♪ >> this week on "quadriga." germany and the migrants, hate or help? arson attacks on refugee shelters. neo-nazi riots. right wing extremists spreading fear and whole families who turn out to applaud anti-foreigner protests. what are politicians doing to counter this? chancellor angela merkel has finally taken charge and made clear statements condemning the agitators and praising those who extends a helping hand. prosperous germany is seen as a land of hope and opportunity. but where has this anger and violence against those seeking refuge come from? has this been bubbling under the surface for some time? coming to you from berlin, quadsquad, the international debate. -- "quadriga," the international debate. our host this week, peter. peter: the question we're going to be discussing today is germany and the migrants hate or help? and to do so, i'm join here in the studio by three seasoned commentators and analysts. without any further ado, i'd like to introduce them to you. a specialist on the middle east, north africa and much else besides, who is an investigative journalist

migrants. most are heading here to germany, which is positioning itself as a sort of humanitarian superpower, ready and willing to take in those fleeing war and conflict. but there's some confusion about who will be allowed to stay, particularly for those coming from the balkan state of albania -- which is poor, but officially seen as safe -- so the chances of albanians being granted asylum are almost nil. despite this though, albanians still want to get here to germany. >> shortly after we arrive at tirana airport, this plane lands. a two hour direct flight from germany that has brought 72 albanians back from the german city of kassel. they've returned of their own free will, and so they didn't have to pay for the air tickets. nor have their passports been stamped labeling them expellees, and when they arrive, they're treated as if they're just returning home from a holiday trip. albanian tourists, who just happened to apply for asylum in germany, like besnik kuburja. he is one of the few people prepared to give us an interview and he's also glad to be back. >> i am happy to be h

emergency talks on migration one day after germany since a temporary border control. 400 homes are destroyed in california as two major wildfires ripped through the north. 19,000 residents have been forced to flee. also coming up this hour in business, airbus makes a big bet on the united states. its new plans in alabama brings competition to the backyard of his main rival boeing. that more on the way. bumpers now our top stories. -- but first now, our top stories. ♪ we start with the anti-terror operation in egypt that went terribly wrong. at least 12 people were killed and 10 people were hurt when security forces mistakenly fired on a convoy carrying mexican tourists. and military police force was searching for terrorist elements and fired on four cars that ended up carrying mexicans on vacation. listless. -- let us listen. >> yesterday, the islamic state announced their presence for the second time in this region, the western desert of egypt. they said they confronted the army and they push the army out, which displays why the army was looking for jihadis at this particular pl

>> welcome to the "france 24." i'm molly hall. here of the top stories this hour. germany calls for european solidarity over the mounting migrant crisis, but eastern states are refusing to accept quota plans. we cross to our correspondent for an update. residents in flood-hit japan assess the damage after someone hundred thousand people are forced to flee the powerful floods. search -- after some 100,000 people are forced to flee the powerful floods. and republicans failed to push through a bill that would block the president's historic nuclear deal with iran. up, if you are around my age, you grew up with nintendo's mario brothers, which celebrate 30 years of gaming. the dynamic duo credit with revolutionizing the industry. molly: but first, eu officials are trying to bridge the divide over the mounting migrant crisis. foreign ministers from germany and luxembourg have met with counterparts from eastern states in product today. berlin is pushing a quota system that it says is only a drop in the ocean. the eu struggles for united response as the flow of migrants has grown. hungary a

torn conditions. so far germany has take an majority of refugees but united nations says the burden should be felt europe wide. and more should be allowed to arrive legally, there's little side if any that the exodus is slowing down. the refugee agency, says there are now 30,000 refugees on greek islands alone. a record 7,000 syrian refugees arrived in neighboring macedonia on monday. germany says it expects more than 800,000 people to apply for asylum this year. which is four times the number to arrive last year. mohammad has been reporting now on the europe bide crisis. >> at europe's southern gate way, these refugees are some of the thousands across from greece into macedonia on monday. marking a new record in this crisis. with no end in site to the influx, the u.n. is sounding the alarm bells once more. calling on the e.u. to guarantee relocation for 200,000 refugees. >> we have proposed there be european led megareception and registration centers established in greece, we would support that. established also in italy, and also in hungary. whereby the people arriving there could

refugees. that is a low number compared to what germany is saying they will be taking in. >> this is according to a mechanism that was agreed upon with the german chancellor angela merkel whereby there would be mandatory measures to take in refugees. 1/5cally france is taking of the 120,000 refugees expected in the next two years. the french president stresses this also means there should be stronger controls at the borders of europe because if that is not of case, there will be lots more refugees coming in. the agreement would explode. clearly, the french president is saying this mechanism will be presented to its european partners very soon. if they do not adopt this mechanism, europe could face more refugees and more trouble ahead. he says this dramatic crisis will be mastered in europe will rise to the challenge. annette: the other major announcement was that paris will carry out reconnaissance flights were syria in the battle against the islamic state, and is considering aerial strikes. let's take a listen to what the president had to say. >> my responsibility is to make sure th

hyphens in less than five days. for many, though, the trip sat last over as refugees arrived in germany by train and bus many were met with cheers and applause. joining us live now from munich is mohamed jamjoon, he's no in commune i can forgive me. he's in austria. what is the latest we are hear from the austrian government, mohamed? >> reporter: barbara that statement you mention aid moment ago is something being looked at closely by a lot of the refugees in austria right now. the austrian chancellor is saying it's time to end the extraordinary measures by extraordinary measures he's talking about the fact that the board here was opened, that over 12,000 refugees have come in the past couple of days, they have been here and gone onto germany. it is time to phase back toward normalcy. the question now is, does that mean that spot checks will once again be imposed on people entering austria and how that will affect the refugees that are trying to get in to the country. now, all day today we have been out here at the train station on the border with hundred gare, we have spoken to dozens

u.n. development goals newly adopted by world leaders. she also pledged to increase germany's development budget. >> an ambitious set of goals for the next 15 years. plans to end poverty and hunger, fight climate change, and improve health and education, just to name a few. german chancellor angela merkel promised to increase her country's budget for the human developing goals. she called for a global partnership. >> it is important the industrialized countries stick to the pledge they made. germany is going to make its conservation to make this possible by making $100 billion available every year to developing countries for climate protection. this way, we will create confidence. >> she also spoke about migration, saying there is no quick cure for the hundreds of thousands fleeing to europe. >> anyone who witnesses the suffering of those who have fled their homes to seek detection and who knows -- seek protection and knows the challenges of the countries that take the men can see there's only one solution. we must tackle the causes of the migration crisis are yo. >> germany e

uni union. all iaustria has reintroduced te checks. germany's vice chancellor says it's not designed to keep refugees out, it's meant to produce a more orderly flow of people. at 22 gmt on monday four hours from now hungary is set to introduce much tougher border checks which could see vftion ss deported and people smugglers jailed. these are live images that we can see from roske a border town border between hungary and serbia, there are dozens of police block the main crossing point. we understand that border has been sealed. we are covering all sides of the story. in a moment we'll hear from jacky rowland in brussels and rob reynolds. first andrew simmons who is in roske now. andrew just in the past hour, we are seeing the shots of that train covered in barbed wire, successfully closing off that border fence. what is the situation now? >> now, you can see refugees used to be walking in very large numbers settling in this area here until they were collected on their onward journey. that's not happening anymore because of that rather bizarre looking carriage that's a makesh

to germany and other countries. 4000 illegal migrants have entered hungary in the past two days. it is one of many flashpoints across europe. gavin hewitt reports. mid-evening in front of europe's central railway stations. men are bunched up hoping for a food delivery. on the steps of budapest station, riot police are preventing them from boarding trains for austria and germany. in the concourse beneath the station, a vast in cap meant, thousands of families are preparing for another night of waiting. -- vast encampment, thousands of families are preparing for another white avoiding. refugee crisis since the second world war. earlier in the day, there were repeated surges of desperate refugees, mostly from syria. they are pushing against police lines, hoping to reach the station platform. some resisted police attempts to try to establish their identity. claimear that if they asylum here they would be unable to claim asylum in germany. germany has become a giant magnet. why germany? good.is very germany. here, very bad. gavin: under the rules of the migrants should stay in the first

thousands of refugees to travel in to germany during the weekend, now, the country had eased restriction to his help relieve the humanitarian crisis. but for now, thousands of people are continuing to make their way towards western europe. many are now at the border between hungary and austria so far european leaders have failed to agree on a common response to the crisis. there are still thousands waiting to make that trip near the hungarian southern board we are serbia. police are moving people in to a new transit camp. hungary says it will seal the crossing with a new hyphens in less than five days time. for many, though, the trim is at last over. as refugees arrived in germany by train and bus, many were met with cheers and with applause. from the austrian border mohamed jamjoon has the story. >> hello. hello. >> reporter: having suffered so much, the welcome was unexpected. the hospitality almost shocking. >> now i am feeling like i get my freedom. >> reporter: just two days ago he was among hundreds of refugees lock ed in a tense standoff with riot police at the train s

the time being. [applause] anchor: germany has set the country can accept 500,000 migrants year for several years. the german economy needs young and able-bodied people to strengthen its workforce. one company is already benefiting from having a refugee join its team. owner of this wholesale butchery in stuttgart trains employees personally. >> you should not cut against the grain of the meat. cut straight. reporter: but he has trouble finding germans who want to enter the trade. >> very few germans want to do this job. it's usually people who didn't graduate from high school. he's a good one. he needed to learn german first, but he knows what he's doing now. he's good at his job. reporter: he is an orphan from gambia, who arrived in germany after a sea crossing to italy. he learned the language, but working at the butcher took some getting used to. >> starting so early in the morning was difficult, and i did not know how to operate the machinery. now, i can start them myself. to beg the meat, i used afraid, but not anymore. now i know how things work. arrived back in february. they

>>> refugees as germany imposed border controls to stem the tide. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up on the program. under pressure, australian prime minister tony abbott is facing another leadership challenge by one of his senior ministers. the president of mexico condemns an egyptian attack on a tourist convoy that left two of its citizens dead. >> reporter: i am jennifer glasse in kabul. prisoners freed from a jail. ♪ ♪ >>> even you feel interior ministers are meeting within hours to discuss how to deal with the refugees crisis. earlier, germany reinstated border controls after temporarily suspending trains to and from neighboring austria. it says refugees can't choose the states where they want asylum. paul brennan has this report. >> reporter: vienna station sunday afternoon. they didn't know it at the time, but these syrian refugees families were among the last to leave before rail services were suspended. there will be no more trains between germany and austria until the pressure of numbers can be reduced. at the other end

>>> germany warns it's close to its limits for coping with refugees. controls are reintroduced on the border with austria. >>> registration improvements for refugees in greece, but there's another tragedy that claims 34 lives. >>> hello there. i'm julia mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. >>> israeli police clash with palestinian youths in the al aqsa mosque compound in eastern jerusalem. >>> the dutch debate on assisted dying. how ill should someone be to have the right-to-die? >> the steelworker families suffering from chinese imports to south africa. >>> hello there. a warm welcome to the program. germany's economic minister says the refugee crisis pushed its country to its limits. it's reinstated checks at the border with austria and train service has been suspended. thousands of peep arrived in munich this weekend. authorities say the city is now full to capacity. all this, of course, as the greek coast guard pulls the bodies of 34 refugees out of the sea near the island. now, at least half of the victims there were young children. we'll be live in

over. the refugees arrived in germany by train and bus and many were met with cheers and applause. well, now, let's go straight to the austrian border or town of nickeldorf and speak to mohammed jamjoom. that was one of the bottlenecks, that border. give us a sense of what the situation is there now. barbara, right now here at the train station, there are no more refugees left today. officials are telling us the last train left a few hours ago. right now, there are no more trains planned for this evening, no more special trains. they will deal with it tomorrow as far as when the first train exactly will leave. they will see how many more ref uming ease might come in this evening. there are still preparations being made here even though there are no longer any refugees here at this hour. there are medics that are putting up tents to try to treat refugees that may come together. all through the day today. the red cross was here. they were helping refugees that had ailments or injuries because of their journey here many of the ones we spoke with throughout the day, most of them syrian. man

vienna from budapest but they will not be staying. many are already in route to germany who has said it will accept all asylum applications from syrians. police and protesters in ukraine clash as parliament backs a controversy a lot more autonomy to separatist regions. and farewell to a movie legend. the u.s. director wes craven dies at the age of 76. >> i am sarah kelly. thank you for joining us. the mass migration of refugees through europe is overwhelming vienna. hundreds of asylum-seekers are flooding train stations in the austrian capital, most having left neighboring hungary. they don't stay long in vienna. most find sanctuary in germany. >> for now at least, this may be the end of their journey. hundreds of refugees arrived at munich real station on board a train from hungary. men, women, children from many different countries but all united in despair and in the hope of finding a better life in germany. >> it is a difficult journey. we are so happy to be here. thank you. >> german police were on hand at the station. they have begun the official process of registering them as asy

. germany imposes stricter controls on the movement of people. i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. egypt offers contoll answers as mexican tour iforts accidentally killed iists killed in asecurit. >> australia has to be a nation that is agile. >> fifth prime minister in the past five years. >>> and pop art with a message. hello, european ministers are meeting in brussels in search for a common solution for their refugee crisis. the only shared strategy is tighter controls and measures to stop the relentless flow of people. in the past few hours, barbed wire has been put into place, and at 22 gmt could see refugees deported and people smugglers jailed. austria and slovakia, will be the newest countries for issues over freedom of movement. andrew simmons reports. >> flow of refugees into hungary has now stopped. festivalfirst of all, police pun place razor wire. police were advising the refugees who looked in such a bedraggled shape, police blocked the rail line five, six hours, possibly seven hours ahead of that deadline and they were unable to come

the less remembered theaters of the war. germany cutting empire in 1914 and it actually wasn't a small one. new zealand started to scramble to seize those colonies by sending a ship to western somalia and bloodlessly deposing the german administration in late august. you can see western samoa right over there. then the australians voted the germans out north of australia. the australians than planned to head north to jeremy pacific island but they found the japanese got their first. those are the ones in that little marked area. then they were the african possessions. british and french troops moved into togo and cameroon, the shaded areas. dividing the territory between themselves. south african troops moved across the orange river into southwest africa. the belgians with a lot of their homeland under german occupation must have enjoyed seizing we want and burundi, in part of germany africa but they were demands for carrier and food costs terrible family. the german general kept up a guerrilla war against the british and south african forces, devastating the local populations. l

from italy,irst france, and germany have signed a document calling for a review of the current eu rules on granting asylum to the document, signed by the ministers of the countries, underline that the migrant crisis needs to be reassessed. the news comes amid a growing influx of people to the eu. we go to berlin with the latest. reporter: an unprecedented number of migrants have crossed the borders not only in the last few days but over the last few months, an estimated 416,000 asylum-seekers in germany coming to germany so far this year. the number is expected to go up to 800,000 and could even reach a million. germany has been relaxed on the so-called dublin agreement, saying it would and send refugees act of the countries they arrived in europe. it has become a target destination for refugees arriving in europe because it is thought to have open borders, rich country, work opportunities, very welcoming. angela merkel has called in other countries across the eu to step up. this puts a lot of stress on local authorities trying to deal with this many people arriving in germany. th

- germany filled to capacity for refugees, train traffic halted with austria and border controls reintroduced >>> israeli police clash with israeli youth in the al-aqsa compound in jerusalem >>> a major ground offensive in yemen >>> and the dutch debate on assisted dying - how ill should someone be to have the right to die. >> and i have the sport, including golf's youngest ever world number one adds to her historical achieved. lydia coe the youngest winner of a women's maker at the age of 18 >>> welcome to the hour of news. germany's economy minister says europe's refugee crisis pushed his country to its limit. it reinstated check with the border from austria, and train services between the two countries have been suspended. thousands arrived, and authorities say the city is full to capacity, all of this as the greek coast guard ruled the bodies of 30 refugees out to sea. half of hose victims were young children. our first report from paul brennan, on germany, close to capacity. >> reporter: vienna station, sunday afternoon. they didn't know it at the time, but the syrian refuge

bring more stuff than to try to move it around within the theater. they were focused on germany. china, inaccessible from the united states. because you have to have a long way drive across the road, fly over the hump. british very far away. lacking resources and focused on germany. what was a basic factor from our perspective is that it is a lot easier to get stuff to europe than it is is to get stuff to the southwest pacific. you can see the vessel turnaround time is two or three in the south pacific. 60 days for europe. the western pacific is not very far away. it is is very big. i thought i would contrast the western european with the pacific. normandy to berlin does not look all that impressive in the pacific. moreover, in late 1945, most of our army is obviously in germany. as a result, amphibious invasions were typically much further in distance in the pacific compared to the atlantic theater. most are under 500 miles. where the pacific theater were 1500 miles or even a lot more. 1500 miles and the importance of okinawa is clear. that is probably the shortest invasion the

trains for austria and germany monday despite not having visas. a second foreign man is arrested , linked to last month's deadly bombing at a shrine in bangkok. the motive for the blast that killed 20 is still unknown. new satellite pictures of syria confirm that the asian temple of bel in palmyra has been destroyed by the islamic state group. thiscoming up for you hour, more worries over china's economy slowing down. a film festival in nairobi is trying to challenge perceptions of shanty towns and slums. that and more on the way, but first the news. genie: first, hungary is slowly restarting all rail traffic from its main terminal in budapest. earlier today it shut the station, clearing it of migrants who were trying to or trains for austria and germany. many of those migrants are protesting outside. german chancellor angela merkel has spoken out on the migrant eusis or it she says all countries need to share responsibilities from refugees seeking asylum. she met with the spanish prime , and europe'srlin migration crisis was that the top of the agenda. the spanish leader called

>>> crowded and hungry thousands of migrants seeking passage to germany stuck in limbo. >>> china marks the anniversary by showing off its military might. >>> iran nuclear deal clears a political hurdle in the u.s. we will look at the pros and cons. hello, everybody. welcome our viewers if the united states and around the world. great to have you with us. i'm john vause. the second hour of "cnn newsroom" begins right now. >> hundreds of migrants spend another night outside of the main train station in paid pest. the scene outside of that train station, there are police lined up in front of the station preventing those migrants from actually boarding the trains. the migrants are hoping to leave hungary for western europe. but so far many are going nowhere. it is 7:00 in the morning in budapest, hungary right now. protests on wednesday were peaceful. several migrants were detained by police. a government spokesperson insists the they must be documented before they are allowed to leave. >> until we are able to establish identity we simply don't know who they are. they are illegal mig

fighting germany and japan. finally, a few authors and i agree with them, say definite vision for the post world war. was a dupe, apeaser, realist? what spin would you put on it? complicating matters, he died before he could fully execute th his strategy. when truman took over, he changed it. roosevelt was secretive. he didn't like diaries. didn't like notes in his meetings. deceptive. after the war, you have the outbreak of the cold war, which made the relationship with the soviet union a hot potato. a lot of people had instead had to cover their tracks. the official strategy of allen's strategy was germany first, which they had thought about before the war started. and agreed to december 1941. at that conference they said we would go standard defensive and take the offensive in europe. almost immediately the anglo-american deviated from that strategy. there has been historical debate why was that? who is to blame at that? a lot of people like to lay it at the feet of the rich. who deviated from germany first and why? i would say the traditional criticisms of british mediterranean st

. >> the term "made in germany" stands for quality worldwide. that is why it is important to clear this up now. i don't expect that this will hurt german industry overall. reporter: all german carmakers must provide reliable information about the emissions test to matter how they try to reject allegations. >> of course there is collective punishment with this kind of issue. if one manufacturer has a problem, all the others will have to answer questions as well . but you can't complain about that. we will just have to repair our image afterwards. reporter: the german transport minister says he wants to examine all of a vw's diesel cars in a germany. now the credibility of the entire german auto industry is on the line. sarah: so a major mea culpa, but shareholders certainly not buying it, right? daniel: this story made stocks plummeted by as much as 20%. and yeah, this may be spreading to europe as well from the united states. let's get a check on the reaction from vw headquarters. reporter: it is the end of another workday. employees are worried about their future after the carmaker adm

applause. rob reynolds has more now from munich. >> reporter: destination, germany, another train carrying refugees pulls into munich's central station. men, women and children tumble out. many have escaped a civil war in syria. even the youngest gets a warm welcome from a volunteer. the refugees area weary as they made their way under police escort to a reception area. we asked in arabic how they felt to be in germany thank god, we are in a country as developed as germany. >> this woman said they made nearly all of the journey on foot. i come to germany to -- because germany -- >> and she said her dream is to stay in germany and to get her end of her life in germany because germany is a land of country of blessing and humanity. >> volunteers helped brimming the lang barrier and shepherd the refugees through the station. >> germany, by itself, can't do it all. we need all of the help we can get. every voice counts. >> as refugees took their first steps in a process that for most will ultimately lead to official refugee status, european politicians fretted over their next moves. german offi

between france, germany, and italy in this case, all the big car producers. i think we have about more people working for the environment. ben: it will be interesting to see how this game plays out. >> most countries in the world follow european legislation. ben: thank you very much. let's go over to our markets man in frankfurt. he has been following this story extremely closely as well. we've heard the great -- we've heard the latest now, ali, that audi has been roped into this affair. tell us about the market reaction, because i imagine it is negative. ali: you're right about that. the dpw taking automotive shares down with it. and there were other losers like deutsche bank and utilities. but the carmakers are clearly spoiling the mood here, at least at the beginning of the second week in a row. [no audio] go on seemingly for years. bosch, the big german supplier, it warned in 2007 and there was an employee that warns in 2011, and it still went on. ben: could this scandal drive volkswagen into the ground? a legal and it is hard to say at the moment because nobody knows the final tab

germany. all this as you european politicians meet. >>> we meet sunni tribesmen who are putting aside recommendation differences in the fight against isil. >>> the presidential election that is overshadowed bie allegations of corruption of the former leader. >>> and finding japanese manga comics in the most unlikely of places. >> we look at the italian grand prix. we'll have all the details later in the program. >> austria and germany say they're dealing with an emergency situation as thousands of refugees head into the country. the first train carrying refugee refugees from hungary have arrived in munich in southern germany. the police say that they expect up to 10,000 people in the coming hours. austria said that it will not use force to stop asylum seekers. >>> and in greece boats continue to arrive. well, al jazeera has reporters along the route and in the austrian border town. andrew simmons just outside of the hungarian capital, and rob reynolds standing by in munich. let's go to mohammed first of all in the austrian border town. mohammed, a lot of people there now have been wal

. germany has taken the lead in accepting refugees. they have tightened border controls to deal with the influx. 800,000 migrants are estimated to arrive in germany by the end of the year, some think it will be much higher. from munich, we report. munich central, europe's asylum. it is now as the continent squabbles, arrivals have slowed markedly. that formerng soldiers from afghanistan told me that the refugees heading this way germany remains the destination of choice. >> germany is better than any other country. they are good because they want the refugees. they want the refugees to come. they need the refugees. >> has germany's generosity caused the crisis? eastern european nations say it has and they refuse refugee quotas. advisers weres urging her to hit back on countries that would not help. she was more cautious. germany, austria, and sweden cannot fix the problem alone. we need to greet a european spirit. making threats will not work. it is not the first time we have disagreed in europe. system germany's asylum straining, those at home say the situation could slip out of control

railway station in budapest has been closed to stop refugees from traveling on to austria and germany. hundreds are there, though, and they are demanding that police let them board trains so they can leave hungary. security forces have been blocking the entrance to the station. and this as the number of refugees trying to reach the european union continues to search. at least four people were found dead in the mediterranean sea. the international organization for migration estimates nearly a quarter of a million people have landed in greece in the year to september. italy has seen more than 110,000 rivals. those record numbers are showing no signs of easing. emma hayward has more on the situation in budapest. >> reporter: they are stuck for now, but clear about where they want to go. >> germany! germany! >> reporter: hundreds of refugees stopped from entering budapest railway station and taking the train to other parts of europe. >> our requests are very, very simple, just we need -- just relief. just to pass hungary. we need nothing from the hungarian government. what does she want f

germany. they are not going anywhere close to their destination. senior correspondent arwa damon is live in budapest. they, in many cases, have tickets, but not allowed to board the train to germany where the chancellor says come here. >> reporter: that makes it difficult. the longer they are stuck here in hungary, the longer they are living on the streets. that is the train station. there used to be a line of police that were blocking migrants and refugees from entering it and getting on those trains. earlier this morning, they cleared out, opened the door, and everyone's first assumption is the route to germany must be opened. they flooded inside and jumped on the first train they saw. problem is, none of the trains departing from this station, according to the government spokesman are crossing hungary's borders. no international departures. that is something the government is impleme amplementing at this. we spoke to people and asked them where they thought they were going because they are waiting. they say they hope they are going to germany. asked if international departures were cl

refugees face when they actually come into germany. >> well, they face a process that begins with registering here at the train station. they're given a cursory medical check. some who have medical problems are taken away in ambulances, and they -- authorities here in the state of which munich is a part explained to reporters a system whereby a number of temporary shelters have been set up in places like large schools, disused convention centers around things like that, a real network of them. it appears to be organized in a very orderly fashion. earlier, we saw a train arrive from austria. there were about 100 refugees onboard, very weary people, with a sense of relief, all about them and speaking to them, you really get some amazing stories. i talked to a young man who said that he had to leave his family behind, his mother and father and the rest of his family, because he had been arrested for political activities. he said he's been tortured in the jails of president bashar al assad of syria. another woman, an elderly woman, who said she fled syria made almost the entire journe

refugee crisis, we will go to guests in the anna, london, and germany and speak with her syrian refugee in austria as well as a syrian american here at home who is calling for the u.s. to accept more syrian refugees. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united nations is now estimating at least 850,000 people are expected to cross the mediterranean this year and next seeking refuge in europe to , escape violence and unrest in syria, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, sub-saharan africa, and other regions. 366,000 have already arrived in europe this year. earlier today, the president of the european commission called on european union member states to accept a total of 160,000 asylum-seekers from war-torn countries. this comes as venezuelan president nicolÁs maduro has announced venezuela will take in 20,000 syrian refugees while brazilian president dilma rousseff says brazil will welcome refugees with "open arms." chile's president michelle bachelet says chile will also accept more refugees. the unit

for these refugees on a road that seems to get better every day. >> meanwhile germany is also struggling to cope. german officials saying they expect at least 1 million refugees there over the next year. 13,000 arriving this weekend alone. and authorities are saying they can't guarantee any space at their shelters. rob reynolds has more. >> reporter: halted just meters from their goal. german police stop a group of refugees from syria on a bridge over the river that forms the border when austria and germany. they have talked from salt berg in austria after a long and painful journey from syria. now they wait in the falling rain. this man's leg was wounded by a bomb in damascus. >> translator: i came through turkey, greece, macedonia, serbia, hungary, and vienna to get treatment in germany. but the german police are not letting us through. >> reporter: germany has put border controls here and along the frontier with austria, after claiming that german resources were overwhelmed by tens of thousands of refugees who flooded in over the past week. at the munich train station, no r

♪ >>> the journey to safety in western europe is set to get more difficult as germany introduces border controls. it comes as thousands continue to make their way north. many of them hoping to make a new life in germany. ♪ hello. i am mayorian demazi. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up: israeli police fight with palestinian youths in the mosque compound in jerusalem. the saudi higher led coalition launches a major ground offensive in yemen has tas the heurmanitarian crisis gets worse . >> i am charlie angela at the venice film festival while the golden lion prize has been aw d awarded to a first time zenzn director. german authorities have temporarily reintrourtsz border contro controls. a decision puts more pressure on the eu's policy of open borders among its members, 13,000 people arrived in munich on saturday with thousands more expected on sunday. authorities say the city is full to capacity. rob reynolds join you see us on the line now from berlin. rob, what more can you tell us about why germany is enforcing these border controls now and how lon

. >>> the journey to safety in western europe just got more difficult as germany introduces border control. >>> shot in the legs by isil. we meet one of the many syrian refugees who blame violence in their homeland. >>> israeli police fight with palestinian youths in the alexa mosque compound in jerusalem. >>> and the dutch debate on assisted dying. how ill should someone be to have the right to die? >>> i have the sports including golf's ever youngest number one. she's the youngest winner at the age of 18. >>> german authorities have temporarily reintroduced border controls with austria in a bid to reduce the number of refugees trying to get into the country. germany remains the destination of choice for many people, but authorities in munich say the city is now full to capacity. 13,000 arrived on saturday, with thousands more expected on sunday. hungarian prime minister welcomed the announcement saying the measure was necessary to protect german and european values. >>> in hungary over 4,000 refugees were detained in one day on saturday as they prepare to have tough new laws about the bo

in more refugees and germany which opened its doors wide appears now to be closing them and reintroduced border controls and suspended train services to and from austria saying it's struggling to cope and says refugees cannot choose where they want asylum as viewed by many in germany. >> translator: we have taken the most refugees in europe, sure if we have space we should take in more and you distribute them fairly in eu and not all should come to germany. >> translator: we need to change the causes of origin for a life worth living and germany can take in more refugees because we have capacity. >> translator: we have problems with migrants and cannot cope because of different cultures and sooner or later there will be a clash of cultures. >> reporter: rob reynolds is outside a train station in germany and a dramatic u-turn from germany and tell us about the scene at the train station where you are and what is happening right in with this decision? >> well, today, unlike previous days there are very few refugees here, just a bare trickle of refugees coming in on trains thro

border camp, heading for the hungarian capitol. >>> but for many in germany, it now expects more than 800,000 asylum seekers. the european union demands that more european nations help shoulder that burden. ♪ >>> good to have you along. i'm david foster. you are watching al jazeera life from london. also coming up, yemen's most vulnerable. the u.n. says at least 96,000 children are starving. >>> we're take you to the gold mine in south africa that is destroying a community. >>> and we'll show you the mexican village is is taking a firm stans against illegal loggers. ♪ >>> the united nations says european countries must make it mandatory for nation states to accept refugees. so far germany has taken the majority of the refugees, but the u.n. says it should be an e.u.-wide operation. there is no sign that the exodus is slowing. the u.n.'s refugee agency say there is now 30,000 refugees on greek islands. 7,000 syrian refugees arriving in macedonia on monday. mohammed jamjoom has more on the european-wide crisis. >> reporter: at europe's southern gateway these refugees are some of the

the flames turn deadly. >>> germany now at its limit and enforcing border control. >>> good morning. happy monday. i'm alison kosik. >> i'm christine romans. it is monday, september 14th, 2015. where is john berman? he is where the candidates are sharpening their attacks. with a new washington post poll that shows donald trump expanding his wide lead and ben carson in second place. all others scrambling to device the strategy to end trump's reign. rand paul says someone has to bring him down. republican party chairman reince priebus warning jake tapper that he can expect to referee a tough game. >> all of these candidates will do in order to benefit their own campaigns and there will be more elbows thrown at that debate. >> it all should make for an exciting second debate in simi valley, california. that is where athena jones is. >> reporter: good morning, alison and christine. we are two days away from the debate in simi valley, california. the stage is set. the podiums are ready. as you know, one of the big things is the strength of outsider candidates like donald trump who is the

germany, which said it will take 800,000 syrian refugees, contrasted with countries like the uk, hungary, poland, the check republic and slovakia, have expressed deep concern about having the idea of having a quota placed on them. it's difficult to see how in the space of one meeting the foreign ministers might achieve that objective of coordinating those positions. >> jackie, thanks, live in luxembourg. police in greece fired tear gas on refugees. scuffles broke out among refugees from afghanistan trying to get on a government with-chartered ferry to athens. there are more than 10,000 refugees waiting to be taken to the greek mainland. the island's mayor asked for the central government to declare a state of emergency. the syrian toddler who's come to symbolize the suffering of refugees has been buried along with his brother and they were. they were laid to rest in their home city. they drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of turkey as they tried to reach greece. the boy's father who survived the crossing, spoke about the moment he lost his family. >> translator: it w

country, if that is so, why haven't they been loaded on trains and taken to germany, which indicated that it will take them? >> that's exactly the question we have heard from so many refugees here. most of them syrian. they say "why are we here?" if the prime minister doesn't want us here, and others in hungary don't want us here, why not let us get on the trains and go to germany, especially if they'll take us in, accept our applications for asylum. it's a huge problem. the move at the train station - it is miserable. parents are here would don't know what they are going to do when it comes to their kids. they are trying to distract them from some of the suffering that is all around them. putting together a makeshift toys for the children. i can tell you that the kids know that this is a dire situation. they want to get on the trains as well. but, one of the problems that they are facing right now, and something i have heard from several refugees is if a train were to open now, and stay, you can board right now. a lot say they don't think they would. they'd be too afraid that this w

germany. ♪ it is good to have you with us. this is some what we have coming up in the next 30 minutes. >> a former leader into ban da testifies at his war crimes trial. saying he never attacks civilians. guatemala's president in court, facing charges just hours after he quit. >> and china says lit cut it's army by 300,000 as it members the end of the second world war. europe continues to face an unprecedented humanitarian and political crisis. as more refugees continue to travel across the continent. that's according the the european commission vice president. in hungary, there have been scenes of chaos as police try to force refugees off a train, taken to buddhist to the austrian border. al jazeera was traveling with them. >> it was a day that started welation, refugees running through doors, that suddenly unexpectedly opened. they thought they were going to be bound for austria and germany, most of them with international tickets. they crammed into carriages. waiting patiently. but this train traveled for no more than an hour. and then this stop. >> where do you think it is going no

used by thousands of refugees, and are building a 12 foot high fence on the border with germany. it is the final destination, and officials spect a million refugees over the next year. authorities say they cannot guarantee space at shelters. rob reynolds reports on the new border restrictions germany is putting into place. >> reporter: halted meters from their goal. german police stop a group of refugees from syria, on a bridge overlooking austria and germany. they walked from salzburg after a long and pain. journey from syria. now they wait in the rain. this man's leg was wounded by a bomb in damascus. >> i came through turkey, greece, macedonia, serbia, hungary and vienna to get treatment in germany, but the german police are not letting us through. >> germany put border controls in place here, and along the frontier with austria, after claiming that german resources from overwhelmed by tens the thousands of refugees that flooded in over the past week. at the munich train station dlonged with refugees -- thronged with refugees, no one was in sight. >> a camp for refugees, which was f

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and netherlands. bringing border checks back. germany reimposed border controls, insisting that it was not designed to keep people out, but to maintain order. >> we have two correspondents on both sides of the border. starting with andrew in hungary. >> what a dins a week -- difference a week makes in the refugee crisis, tens of thousands with virtual freely movement. it appears to come to an end with draconian laws in place in hunk rip. the boarder is not -- hungary. the border is not closed. unofficial access assist stopped by razor wire or police and army guards. now refugees are processed through here into buses and out to camps. and a new asylum law is coming into place, fast-tracked making it impossible for anyone coming from serbia to go forward, moving on to austria and germany. they will be sent back if the laws are followed to the letter. what's more, anyone crossing the border illegally, and that means cutting through the fence, feting through by some other means, not coming through the crossing points is a criminal. they'll be charged and face up to three years in priso