♪ >> hello there. i'm felicity barr. welcome to the news hour live from london. coming up, protests in the center of budapest as european leaders take calls fo on policies. >> border trouble, venezuela's brings out a strong reaction and it's neighbo.

>> we have the latest from flushing meadows coming up in the program. >> hello, france, germany and italy have called on their european union partners signed a document calling for a review of the rules on asylum, and a fairer distribution of refugees and migrants throughout the european union. throughout the 4 hours more than 1,600 people have been rescued from boats in the mids mediterranean, and many continue to die in the attempts.

there have been angry protests from refugees in hungary. these are pictures that we just received from the macedonian border. there are around 1,000 refugees in macedonia waiting to carry on with their journey to serbia and then later on to hungary. andrew simmons reports from budapest. >> demonstrations have gotten more heated. groups have crossed the road. police form a line where successfuscuffles have broken out. >> coming closer and closer to

direct contact. no police, they chant as they try to form another line between the police and refugees. eventually the police push forward clearing the road while demonstrators backed off. it didn't come to all-out confrontation. throughout wednesday protests have been getting louder. they have been ordered not to sell tickets to anywhere without passports and visas. it's been excruciating for these families camping out on the walkway as they hope that policies will change. but that seems more unlikely. the transit zone has been in place since the crisis began. >> we stay here in this station.

i will not move. i will stay here. i will sleep in the streets. i just want to go out of here. >> they cannot make us to go by train, we will see another way. >> what i means by other ways is being smuggled across the border, although he wasn't sure if he could afford that option. there were warnings of the hungarian government's hard line policies on refugee may encourage more smuggling. >> they do not want to stay in hungary. they want to go to other european countries. they will opt for services of human smugglers. >> obviously those people should not be there, again, following european protocols after being apprehended at the border as illegal migrants they have designated places where they

should stay and wait until their case is being judged. >> for now everyone here has to struggle with the reality of their situation. many say they have been worst worst danger and hardship than this. andrew simmons. budapest. >> the european union leaders will hold an emergency meeting to change the rules on asylum. what are those rules currently? caroline malone explains. 310 people mainly refugees have arrived in europe this year. many on boats from libya to italy or turkey to greece. 62% of the refugees are from three countries. syria, afghanistan, and eretr ea. they say that migrants must be processed at the first point of entry. this is to see if they're

eligible for asylum, but italy and greece say at a puts them under pressure. and then there is the policy that allows foreigners to travel freely throughout the european union. many countries are not processing them. many who arrive in greece are trying to make it through macedonia, serbia, hungary and germany. now there are regulations for syrians saying they may apply for asylum in germany and will not be sent back to point of contact to europe. >> the open society foundation, thanks for being with us on the program. what do you think, are we now looking at a fundamental change, a fundamental shift in european policy on asylum, or is europe not ready to agree that. >> i hope we're looking at fundamental change, change that

should have occurred years ago. if you remember 2013 and hundreds of people who died in lampedusa, mainly aritreans we were in a same situation. since then it has been clear that th it's not effective for asylum seekers. it has taken more than two years for an outspoken call for those for germany, france and italy. >> but then you have hungary who does not want refugees. it will be extremely difficult. >> it is extreme difficult, but it is the only solution out there, because the hungarian government will not an i believe to deal with the present

situation, and they badly need the european support. hungary is not used to welcoming refugees. a common policy is needed also in order to ensure that the solidarity between states that have been welcoming refugees for a long time such as germany and sweden, who have been able to integrate them into their society and provide services to them, and also regulate the phenomenon of migration in a coherent way and does this what the european about. this shows solidarity among member states and spread practices from one to another. >> i'm so sorry to interrupt you. how much do you think that public opinion is going to sway what happens next?

it's very interesting with al jazeera in london receiving the first copies of tomorrow's newspapers of tomorrow's european newspapers, and there does appear to be a shift in tone. another newspaper said that it is life and death. although we have chosen not to broadcast the pictures, but there is a terrible picture of a young boy who died off the turkish coast as his family tried to reach turkey from lib libya. is public opinion changing? >> i think it is. ththings have changed dramatically over the last few years. but also angle acknowledging that it is not a migration crisis but a refugee crisis that happened this summer, also thanks to responsible choices by

media and responsible choices by some so definitely there is a shift. there is a present system that you just described is causing actually some prolongation and provoking suffering from asylum seekers than providing solutions now it finally seems that we're able to take into consideration the possible revision of the system. which is what many human rights groups that have been operational in border countries in italy and greece and organizations have been supporting over the past years. they've been calling for that. >> we welcome your report.

thank you. >> thanks. >> the key of solving part of the crisis is to end the war in syria, which has forced millions to flee the country. that's what some are reportedly trying to do. leaked documents of a number of legislation and a transitional phase in which power will be shared. but it does not mention the role of bashar al-assad. joining me now, syrian experts an we've seen the document. we've looked through it. it's only a draft document. with a do you make of it?

>> well, it's a compromise. the draft is a compromise between the government and the opposition. 9 opposition gets a transitional authority with full executive power. and the government, assad, would be figure head with only symbo symbolic power. and the authority with the forces of the syrian government and opposition government would merge. they would have, i mean, the power to use the military forces against terrorism and so the priority is really to merge the two forces, the government and the opposition to confront isis. >> we're talking about them coming together to confront a common enemy. but not that they have very much in common. >> well, you have cease-fire trying to end the devastating humanitarian crisis.

and we have seen the refugee crisis all over the world. it is very serious, and also to confront isis and one of the elements is that syria as a democratic and sectarian state, how do you convince assad to resign, and how do you keep assad in equally power. >> that's not going to happen. assad is not going to resign voluntarily. is there an idea perhaps that some of the supporters of the syrian government as it is might see this as a way eventually for assad to go? they might say look, president assad your time is up now. we'll carry on with your

policies. >> it tells you how the european powers are really thinking. they're thinking compromise between the government and the opposition, maintaining the institutions, merging the forces of the two sides and dealing with the idea of how you deal with assad. giving the supporters of assad. the idea would be that it would be name in power even though as a symbolic force. even as a figure head. assad would not surrender his authority. he would not accept electives. the conditions are not ripe yet. why the agreement now? why the draft agreement now tells you in five months, six months that the transition could ripen. the russians could change their

mind. it tells the world how they envision potential agreement in syria. this potential agreement in syria basically envisions a settlement merging the forces, the so-called moderate opposition and the syrians to confront isis and the bloodshed that has devastated syria over the past four years. >> president obama has garnered enough support to insure that congress cannot block the nuclear deal with iran. coming out in favor of the deal making sure that the veto could be upheld. we have more details. >> pulling out all the stops to stop the iran deal from going in order.

primary benjamin netanyahu gave his speech. apaec would spend tens of millions of dollars in tv ads. just like this one in maryland on tuesday urging supporters to get involved. >> we spoke with our members of congress. senators. we spoke to those in offices. >> it did not work. senator mcculsky gave her support. the obama administration and it's allies launched their own unprecedented lobbying campaign. president obama did press conferences and interviews. >> building a nuclear weapon starts with uranium and

plutonium. >> president obama even created his own ads. >> apac is in more difficult position, and they've moved away from the apac line. will that change? as long as obama and netanyahu is in office, apac will continue to be divisive. secretary of state john kerry gave one of his longest speeches on the deal. >> it's hard to conceive of a quicker or more self destructive flow to our nation's credibility and leadership. not only with respect to this one issue. but i'm telling you acros across the board economically, militarily and even morally. >> the administration is trying to get a handful of additional votes. if they do, they can keep

congress from coating on the deal at all. arguing that it would send the wrong message to the world. the u.s. is now expected to honor it's part in its historic agreement. >> patty culhane, washington. >> mexico embattled president faces the public with his popularity. and springboks are cleared to go to the rugby world cup. >> the first islamic state in iraq and the levant said it carried out twin attacks in yemen's capital. at least 28 people were killed in the bombings targeting the mosque in northern sanaa. the first bomb exploded inside the mosque during sunset

prayers. ambulances arrived and people were fleeing the area. the red cross said that it's shocked by the killing of two of its workers in yemen. they attacked the cars while traveling from saada to sanaa. the vehicle was clearly marked after the agency worked in aden. the office there was attacked. saudi-led airstrikes target admit base in sanaa. government forces were trying to take the area. we have the latest. >> in the town, forces loyal to yemen's president abd rabbuh mansur hadi said that they're making gains. it's in the northern provinces where these forces have been building their presence.

yemeni journalists have been posting images online that they say have been reinforcements also arriving. they include artillery, armor vehicles and air defense against missiles. >> the arrival of croatian forces, the coalition forces were sent to aden, and now they're ready to engage in any fighting. >> ground forces backed by the saudi-led coalition want to retake the city. that's where airstrikes have once again targeted the air base. airstrikes like these have helped in taiz provinces. >> we call for supporters. we win the battle against those aggressivers. >> the fighting in taiz is

taking a heavy toll. weeks of violence have killed hundreds of people and the healthcare system is collapsing. >> we have fluids from sanaa. but those who deliver them were kidnapped along with th drips that were to be delivered to sanaa. >> there is a shortage of medicine in the city of taiz. >> we need quick intervention to i've us from an economi epidemic situation. >> with me now is the yemen emergency coordinator for doctors without borders. thank you for being with us on this program. you know that area where the two red cross workers are what killed in a very dangerous area,

international records and ngos. >> i spent two months there, and it is a very dangerous area for anybody to be really because of the aid organizations or any foreigners which probably explains why we saw very few aid organizations on the ground and few journalists. >> but the targeting of aid workers you were saying are quite unusual. >> yes, i was surprised at the circumstances. that was the airstrikes and the possibility of being caught in airstrike not intentionally necessarily, but because we were in the wrong place at the wrong time. so it was quite surprising to hear of a targeted campaign against an aid organization. >> in terms of what is happening up in the north, particularly with healthcare services, tell us little bit about what it's like there and the work you've been doing there.

>> it's pretty much a disaster situation in the humanitarian field up there particularly in the north of yemen. it's difficult for people to leave their homes at all. many use the airstrikes and insecurity. even if they could leave their homes it's difficult to travel on the roads because their homes are often hit by the airstrikes, by the bombs. people are re-relunch tonight to leave their houses at all. then if they're sick for any other reason, child birth, malaria, any reason they have to access the health service they can't get to where they need to go. they can't find the car to take them. they can't find the fuel, to fuel the cars. they can't find anyone who is willing to drive on the road. from our point of view is trying to get people out from their homes and into the health facilities. >> what are the health f.s themselves like? the houthis are in control in that part of yemen, aren't h

they. >> there will are very few health facilities running. there are health facilities throughout yemen. they've been running for a long time. but sometimes they've been hit by an airstrike or they've been hit nearby. many of the medical staff has left because they find it too dangerous to stay and work. there is a huge fear that they're targeted, that they could be killed during their work. so many people are choosing not to work in the business any more. because of the damage to the road, the damage to the infrastructure, look of fuel, getting medical supplies in is impossible as well. even if mel staff is comin --even if the medical staff come.

>> people have been leaving and staying in those areas. but then there is a real lack of support for them there. there is no evidence. they're often living in schools. which means that the schools are not running or they're living in improvised camps. people have the choice of staying in their homes, knowing that they're with their families and they are carry on farming their land if you're farmers or feeling safer, but no guarantee that they can access food or healthcare. they don't have anywhere to sleep. it's not really a choice to make really. people are just stuck between a rock and a hard place. >> thank you for coming. >> thank you.

>> now the colombian president is holding a cabinet meeting in the border city to discuss the border dispute with venezuela, which has closed two border crossings to stop smuggling and drug trafficking, it has also deported hundreds of colombians. what is the president hoping to achieve by this? >> well, felicity, the president of colombia and it's foreign minister has tried now for days to convince the international community that the colombia needs help. they've been trying to get that support through different international bodies starting with the organization of american states, but that's where colombia has not been able to convince enough countries to arrange an emergency meeting as for ministers from the region.

it looks like colombia or at least that's the way they've dealt with the crisis. it's a very important commercial corridor for colombia, and also with the humanitarian crisis here where thousands of colombians have been either deported or decided to flee venezuela for fear of being deported or mistreated. >> it's lunchtime in one of the 12 border towns. hundreds of colombians have been deported from venezuela get in line for their meals. after 23 happy years in the neighboring country, this woman said that the climate there for colombians has changed so much

she took her entire family and ran. >> they're saying that colombians are smugglers, tee paramilitary. i'm sure some are but we're not all criticals. they wouldn't sell us foot any more. >> over the years hundreds of thousands of colombians have crossed the board fleeing poverty in the country's internal conflict. they have been blaming them for siphons out cheap subsidized goods in the country's shortages. a thousand have been deported and at least 5,000 more have crossed back with anything they could take. the government stopped deporting people six days ago, but the colombian families have continued to cross the border, and authorities are having a hard time managing the flow.

>> we're setting up housing and work for all of them. either here or in other parts of the country. we're hoping this will be temporary, maybe even another eight or 15 days. they will give citizenship to their venezuelan citizens. >> this woman said that she would bring in cheap goods and sell them in venezuela. thethere are economic problems, but we're the once paying for them. >> the colombian government has received little help from the international community to solve the crisis. with parliamentary elections around the corner in venezuela

the government there looks set on maintaining and perhaps extending their restrictions. >> what else do you think can be done to ease the tension? >> well, the feeling here is that only president maduro and president santos could help with some how solve this crisis. this is what has happened in the past when other closing of the borders have happened. the difference, though, is the economic situation in venezuela is so critical right now, and maduro has scored political points through this closure, and targeting colombia as the reason for the shortages in the country that few people think he'll have any interest in doing so before the upcoming elections in december. we have to say though that the number of people who have been

fleeing from venezuela have been reduced in coming days. there is a feeling that this might be a manageable crisis in cominin coming days. but there are no doubts that people who had to leave, and people who are now in these camps. life has changed. none of them think that they'll be able to go to venezuela. and they're starting to think that they have to revent their lives now here in colombia. >> reporting live. thank you. >> still ahead on the programs. the laundromat converted into a safe zone foreshew for children giving them a safe place off the streets. >> we'll have the very latest as

9 tennis champion puts himself in place for the third round.

isil said that it carried out attacks in sanaa. talks in colombia over a border dispute with venezuela. more than a thousand colombias deported. 12,000 troops are preparing to march through beijing as china commemorates 70 years since japan surrendered in world war ii. while it's officially about the past, china sees it as a mention for the future. >> the government may be struggling to control its

autonomy, but it can rely on the military to do as it's told. most of these soldiers are there for the pomp and ceremony. pressed into service for what will be the first military parade since president xi jinping came to power three years ago. and it will be the first time that china has marked japan's surrender. >> troops from 12 countries including russia and the central asian republic will participate, and has been rehearsing their moves in the capital. this parade is celebrating a

more assertive stance especially over the disputed waters in south china and china seas. >> the people's liberation army has been a target of anti-corruption campaign, so the parade is timely for other reasons. >> he has not finished with the military yet. >> in recent days they have been showing off the technology that is likely to feature in the parade, including its largest drone the rainbow five. tightened security will bring disruption. the main international airport will shut for three hours. and to insure it all happens under pollution-free skies,

power station and factories are been ordered to halt production. adrian rebound, al jazeera, beijing. >> mexico as president has acknowledged his country's anger about the crime, corruption, he pledged to use the half of his six-year term to tackle corruption. the president's approval rating is at an all-time low. well, john, what were the main points made in the state of the nation address. >> as you said it was very interesting that he began his speech by alluding to problems

that the administration has had in the last year, a series of government corruption and also tragedies like the 43 students disappearing. so it was interesting that he said he sounds why mexicans were angry about that. he went on to a more publicity sort o spiel, and he talked about an education reform that was shaking up the country and financial reforms that the country is going through at the moment. at the moment the mexican peso is very low against the dollar, and the country's economy is struggling. >> what did he say about the violence.

>> he spoke about the mechanics half of his presidency for the next three years and said that they had plans, most of them involving the legal institutions in the moment where 90% of legal cases go unsolved. to be honest, it's general its things that we've heard from other presidents, or from him himself in the past with his approval rating where it is now he needs some of this to come true, but the actions to speak for themselves during the last three years of his presidency. >> a judge in the united states has rejected a plea to drop charges against six police officers accused in the death of a black man in custody. a protest outside of the court in baltimore ahead of the pretrial hearing, the charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of

agree freddie gray. he sustained hissie his injury after being arrested. in some places the number of violent crimes have already surpassed 2014 numbers. people in the city of baltimore are trying to attack the problem before it starts by offering opportunities for young children. kimberly halkett explains. >> every day after school this is where children living in one of baltimore's most violent neighborhoods can come for escape. >> you know, because of all the drugs and killings that be going on around here. >> so erica austin created what she calls a kids safe zone providing refugee from this. last spring peaceful

demonstrations at times turned violent after a man was killed in police custody. it exposed problems plaguing so many u.s. cities where crime rates spiked, high concentrations of unelemen unemployment, but instead of waiting for politicians to solve the city's problem, austin came out with her own solution. >> social media and we changed a laundromat as a safe haven for the community. the first day we had 40 kids. by the end of the month we had is hundred. >> she appeals for funding to keep her program going. a professor of african-american studies said that it's this grassroots approach that may hold the secret of empowering communities after top-down solutions continue to fail. >> all we do is think about

escaping black communities rather than using all that talent and hard work and keeping them in the communities. it's all about giving back. that's what this woman is could go. >> i believe that the core to our problem and the reason why our children are killing each other is because someone has valued our life. we can #black lives matter all day every day, but if no one is teaching them, showing them that they really matter, do they really matter? >> she's dormed to show some of america's most disadvantaged americans to reduce crime and helplessness. >> the former congolese rebel leader has pled not guilty to 18 charges of murder and rape. he's on trial at the international court in the hague accused of killing 800 people

between 2002 and 2003. we have this report. >> he was a feared warlord who went by the nickname of the terminator. now in an international court he only has had. >> it took 15 minutes to read 2008 all the charges against him, gruesome crimes. >> do you plead guilty or not guilty to each of those 18 counts you are charged with? >> not guilty, she said. the prosecution alleges he ordered his troops to rape and murder and even carried out killings himself. >> the humanity demand justice

of such. justice for the independent lives lost, ravaged and destroyed. >> he's being charged only with crimes that took place from 2002 to 2003 in etori province. they do not have the fund to investigate further. they had hoped to hold the trial i in its own country but there were concerns of safety for the

witnesses. so it was held in the hague. >> we hope others hear loud and clear that justice will catch up with them one day, and we hope that this will stop the crime. >> the icc is often criticized. both for focusing only on africa and for failing to bring more prominent leaders justice. but for many people in the eastern congo, who have felt so powerless and neglected by the outworld for so many years, the child is very well developed. al jazeera, the hague. >> members of the press sof for al jazeera mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed and peter greste were given three years sentence.

al jazeera is demanding for their immediate release. already, still to come on the program. >> how hollywood may have softened the blow when it comes to concussion. one of the biggest issues in american theater.

>> hello again. let's go to sport now with rob robin. >> felicity. good to see you. thank you very much. we'll go to flushing meadows

where serena williams to reach the third round of the u.s. open. it was a tougher than expected assignment for the 33-year-old. a dutch opponent making her work for her first set win. five more victories and she'll achieve a calendar year grand slam. the south africa's rugby club spring springboks has

given permission to pack its bag. it was claimed that it was not fulfilling its obligation under the government transsignificance policies. >> there may have been the feeling among white people that rugby is the last institution in our society where they can express themselves it is definitely a jealous guarding of rugby, but it's not to oust black people. >> the springbok visit is wildly feud. of the six none white players in the squad, they win 12 years later in france but only two of them played in the finals. they head with nine non-white

players. the coach said that meets the 30% requirement. >> we're handling it very wrong by dealing with it because if you can look at the numbers in terms of the players in the country, those are the majority of clubs that are still perceived where they have nowhere to be seen at the highest levels. they need to be given back to the boardroom. the elephant in the room is the constitution tha institution that do not play at the highest level. >> it's been organized by the red cross, the five countries

build teams with players with disabled. >> a cricketer, years ago when he was just a few months old he became seriously ill. the local clinic had no idea what was wrong with him, so his family took him to a witch doctor. but after drinking the possession hipotion, his fingers turned back and h turn black and he would have to have his food amputated. he's representing his country at a twenty20 cricket tournament, a shorter, fast-pace version of the game. >> children who are missing

limbs, they will see this player and think hey, i can do that, too. unlike some of they are competitors, the bangladeshi players have had almost no access to sports facilities geared towards disabled people. a few non-profits here run some programs for their disabled clients but that's about it. for some players like mohammed, the fact that he didn't have access to any special facilities and the hard work to get to the tournament has been worth it. >> when we were in school all when we were asked what we wanted to be. i wanted to be a professional cricket player. people would laugh at that. now i look back and smile about that. >> now there are huge facilities

catering towards the bangladesh. they hope to improve the lives of those with disabilities. >> the coastal city of durbin in south africa will be hosting t the 2022 commonwealth games. involving the very first time held in africa city, it was the .

>> a move named on concussion" featuring will smith as a neur neurosurgeon to learn more about th concussions. >> it's a movie that won't hit the theaters until christmas, but the trailer for will smith's latest film. a doctor pioneering the study of fatal brain trauma and the league's efforts to cover up the issue. it aired on monday and pulled no punches. but the papers reported that "concussion" was altered to avoid antagonizing the nfl, something that the director strongly denied.

one e-mail written in august of last year by senior studio dwight cains said that we'll develop messaging with the help of nfl consultant to ensure that we're telling a dramatic story and not kicking the hornet's nest. they said that they all knew more about the issue than we did 10 or 20 years ago. following the suicide of several stops players including lineba linebacker southern seau. earlier this year a federal judge approved a $765 million settlement between the league and players suffering from head trauma. but the release of this picture coming right to the middle of the nfl season will still be seen by many.

>> a busy day in sport. we have all the updates on our website. www.aljazeera.com. serena williams keeping calendar slam hopes alive. >> robin, thanks so much for that. finally a russian spacecraft carrying the first danish astronaut in space. flying with a second generation an cosmonaut. that's about it from me, felicity bar and the news hour team. we'll be back in a couple of

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>> angry refugees protest in the center of budapest. >> hello there, i'm felicity barr. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. at least 38 killed by isil suicide-bombers in the yemeni capital. talks in colombia as a border dispute with venezuela deepens. and a feared congolese