i'm randall pinkston. ♪ >> a done deal. back secures enough votes to ensure that the iran nuclear agreement cannot be stopped by congress. >> i'm david foster. also coming up in this program. the anger and frustration in hungary grows as thousands of refugees remain locked out of budapest's main railway station. >> the terminator pleads not guilty of war crimes trial in

the hague. >> while these decorations are helping to tackle the traumas of war. >> president obama has had enough votes to make sure that the agreement can go ahead. is there anything that could go wrong? >> a week is a relong time in u.s. politics, david. bus congress is still out, you could see some pressure being brought to bear particularly on those members of the u.s. senate who had been under a lot of pressure to not support the

administration on this deal to curb iran's nuclear weapons. at this point it's also fair to assume that if these 34 senators have told the white house that they're going to stand with them, if there is an effort to try to override a veto, then you have to wonder what is it that they're going to be getting in return. this is something that we're going to watch closely over the next week. that said, the obama administration is still very much trying to sell this deal in the past couple of hours. we heard from the secretary of state john kerry, who is speaking at an event in philadelphia just a couple of hours north of washington, and there he explains some of the reason that make the deal a good one in terms of the u.s. national security highlighting some of the details that haven't gotten a lot of press before now. >> iran has agreed never to pursue key technologies that would be necessary to develop

nuclear explosive device. so the agreement deals not only with the production of material, but also with the critical issue of weapon indication. because of all of these limitations and guarantees, we can sum up by saying that without this agreement the iranians would have several potential pathways to a bomb, with it they won't have any. >> ross, the president has enough votes he thinks to be able to employ his veto if congress kicks this out. how important is it for the president, and how likely is it that he will be able to get it through without even having to use his visa. any chance of that? >> there is month chance that he'll be able to get it threw withouthrew--get it through.

but it's important for the president to get as much congressional support because of the agreement with iran. this is not a simple bilateral agreement on some trade deal that only involves one weiss of equipment. this is talking about the shape and scope of iran's posture on the international statio stage. the obama administration will want as much political endorsement that it can get, not just from the bear minimum number of senators and representatives, but from as many in chambers as possible, and ideally trying to get what is known as bipartisan support. that's going to be difficult, but something that the administration is going to keep working on. >> roslind, we thank you.

mounting frustrations in hungry, thousands denied access at the budapest railway station. they want to board the train so they can get out to germany. >> two days of this now, but the refugees have a firm resolve not to give in. with no access here the demonstrations seem to get louder. the the police hold their lines. they sleep on the walkway in

home that the hungarian policy might change. that looks more and more unlikely. >> for two days now they've been keeping up a momentum with demonstrations as trains leave for germany. they don't want to be here. hungary does not want them here, but this is literally a stand off with the police in riot gear and the demonstrators in intense, keeping their message as it is. >> one level down from the station's main approach, this is called a transit zone. it's been in place since the crisis began. >> i will say--i just want to go out of here.

>> what he means by other ways is being smuggled across the border. although he wasn't sure if he could afford that option, there are warnings of the hungarian government's hard line policy on refugees will only encourage more people smuggling. >> this is absolutely that they do not want to stay in hungary. they want to go to european countries. it is clear if the authorities here prevent them from leaving the country, they will opt for the services of human smugglers. >> this is going to keep order? >> obviously those people shouldn't be there. again, following european protocols after being apprehen apprehended at the border they have designated places where they should stay and wait until that case is being judged. >> for now everyone here has to struggle with the reality of their situation. many say they've been through

worse hardship than this. >> it looks as though these people clearly have nowhere to go, but they have no intention of going anywhere at the moment any way. >> they have the resolve. the numbers have been growing processsively over the last couple of hours. but take the camera around, you can see that humanitarian groups that have grown up from social media traffic. a large number of people have they push forward.

>> so right now the stand off does seem to have escalated. the mood is more tense. there are rumors, only rumors at this stage. certainly not confirmed. but we have a fight breaking out there is major disagreement, tempers flare amongst them.

then we certainly have pakistanis demonstrat demonstrating separately. the syrians are holding a mas mass--a prayer session which was going on to--it was very calm, very peaceful just after the demonstrations. getting to the main point here, the issue is the uncertainty and lack of communication as to what happens next. it would appear that the government is intent on clearing everyone here. how they will do that is anybody's guess. >> while we take care, stay where you are as you consider this point. that's what is happening locally in budapest where you are. in terms of the bigger european picture i think you have details that have just come through

about three eu countries coming together it will eject what it calls immigrant crisis. they will say that they will blame for inciting arrival of these mass numbers coming from greece across the mediterraneans and the hungarian government if anything is getting harder line all the time there are new bills

being voted on in parliament on thursday and friday. there will be detention centers, we'll call them reception points along their fenced border with serbia in which the refugees putting in those fenced camps will either be quickly turned back or they'll face criminal charges for illegally entering the country. this is not a good situation at all, david, and throughout europe obviously earlier in getting the policies together. >> very good illustration from you and the team. we thank you for the tensions that are arising. thank you. >> 11 refugees have died off the coast o.

the refugees were trying to make the short but dangerous crossings to the greek island of kos. >> more than a thousand people have been saved in rescue operations the former congolese rebel leader bleed not guilty to 18 charges of murder and rape at the beginning of the war crimes trial at the international war crime trial in the hague. >> he was a feared warlord that

went by the nickname of the terminator. but now in an international court he only has his lawyers to defend him. >> it took 15 minutes to read out all the charges against him, and literally they are gruesome crimes. he listened calmly. >> do you bleed guilty or not guilty to each of those 18 counsels that you are charged with? >> not guilty, he said. >> they fought with and led armed groups with the eastern congo for monday than a decade. the prosecution alleges that he ordered his troops to rape and murder and he carried out killings himself. >> he demands justice for such crimes. justice for the people of the congo. justice for the innocent lives

lost. ravaged and destroyed. >> being charged only with crimes that took place from 2002 to 2003 in etori province. the icc does not have the resources to investigate further. the icc had looked at the possibility of holding this trial in the eastern congo so people there could see justice being done at close quarters. but that raised several practical problems including guaranteeing the safety of witnesses, some of whom had already received threats. and so it was felt safer to hold the trial here in the hague. the human rights groups regret the narrow focus of the trial, but say that this is an important moment for special justice. >> we hope that it sends a strong warning to other leaders in congo or still day. we hope that he had loud and clear that justice may catch up with them one day.

and we hope this will stop the crimes. >> the icc is often criticized. both for focusing only on africa, and for failing to bring more prominent leaders to justice. but for those who felt so powerfulless and neglected by the outside world for so many years the trial is very welcomed development. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, the hague. >> we'll be reporting from yemen in just a moment. stay with us where pro government forces have stepped up their battle. their real goal, to gain control of the capital. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself,

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>> these are the top stories. u.s. president barack obama has managed to secure enough support in congress to guarantee the approvement of the neur deal in iraq. hundreds of refugees in budapest as police block them for a second day. the rebel leader in uganda please not guilty to the charges t in the hague. an explosion at an mosque in sanaa during sunset prayers. the second bombing carried out outside that have mosque after

ambulances have arrived and people are trying to leave the area. there have been no claim of responsibility. the red cross said that the vehicle was clearly marked.

>> 18 turks from around 20 workers. they're taken from a construction site. earlier on wednesday. turkey's prime minister said he's in touch with iraqi officials. here is more. >> turkey has confirmed the kidnapping of a number of their

citizens. these were construction workers. they were taken from the actual site of the construction in the early hours of the morning. masked men who were wearing iraqi uniform it's they were responsible for a number of iraqis as well. the baghdad operations command has launched an investigation. we still do not know who was responsible for this act, and we still do not know the motives. there are some who suggest that this could an criminal act because kidnappings for ransom are quite common and in the iraqi capital or whether or not there were political motives behind this action. where this took place, it took place in a neighborhood northeast of baghdad. this is in the city, a place where shia militias are strong.

now we do know that the shia militias and their political backers have been critical, really, of turkeys role in the fight against isil. even some of them blaming and accusing turkey of being complicit with the armed group. we know that the relationship between turkey and iraq has really been on iraqi ground simply because turkey allows the kurds in the north of the country to export oil independently from the baghdad government. these are all speculations. what is clear that the security situation in the capital is still very much pre-car pre---precarious. and the rule of law and the fact that armed groups can rule with impunity is a concern for the people of this country. >> judges in the united states has rejected a plea to drop charges against six police officers over the death of a black man in custody. there have been protests outside of the court in baltimore ahead

of a pretrial hearing. the officers have been facing charges including second-degree and manslaughter over the death of freddie gray, who sustained a spinal injury after being arrested and dieing in custody. >> south korea's president park has gone to beijing to celebrate the surrender of japan after world war ii. he thanked xi jinpings in his role of a stand off last week. here is harry fawcett who is in beijing. >> thanking beijing for their constructive role in easing tensions between north and south korea. she said that during those tensions they had communicated closely. contrast that with what kim

jong-un was saying last week. he said that north korea what have to focus against the south on their own. north korea's national defense chose this day to release a statement sighing that nor admitted responsibility for the landmine last month that injured two south koreaen soldiers. as for xi jinping, he said that the work between park and himself, they have enjoyed the highest level of friendship, apparently, and talked about t how they both fought off the imperialist colonization taking

place in world war ii. japan is concerned about park guen hy's attending and so the decision to attend will be taken very seriously. she's trying to get a try lateral summit running between china, south korea, and japan in the coming months. >> one neighborhood in gaza is putting color back into people's lives. they have painted their homes vibrantly in an effort to restore their communities after last year's conflict with israel. >> it's unlike anywhere else in the gaza strip. narrow lanes and alley ways painted with bright colors and

vivid designs. many call this neighborhood home. he has lived here since a child. after surviving last year's 50-day war with israel he needed to find a way to bring beauty to his life. >> first i painted the walls on the inside of the house. it made me so happy that i decided to paint the outside, too. my neighbors saw it and they decided to do the same. >> a local charity donated additional funds to paint and decorate the outside of their homes. residents say that the change has had a dramatic effect on their children. many who were left traumatized by the war. >> i'm not a psycholog psychologist, but the behave of the children have improved so much. instead of feeling sad or painting graffiti on the walls, they make sure that others don't damage it. >> many embrace the idea that

beautiful neighborhoods create happier people. but with so many still homeless after israel began it's 50-day bombardment it's a luxury few can forward. all across the gaza strip thousands of palestinians still live in makeshift shelters in the ruins of what was once their homes. or in containers likes these. despite billions of dollars raced by the international community for gaza's reconstruction, israel's continuing blockade means only a tiny amount of rebuilding material is allowed in. this she says that painting walls has improved things in the neighborhood, but it's people's mindsets who need the most work. >> we need to change the way we think. i don't want kids to always think of martyrs, tanks and shelling. they should think of how to paint, how to grow plants, instead of destruction and death, they should learn how to make life.

we should not surrender to our reality. >> a defied message of hope in a place still getting used to this kind of beauty. al jazeera, gaza. >> if you can take a journey to our website www.aljazeera.com. >> secretary of state john kerry gives an i am passioned defense to the iranian deal. >> protesters return to baltimore streets as six police officers face a judge in freddie gray. and now lawyers tell al jazeera that davis is willing to go to