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CNNW CNNI Simulcast September 30, 2014

Scrutiny again after details emerge about the man who jumped the fence at the white house. We want to begin our coverage this hour in hong kong. The chief executive has just issued a statement saying beijing will not back down. Youre taking a look here at the scene earlier in hong kong. A main thoroughfare that protesters have blocked over the past few days. Weve seen thousands of pro democracy demonstrators calling for the chief executive to step down and beijing to give up its veto power over choosing hong kongs leader in 2017. Many protesters fear this Police Crackdown could be imminent and all of this after authorities used tear gas and pepper spray over the weekend. This is not typical, this is not normal in hong kong. In fact, you havent seen scenes like this in years. There have been 89 arrests. As the protests in hong kong continue to gain momentum. We want to remind you where this is all taking place. Take a look at this map, were going to zoom in to hong kong for you. Protesters are sitting in several key intersections throughout the city. Blocking roads on both sides of the harbor. The core group is right here, the road you see highlighted in red, its sitting on the main route between the eastern and western sides of Congress Congress island about its outside Congress Congresss government headquarters. Its next to the main base of the Peoples Liberation army. Theyre rarely seen outside their bases in Congress Congress. The government says it has not requested their help in dealing with protests. That is, they havent requested their help yet. We dont know how things may change over the next few days. The protests are close to the citys financial district. Hong Kong Stock Exchange as you see there just down the road as well. Trading went on as normal today. The hong sang index is down 1 . What does all of this mean . Lets connect with andrew stevens. Hes right there on the red line as you just saw. Joins us now on the phone. Andrew, what can you tell us about how things have progressed over this day and over the past few days. Does this protest seem to still have momentum . And what kind of reaction has there been so far to this development from the chief executive that beijing wont step down, and that people will get their rights of full sufferage. Each side has a different definition of what that means. Between the protesters and what they want and what beijing and hong kong says they will get. What beijing and hong kong says clearly, is that the protesters are unlawful, that they are unlawfully occupying hong kong. In fact, several parts of hong kong, disrupting traffic, that sort of thing. And as an unlawful protester, they will not be listened to by the government. The protesters say they are prepared to stay here for as long as it takes. You have a standoff. At the moment, im standing in the key protest site. The numbers began to swell again. As they do toward the end of the day. They join the protesters, and it gets cooler. Quite a big influx of people in the last hour or so. I have set the mood, its almost carnival like, people sitting in big groups talking, laughing, and just really expressing their protests just by sitting, just by occupying. This is what they call a campaign of civil disobedience. The answer is on peaceful disobedience. Weve had the use of pepper spray and tear gas by the authorities, that was more than 24 hours ago. The mood really couldnt be more different over the past day or so. And the momentum does continue to build. Tomorrow will be a Public Holiday. A lot more hong kong is used to getting on to the streets and protesting, airing their grievances. In a faithful manner, and expecting the same thing to happen tomorrow. It seems, though, andrew officials are trying to mitigate any possible conflict tomorrow on october first there. The Fireworks Show has been cancelled. We dont know if the police will be able to calm things down. They will be able to. So what can we expect over the next few days . The chief executive there, many of the protesters asking for him to step down. Thats very unlikely to happen, though. And this is as you discussed just a few hours ago, this is an economic protest more than anything else. Protesters want to see this impact of tourism draw that Congress Congress will they . No, they wont. I mean, its called occupy hong kong, unlike the occupy emergence last year was really about inequality, the 1 ers if you like. This is really more focused. As far as whats going to happen over the next couple days. The police will intervene in a heavy handed way. A lot of people say its just the sheer number of people who turned out. Tens of thousands of people are taking part in this action. If there was a heavy handed response by police now. It could turn ugly indeed. There is no reason for the police to respond, unless there is a serious breakdown in public order. And that is not happening here. The protesters are making sure they do the right thing, that they for example, if there are emergency vehicles that needed to get through, they are let through, this has been one of the examples the Hong Kong Government has been playing, the ambulance, maybe delayed because of these protesters. But the people here are keeping it peaceful, it is likely to grow. The Hong Kong Government looks like it may be adopting a strategy where they will wait until the commercial part of hong kong says enough is enough, were losing too much money, this has to stop. And hopefully see emergence in hong kong. Which may result in the authorities here taking more control and getting these people off the streets. At the moment, i would say thats a few days away. Andrew stevens in the middle of it all there, amid protesters, where its just past 2 00 in the afternoon, things very peaceful there right now. Hopefully that will hold in the hours and days to come. Now we turn to the latest in the fight against isis. The u. S. And allies are wrapping up their air strikes against the militants. The fighters have reached the doorstep of a key syrian city. Isis is now just three kilometers from kobani. If militants take over this city, they will then have complete control over a 100 kilometer chunk of syria that goes all the way up to the turkish border. So far the u. S. Led coalition has launched 60 air strikes in syria, and 227 in iraq. The u. S. Military says its looking into reports that strikes killed civilians in manbij. They were working at a grain Storage Facility held by isis at the time. Jordan is part of the coalition battling iraq and syria, however, support for isis militants is growing inside jordan. The black flag of isis is flying openly in the impoverished desert city of maan. Why has that city specifically been a hotbed of antigovernment sentiment . It seems as though its been a place thats ripe for an isis following, despite the country being a u. S. Ally in this fight . Well, errol, maan is not the only city in jordan where you find isis supporters or sympathizers, but its a key city. Its been a base, a strong base of tribal support for jordans monar monarchy. For decades, the southern jordanian city of maan has been known as a difficult city. Small protests in support of isis. While many downplay these demonstrations, the streets of maan tell a different story. Proisis graffiti is spray painted across the city. Like this one that reads, isis is leader. Isis supporters were not hard to find in the citys market. This man interrupts our interview with a resident saying, the only troubles is an Islamic State. Others want to see isis in jord jordan. We hope they come here and enforce islamic sharia law. We want sharia law, this man says. Most here are opposed to jordan joining the u. S. Led coalition against isis. For almost four years, our brothers in syria have been bombed, civilians and children killed. Mosques destroyed. And we havent seen the u. S. Jordans apostate infantry. They mobilized all their armies and started striking. This key u. S. Ally faces the danger from isis on two of its borders. The threat from within will only increase now. Maans mayor also says joining the coalition is not in jordans interest. The Jihadi Movement has been in jordan for years. If this movement in iraq or syria declares a war in jordan, they will not hesitate to carry out operations here. Like many of the citys residents. Antigovernment sentiments and unrest stem from poverty, unemployment and years of marginalization by the government. He warns that unless the grievances of the people of the city are seriously addressed, there will be consequences. Back on the streets of maan, only an Islamic State will bring them a better life, and that dream of Islamic State is now under attack. People are repressed, a lot of pressure will lead to an explosion, wait and see. It will not pass peacefully, this man warns. For now, it might just be words and threats. Many fear these signs foretell what the future may hold. While sympathy for jihadist groups or support for groups like isis might be on the rise since the country here joined that Coalition Last week, so it seems has the government cracked down, according to one lawyer of jihadists here in jordan telling us over the past month, at least 15 suspected jihadists have been detained, thats 15 according to one lawyer, errol. The government is certainly watching this closely. Im curious, what has isis done if anything to gain the support of locals in maan, it seems as if their grievances are more economically based. This has been the history of it, errol. Jordan has had a long history of individuals coming from this country joining the ranks of extremist groups like al qaeda, for example, in the past. And its mostly economic grievances and political grievances, people here opposed to the monarchy who are also driven to join, but you are right, what we heard mostly from people yesterday in the city of maan, if you give people jobs, if theres more Employment Opportunities in their city, less people would be driven to join groups like isis, there will be less appeal for that. But also, as we are seeing now over the past couple years, really, many jordanians, there are reports of hundreds who have joined fighting groups, jihadist groups in syria, like isis in the fight against the assad regime. And now there is concern that with jordan joining the coalition with jordan seeing a sighting again with the west, that this also could drive more of those who are opposed to the regime here who are opposed to the west, to join the ranks of these groups in the fight further, adding to the possible threats to this country and instability, the concern in jordan has been more about the threat from within this country, rather than from jihadists posing a threat from nearby countries like syria and iraq. It was so surprising. So many people you spoke with are open and vocal that they support isis. Just before 9 0015 in the beautiful amman jordan, thanks. Want to bring you new details about two major White House Security breaches, raising the alarm and some eyebrows. Coming up for you, the agency sworn to protect the president has to say. Welcome back. Police are carrying out antiterrorism raids. They arent a response to the threat to the public. One man has been charged with providing 10,000 to a terrorist organization. A u. S. Citizen could travel to syria. The officers were reportedly acting on information provided by american authorityies. Earlier this month, australias Security Agency raised its level to high for the first time ever. This report follows new revelations about a Security Breach just two weeks ago, when an intruder jumped a fence at the white house and got inside. Brian todd has more on the Embattled Agency assigned to protect the u. S. President. The white house fence jumper, blew past a secret service officer. The intruder who was carrying a knife was inside the east room of the white house when he was finally taken down. According to the Washington Post which first reported these details. The man had been captured right after entering the front door, contacted by cnn. The secret service would not comment citing an on going investigation. The white house came under attack in november 2011. One smashing a window a few feet from the first familys living room. The president , first lady and daughter malia were not home at the time. How bad could this have been . What if the grandmother and daughter had been on the balcony . Had the grandmother and the daughter been on the balcony, it would have been a dangerous situation and would have put them in harms way. The shooter, Oscar Ortega Hernandez sped off, crashed his car a few blocks away, he was arrested five days later in pennsylvania. According to the reporting, secret Service Supervisors told agents to stand down immediately after the incident claiming no shots fired and it wasnt until the cleaning staff discovered the bullets four days later, that the secret service realized there had been shots fired. Critics are blasting the secret service. The agents i talk to say its a miracle theres not been an assassination so far. The secret service is pushing back hard, the agency did not bungle the response or the investigation. Agents were told to stand down immediately afterward because of the confusion of the moment. Witnesses had reported people from two cars had fired at each other, as for not finding the bullets for four days. While the bullet pierced the historical glass, it didnt go through the protective coating of the white house. When youre examining the white house from the inside windows, there were no breaks in that protective glass. The post reports First Lady Michelle Obama was furious with the secret service over that incident. A former white house official who was there at the time of the incident says the first family was concerned about the incident and unhappy with the slow response, but not furious as the Washington Post reported. A Current White House official says the first family has confidence in the secret service to do its job. Brian todd, cnn, washington. Still to come for you on cnn, a set back in the search for victims on the slopes of japans mt. Ontake. As locals fear another eruption. Goodnight. Goodnight. For those kept awake by pain the night is anything but good. Introducing new aleve pm. The first one with a safe sleep aid. Plus the 12 hour strength of aleve for pain relief that can last until the am. Now you can have a good night and a. Good morning new aleve pm for a better am. Welcome back, everyone. Glad youre still with us on cnn. Back in kabul, a senior minister for the new president will sign a long delayed agreement on u. S. Troop presence. The bilateral Security Agreement sets out a timetable for withdrawing u. S. Troops over the next few years, heres a breakdown of that for you. There are 28,000 u. S. Troops deployed in afghanistan. Under the deal that was just signed, the deal will be only a few hundred troops remain in the country by 2017. Its too dangerous for search crews to get back on top of mt. Ontake. 24 people are still on the mountain, because toxic fumes have suspended recovery efforts. Lets bring in our meteorologist on these massive challenges for rescuers, if theres toxic gas they cant get in, i understand this thing could blow at any moment . Thats the main concern, absolutely. One thing you have to keep in mind with this, this volcano has erupted over the past several years. This particular eruption on saturday released over a million tons of volcanic ash into the atmosphere. The other three that i told you about shut off within 24 hours, there was no activity following the initial reupgs. This particular event, many hundreds of subsequent earthquakes and also dozens of volcanic activity have crossed the region. In the past 24 hours, a little bit of a warning here, an increase in the volcanic intensity as well in the past 24 hours. Subsequent eruptions certainly a possibility. Certainly inside the next week, and inside the next several months before conditions begin to quiet down. Look at this video, this is one of the things errol touched on here, as far as the dangers, besides another eruption. Hydrogen sulfide, kind of like rotten eggs is what it would smell like. Its heavier than air, its extremely poisonous, this could be dangerous just being anywhere near this mountain, and flammable and explosive as well. Thats why you want to continue search and rescue efforts, cold weather and snow at these elevations are very close in the next couple weeks, when we head into the heart of the autumn season. But the concern is quite high with another eruption, because the previous ones had not had any subsequent smaller eruptions to follow in this particular one. Its a perspective of what the folks here the long hard climb to get up there, the firefighters, all of them trekking through this region. Predicting eruptions extremely challenging, of course, just like earthquakes, it is exceedingly rare to have an eruption of this magnitude with very little in the way of volcanic earthquakes. There were a few. On september 11th, the japan Meteorology Community warned a possibility existed but it was very small, there was no swelling, no kbround deformation, no gases released. They left the warning at a minimal. Dangerous situation right now. Theres even some video of those hikers who saw the eruption take place in front of them, and they scrambled for safety. Scary. Lives lost there, pedram thank you for breaking that all down for us. The protesters are staying put for now, but hong kongs chief executive has sent them a very strong message. What do the protesters have to say. Find out later this hour. Layer after layer of fences separate a tiny section of spain from north africa. Why this could be the most dangerous border in europe. Or parmesan crusted shrimp scampi. 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