the border. mostly from guatemala, honduras, and el salvador overwhelmed detention centers, provoking an outcry. most called the situation a humanitarian crisis, people in a few communities protested against the children's presence. the obama administration responded by deporting more migrants, and texas governor rick perry announced he would send 1,000 more troops to the border. the numbers crossing dropp

rosalind jordan is on capitol hill with the story. >> reporter: pentagon officials went to capitol hill on tuesday to convince congress they have a plan for fighting the group that calls itself the islamic state islamic state in iraq and the levant or isil. military assessors are now assisting and advising iraqi troops on fighting the group, and they say there is a chance that u.s. ground troops could be deployed. >> this coalition is the appropriate word for it. i believe it will be true. but if it fails to be true and there are threats to the united states, i would then go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of military ground forces. >> pentagon officials stress that the focus is on defeating isil, but senators accuse them of misreading the situation. >> our focus is isil. that is a threat not only to our country, to our interests, and to the people of the region, what you're hearing us express is an isil first strategy, a fundamental misunderstanding of the entire motivation and concept of the freeway syrian army. it is bashar al-assad who has ki

rosalind jordan, the pentagon. >> the iranian president says time's running out for negotiating a long-term deal on the country's nuclear program speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the annual u.n. general assembly. he offerarrested the latest rou talks and six world talks had been slow but positive. >> regarding the nuclear issue, i must say this, like no time have i seen such seriousness in regards to solving this situation meaning i have been involved in negotiations for the last 12 years with the west, with european countries and then with the p 5 plus 1. today, there is absolutely serious intent flu words but words can't solve problems. we must show courage with the appropriate action. if we can do this, we will reach our goal. >> riot police have cleared the main government building in hong ko kong. protesters in the hours. it happened hours after dozens of students broke into the compound. some suffered minor injuries. thousands of people have gathered in support rob mcbride has the latest from hong kong. >> there are some riot police here other police are around at a time peri