>> hello, i'm lauren taylor. this is the news hour live in london. coming up. >> no retorics. action is what is needed for the time being. >> rebels capture a key military base after a two-year long battle. a bad deal, protests take place outside of congress.

>> and a lucky escape for air passengers when a jets catches fire on take off. >> in sport, the first shots in the new effort to become fifa president. >> they didn't have the guts to run, but i did. >> europe's refugee crisis is a matter of humanity and human dignity. that's according to the president of the european commission. he's calling on member states to agree to provide homes for 160,000 refugees by next year. but critics say it won't be enough. he warned that half a million

refugees have arrived, mainly from war-torn libya. the still pail in comparison to the number of refugee in the region. there are four million syrians living in turkey, lebanon, jordan, iraq and egypt. >> another group of weary people cross the border between greece and macedonia as they continue their journey north by foot or other means, the european parliament has been discussing how to cope with the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have already made the dangerous journey. the commission president the task ahead is clear. he needs to sell it to politicians across europe. >> that's the number of european have. >> i really hope that this time

everyone will be on board. action is what is needed for the time being. >> germany would take in more than 30,000 refugees under the scheme. people like these families boarding a train, the germany government is pushing hard for other countries to accept their quotas. for its part france would take 20,000 refugees and in a symbolic gesture it has accepted a small group who has crossed the border of germany. but some in transsay that the government is encouraging illegal immigration. >> to give refugees jobs where there are 7 million out of work

far right politicians say that the influx of people from the middle east and africa will change the character of europe forever. but not everyone arriving on the shores of southern europe will be allowed to claim asylum. these new arrivals in spain, for example, may ultimately be classed as economic migrants. not refugees. and those who are searching for work and a better life will be sent home. >> and european union plans to set up a fund to stop the influx of people from africa seeking a better life in europe. the european commission president said that the plan would address the issues in north africa, which are causing people to flee. they said that the money will help african people trying to

leave and fight human traffic evers. what couldn't of figures if anyonany are they talking about? >> john kerry is not offering numbers, but he did indicate that the u.s. is interested in raising the over all number of refugees from around the world that would come to the united states in the upcoming fiscal year which starts on october first. again we don't know what the numbers are. and under that feeling there is a number of refugees apportioned based on geographic region. there is growing pressure on the obama administration to bring more syrian refugees to the united states to try to give them some respite from a civil war that is more than four and a half years old. but again no firm numbers all the spokesperson would date a short time ago is that the

administration is very much discussing how many people it might be able to assist. >> okay, roslind jordan, thank you very much for that live update. from washington, d.c. thousands of people are making the dangerous journey from turkey to the greek islands to try to reach europe. bernard smith spent a night on the coast and met some of those preparing to make that dangerous journa journey. >> a family prepared to risk everything to make it to europe. children far too young to be doing something like this. a baby who never will remember this night, if he or she makes it. we counted 17 people from one afghan family all squeezed into this dinghy. they're on turkey's aegean coast, 12 kilometers from the greek island of kos.

>> we're afraid of dying, of course, this woman says. some decide recently. but die something much better than starving here. but there is a problem. their on board motor won't start. they begin packing up. the family tells us that they're minority targeted by afghanistan's taliban. they tried making a life in turkey for the last three years, they say. apart from syrians, turkey does not accept refugees. there is no way for them to settle legally here. >> claiming usa, england or elsewhere, i will go back to afghanistan. i promise you i love my country too much. my daughter is a student. i cannot afford to pay for bus fair or give her pocket money. in europe they have humanity. they will help us. we'll try again and again. if they catch us 100 sometimes

we'll try 100 times. >> the family is desperate to leave and tries to fix the engine. they're making their own way to avoid being ripped off by smugglers. but the end won't start. the family will sleep here tonight. then a few minutes drive along the coast we find another group. they're wet. clearly the trip has not gone well, and they're frustrated to be back in turkey. they salvage their life vests but their boat is left to drift. >> to see what these people go through to try to make it to kos, well, it's impossible not to be moved, really. you know that how they've been forced to come back to turkey because they didn't make it this time they'll risk it again. they'll risk their lives again to try to make it to europe.

>> with dawn we see another boat. it's packed and low in the water they're paddling furiously. some are bailing out water with shoes. kos is in the distance. it seems tantalizingly close, and will these people make it? but then the cost guard appear and they're taken on board. their dreams are frustrated for now. >> syrian troops have claimed the last air base. they took over the airport after two-year battle wit against bashar al-assad.

>> these are pictures of military base in idlib after the fighters took them over. they have made gains along side other rebel groups. they've seized the city of idlib bringing them closer to government held areas. as the war in syria continues, the death and destruction has been staggering. according to the u.n. an estimated 220,000 people have now been killed, and life expectancy has dropped by two decades to 55 years. 3.9million people have fled from their country, and a further 7.6 million have been internally displaced. the economy has collapsed, and

large number of the population live in poverty. the children have not attended school in three years. >> the white house said its concerned that there have been reports that russia may have deployed military aircraft to syria. they said there could be an escalation of violence in syria. there have been several reports of increasing russian activity in syria. 12 iraqi soldiers have been killed by an ambush i by isil. 16 others were injured. protesters in lebanon who were angry over the government's failure to provide basic services are back.

they began the you stink movement because of the uncollected rubbish on the streets but then extended to include governmental corruption. >> it was significant nonetheless. we say a few thousand have turned up. what is significant about it is that it is an organic movement. it is not one that is funded or organized by political parties. the fact that thousands of people could come out on to the streets of beirut and to protest under the banner against the government, against the political system, against social corruption is something that is significant. however, these protests have been going on for several weeks and until now they have not been able to achieve any demands in terms of their resignation of

ministers, and demanding new laws for the parliament in terms of trying to some of th electricaelect oral--they were gathered outside of the prime minister's office. so like i said, momentum is going despite the fact that none of the demands that they've set out have been heated to buy the government. however, that frustration, because of the lack of reciprocity in terms of the government and actually listening to them has brought more and more people on to the streets. >> thank you very much, indeed. still to come. >> i'm catherine soi. i'll be telling you why there

may an third presidential term for paul kagame. >> politicians in washington are debating the iran nuclear deal. on tuesday u.s. president abraham got the support he needs to overcome any republican opposition to the deal. the agreement would release $100 billion in frozen assets. denouncing the iran nuclear deal, tell us about what they've been saying against it in this case. >> well, several hundred people have turned up. sarah palin has just taken the body, um, probably repeating the same arguments as ted cruz and

donald trump who are running for republican presidential nomination. donald trump saying that it was a terribly negotiated deal. he said if i become president that. >> the argument about votes. yes, that was done. the . >> this is a side deal.

24 is a press story suggesting the initial report said that the iranians will do their own--turns out that was not true. >> it is true. they'll provide video and samples to the iaea, and they say that satisfies their requirement for being there. they said they're not going to allow access to other military sites. there are those deals that are side deals the facts are the side deals were not presented to congress that violates--of this they cannot vote and the deal is moot. i would like to see the whole thing blow up unliterally.

>> i think he's deluding us to believe that they would change their evil ways and i think he believes the force of his personalty is enough to stop them for their plans for regional islamic world. >> there are those who say that this is insane. you can split the difference and say there are those who think that they change their ways and then there are those who say they know better. >> you talk about iran, you talk about israel. >> obama is a game changer. he's willing to, a, this should have been a treaty. he changed the system and the constitution by not presenting this as a treaty. this is one of the most sweeping

agreements in the history of the united states of america, but it's not a treaty? that's bologna. because of that he went around the system. he beat those guys in procedures and the republicans did not have the guts to stand up and call it what. mcconnell and boehner said vote it as no, treat it as a treaty or forget it. >> president obama does have the votes, but we'll see how the procedure mirrors do in the congress. bu >> it is hard to imagine rwanda without paul kagame.

he's lining up what is meant to be his last term in office. the election is in 2017. the debate to have him stay on is already dominating politics. >> we respect the constitution, but if it is changed to allow him to run again, we'll agree with that. >> it's for us to decide and we are happy to change it. >> i don't see why the constitution needs to be changed. >> parliament is not in session now but it has started a process that could see a section of the constitution that limits a presidential mandate to two terms. members of parliament say that rwandans have signed a petition asking for this change. parliament is just a start of a long process. there will be a commission set up to look into parts of the constitution that deal with presidential term limits and

eventually the referendum where rwandaens will get to decide for themselves. critics see the government's hand in all of this. they say he's trying to hang on to power using parliament. they . >> some don't agree. the opposition democratic green part has asked the supreme court to block the process that has been started by parliament. their petition reads that the constitution only allows a referendum to change the duration of a presidential term not the number of terms.

>> there is clear evidence in the parliament and senate, there are those who are behind this move. >> the move is not widely supported here and chances for a victory are slim. they say despite the future numbers they won't give up. catherine soi, al jazeera. >> sudanese government special forces government are said to have gone on two killing and rape sprees. the forces committed atrocities against civilians during two operations in darfur and said that the killings and rapes took placed in organized, deliberate and systemic way. human rights watch called on on the disarm and disband the forces and prosecute its commanders. going live now to new york. these are quite some strong allegations here. how did you gather this information?

>> yes, over the course of the past 18 months. we have interviewed directly 200 eyewitnesses and victims to attacks in darfur. what they told us and what we were able to document were a wide range of particularly horrific abuses that were carried out by this newly formed government force. >> is it your impression from what you heard that these are rogue actions or is it in your view a government sponsored behavior? >> absolutely not. after doing all this research there is no way that this was the work of a rogue soldier or rogue group of soldiers. these abuses were carried out in a widespread systemic manner. the testimony we got from over 200 eyewitnesses were consistent in each of the attacks. horrific abuses including widespread sexual violence, killings, burning of houses, destruction of the things

necessary to sustain life in the desert were carried out. we interviewed five detecters who say that they were given orders to carry out abuses against the civilian population. >> and you're at the u.n. at the moment. there is an u.n. mission there. what are they doing to prevent this kind of thing, and what is the reaction to the information that you've been giving them? >> welcome, quite frankly they're not doing enough. the u.n. mission has a mandate to protect civilians and they've repeatedly failed to do so. especially during the past two years when all of these attacks have taken place. in fact, they have been unable to gain access to many of the areas where most many of the most severe attacks have occurred, and as we speak right now there are still an estimated over 100,000 civilians who were displaced by these attacks who remain inaccessible to the mission and wider humanitarian

community in darfur. >> have your people been able to get into the area at all to document these? >> when i say inaccessible, i mean that neither the mission nor any of the ngos present in darfur have been able to access the areas where the much of the displaced population is at the present time. >> okay, thank you very much, indeed. we thank you for coming on to talk to us about that. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> now the united nations special meeting on freedom of religion is wrapping u up in bangladesh. non-believers are not the only minority group facing problems. >> normal is no long arrest word that she says she can use to describe her life. the 22-year-old travels everywhere with the police escort. that's because she's received

death threats for her writings, viewed by some religious groups as anti-islam. >> these two men were following me on the street. at first i thought okay, they're just guys stalking a girl, that's normal in bangladesh. then i saw that they were taking photos and taking down notes and texting. that's when i became really scared. >> four so-called atheist bloggers have been killed in bangladesh this year. an hit list of 80 more bloggers is said to be widely circulated online among armed groups. activists have criticized police for what they say is their slow handling of the murder investigations. >> people are wrong when they say we're not working on the cases. we've already filed charges, and in two cases we have suspects in questioning and expect to file charges soon. >> atheists are not the only ones needing police protection

here. 120-year-old hindu temple was burned down at this site worshipers now keep a close watch on the new one even at 2:00 a.m. >> in 1971, 21% of the population was hindu. now it's only 9%. these attacks are a way to drive us out of the country. >> several have been attacked over the past several years. many say they're proud of their secular constitution, but the international community leaves that secularism is under threat here. so much so that the united nations envoy on religious freedoms has decided to visit. 12 atheist writers have already threat from the country. 70 more are seeking asylum. >> it should have the stake in any society that people should be free to express their views. obviously it's not without

danger in a ban bangladesh where it is perceived to be insulting to islamic religions. >> not sure whether to seek asylum abroad, but she's sure about one thing, that she wishes the police escort was not necessary. al jazeera. >> still to come, a huge drop in child mortality globally, but there is still more to be done. and the williams sisters are still talking after the latest court encounter.

>> "america tonight" brought you the story that shocked the nation. >> i remember waking up and he

was trying to have sex with me. >> now we go back inside the colleges in crisis. >> the vast majority of sexual assaults on campus are being perpetrated by serial offenders. >> revealing accusations, cover-ups and the shocking failures. >> before he raped me, he had already been sanctioned by the college. >> is enough being done to protect our children? >> the president of the european commission has called on member states to agree on how each should provide homes for 160,000 refugees by next year. syrian rebel fighters have seized the area of idlib.

for more now on our top stories, the refugee crisis in europe. joining us from ireland by skype, thanks for being with us. what do you think of the latest plan for the resettlement of 160,000 refugees? >> this is a very promising step, indeed. and let's hope that the member states of the european union follow up with concrete action. we think its long over due, but it's exactly the right thing to do. and it looks like they have taken--they've been led by public opinion, frankly, and the public outrage, the public concern, the distress of the syrian refugees in particular trying to cross from macedonia, hungary, germany.

>> but some of the european countries are reluctant to increase the number of people they're taking in. if they don't what kind of sanctions will we end up seeing if any from the european mechanisms to deal with that? >> i think what has happened--we now have a head of steam. the public outrage really, the public concern for the plight of refugees following the terrible photograph of the syrians and their trek, and the threats will you macedon y i think they'll be very reluctant to block these plans especially since you have the two main powers in europe, germany and france, in lock step to ensure the policy. it looks very optimistic at the moment. >> what about the legal channels where people try to make it

safer. how quickly could those be improved? >> well, they could be improved right away. if there is a recognition and willingness, then anything could happen and it could happen quickly. the moral consciou conscience of europe can't stand to see the people waiting. it has to be both european and union, not a disunited european. >> there are opinions made by public opinion and then there is anti-immigrant sentiment, and that has presumably not gone away. how do you tackle that side, that is there despite the generosity and wave of sympathy for the refugees? >> i think what has happened is that activists and those who

make a living make it difficult for politicians to get elected going through down the gutter and opposing the rightful talent of refugees and humane treatment of migrants. now we have the majority coming forward. and saying enough is enough. we will not have people die on our watch. we will not have people waiting in train stations reminiscent of a darker period of european history on our watch. the european commission is very powerful on this. the german leadership is very strong. and the others will fall into step. >> okay, on that optimistic note thank you very much, indeed, for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> maritime officials say that 60 illegal workers died after their boat sank in the malak

astraits. we spoke to one migrant who made the journey and now regrets it. >> 28-year-old adi said he's a hunted man. he left his impoverished village of indonesia four years ago to work in malaysia's booming construction industry paying someone he thought was an agent almost $2,000 to secure an employment visa. >> the agent came and showed us examples of documents assuring us that we would be traveling to malaysia legally with a work permanent contract, but it was not until arrived in malaysia that i realized we were here illegally. >> he has asked us to hide his face because he's terrified of being arrested and imprisoned. 's trying to earn enough to return home. but he makes just $10 a day. and most of that is spent in rent and bribes for the police.

activists say that there are more than $2 million undocumented workers in malaysia. their plight made international headlines last week when a boat carrying migrants back to indonesia capsized in the malaka strait killing more than 60 people. smugglers are known to use this route to transfer migrants. the few who survived were handcuffed and chained. >> they're human beings. they are people. they have left their families, their home, their comfort, and they have come here with dreams and hopes that they would work. >> social activists say migrant workers are routinely exploited here. they're often tricked by agents and then underpaid and abused by employers. the irony is that malaysia desperately needs this foreign labor. >> increasingly affluent

malaysians are no longer willing to do blue collar jobs as construction works. but if they continue to grow they need migrants to fill the gaps. >> many migrants are propping up the country's important industries. >> there would simply be no workers there. construction industries would suffer greatly. >> but the government has vowed to crackdown on illegal workers even though some of their own staff are believed to be involved in people smuggling. >> i do not deny the possibility of corruption. and if it found to be true that those inside the enforcement agencies are involved, legal action will be taken. >> adi said he's not a criminal. he has worked hard to support his family, but now he wants to go home. he said living in poverty is still better than living in

fear. al jazeera, kuala lumpur. >> campaigning is underway in singapore ahead of friday's general election. >> many of the candidates are newcomers into politics. the party has become the major opposition voice in a system where once there was little dissent. still the best they can hope for is unsettling rather than unseating the ruling party. in the years to come the workers party is able to provide an alternative. >> the party is trying to build

on its west showing yesterday back in 2011. then they managed to unseat two cabinet ministers. the ruling people's action party got 60% of the vote in that poll, the lowest ever. foever. >> they should inspire to be in the government of singapore. why should they not. we're enticed to ask them what are you capable of doing? show that you're fit to be government of singapore. >> the fact that this has been a momentous year for lee and singapore. >> in the year of his father's death could bring an important part to the election. combined with the nostalgia of

the city state's founding a timely reminder to the voters how fast singapore has come under the strong guiding hand of the one party that has been in charge from the start. >> with no opinion polls during the election period, head counts at rallies matter. and the crowds turning out for the ruling people's action party have been good. >> i believe in the direction that they're taking. >> they've been doing an awesome job. >> the question is not whether the ruling party wins, but how big their winning margin is. >> 172 people have had a lucky escape when the engine of a british air ways plane caught fire. several froseveral were treated for minor injuries.

>> very fire services are on the way. >> we are evacuating. we have the fire, and we are evacuating. >> new figures show child mortality rates have dropped dramatically in the last 25 years. a report by the "world health organization" say that the number of children who die before their fifth birthday is less than half of what it was in 1990. it says nearly half of all deaths happen a few days after birth with 45% occurring before a child is one-month-old. nordic countries have the lowest mortality rates. but in sub-sahara are 12 times more likely to die than knows enriched countries. thanks for being with us.

some big achievements. what do you think has been the biggest change that has made those figures possible? >> the biggest change has been in the dramatic reduction in mortality since 1990 with about remarkable progress that has been seen in the poorest countries. it shows where the commitment, where there is a shared accountability, and where there is social responsibility, that progress can be made even in the most difficult circumstances. >> i suppose that's the good news that still throw around six million a year who die before the age of five what do you think the priorities are from the research you've seen to try to reduce those deaths again? >> i think that the most important thing is to continue

and accelerate the rate of those are the main killers of children. and they have ensured to address those issues more lives of children would be saved over the next 15 years. >> and where do you think the investment needs to be prioritized? is bringing in vaccinations? is it teaching people to change what they do? what is the big headline, do you think? because that's the way behavior needs to change. it does not matter how much we are trying to address our health

issues with technology. but very little can be changed. but nonetheless we also need to address poverty that keeps people in this cycle of poor health as well as poor access to social services. but there is needed better data. it is data that has enabled us to see different changes over time across countries or across communities, across the populations, and without investment in good data we shall not be able to tell that story. >> okay, thank you very much, indeed. >> still ahead on the news hour we'll hear from floyd mayweather junior in what he says is the biggest final fight.

>> hello again. a new version of a popular ipad, a digital technology that has squeezed out the traditional phone camera. but even in southeast asia known for its love of digital devices, they love to take pictures the traditional way. >> hidden behind the flashing lights of the big electronics stalls is what some consider a rarity.

>> they're timeless and will last forever. they're irplacible. >> david chan opened his first camera store in kowloon. since then he has seen dramatic changes in the market. today it is dominated by digital photograph and smart phones. but have in vintage cameras and film photographry is coming back and is growing steadily. >> the the new iphones and cameras are a different animal. >> in than has tapped into growing retail of vintage market. >> classical cameras has a long history. and each brand has their own

personal touch on it. >> the market is still saturated with digital technology offered by smart phones. china is the engine of global growth. offering the slight fall in sales it still accounts for 30% of the global market. apple will be hoping that it's new and updated devices can hold on to its market share. >> i would not line up at the store, but i will buy the new iphone. >> i'm excited everyone is talking about the new iphone. i want one. >> she won't need to wait long with the next generation of devices set to hit retail shelves around the world within months. sir are a clark, al jazeera, hong kong. >> well, in sport now here is andy. >> thank you so much, well, prince hussein of jordan has confirmed his intention to run

for fifa president. he was beaten by blatter in a vote in may, but with fifa the subject of two criminal investigations, blatter then said that he would be resigning next year. well, new elections are scheduled for february with european football boss michel platini the early favorite to win. >> i ran because i believe that fifa needs change, and i have the orange to fight for change when others were afraid. i conceded that election not because i was not the best candidate, but because others were using me to make room for themselves. they didn't have the guts to run, but i do. ever since president blatter promised his resignation, just a few days later they have been scrambling to secure the jobs for themselves. >> in tennis roger federer in qualifying action at the u.s. open a little later. right now the last women's quarterfinal is underway at flashing meadows.

the winner of that match will face italy's u.s italy. recovering to win in three, and the first time two italian women have reached the semis of the same grand slam. wednesday night saw serena williams surviving her toughest match of the tournament so far. her sister venus took the second set but she would win all four grand slam titles this year. >> i think i'll look back on it fondly. it means a lot to me, obviously. we're very, very tough competitors on the court, but you know, once the match is over, and the second it's done we--we're sisters, we're roommates. we're all that. >> one of australian correct's

moscorrect's--correctcricket players. >> i want told make myself the best figure i could be. every time i walked out on the training paddock, i probably lost that hunger from there. >> floyd mayweather journey in the fight of the century. there were tickets aplenty still available for what he said are the final contest of his career.

>> i will go out and be the best that i can be, stay focused. >> when we think of endurance sports we might mention triathlons but there is a new discipline in sweden that is gaining a reputation as one of the toughest in the world. it's call swim run. >> crossing this finish line could soon soon become one of the biggest prizes. >> the new support of swim run. teams of two swim and run over 26 islands in stockholm's archipelago. 75 kilometers. just it's tenth year the sport is rapidly coming a crazy. >> it is so amazing and beautiful, but it is also so tough. it's love-hate.

>> i mean, the swimming today was so brutal. it just never ended. >> with ten kilometers of choppy waters between the islands. they reckon this to be much tougher than ironman or ultra marathon. now just the running part of this race is 65 kilometers. that's one and a half marathons in a wetsuit over slippery rocks. when you look at the distance between these 26 island you can see why it's one of the extreme races in the world. the first in 2006 had just nine teams. now there are 240 people competing. with the waiting list of more than a thousand. final preparations are just before dawn so that the athletes have a chance to reach the finish line before nightfall. even if the 26 nationalities are not used to the conditions. >> really, just to finish. you don't do any

record-breaking. >> people who are record training. hopping from one to another. to another island. the fishermen what are these guys doing? >> swim run began as a drunken bet between four swedish friends to see if they can get around the archipelago without a boat. a decade or so later more and more people are jumping on board. >> we've seen a big change over the last three years where it became a sport in the last three years. before that it was just a race. >> the new swedish canadian world champions completing in just shy o 85 hours but there is a price to pay in pain. >> okay, that is how the sport is looking for now. i'll hand you back to lauren in london. >> thank you very much. now a few people can imagine being in the same job for more than 63 years.

that's exactly what britain's queen elizabeth ii has done. she has become the country's longest serving monarch. from london. here is emma hayworth. >> for my life, whether it be long or short, will be devoted to your service. >> a promise made by a 25-year-old princess soon to be queen. she would eventually be recognized the world over and who has been a constant presence in british life against the backdrop of constant change. >> in a sense the queen is the social glue of britain. she is the pin that holds the whole class system together. and of course, she's very important not just as a symbol, but actually she has real constitutionalness. >> at the time of the coronation

the british embear gun to scramble. since then other world leaders have come and gone. there have been royal weddings, divorce and scandal. but despite everything there is still interest globally in the head of britain's most famous family. >> you might hear negative things about her son or some of the other royalty, but never about the queen. >> i think she sees very useful in the 21st century. >> on any given day you're likely to get this. people peering through the gates of buckingham palace. the majority of people living here want to keep the monarchy. for now at least there are those who are indifferent for it, thos there are some who want the current queen to be the country's last. >> among them the group republic

out campaigning in the northern city of sheffield convincing the public to give up a thousand-year institution is far from easy. >> the fact that she has been head of state that long is irrelevant. without the democratic process what is the point? just living a long time means nothing really. >> and that pledge made by the queen to serve for a lifetime is likely to be kept. her legacy perhaps so far is that the old institution of monarchy abandoned by so many nations is still intact. it has been steered into a new era of popularity. emma hayward, al jazeera, london. >> more stories for you any time on our website. the address more that is www.aljazeera.com. you can also watch us by clicking on the "watch now" icon. that's it from me. we'll be back in a moment with another full round up of the day's news. thank you for watching.

>> a master of humanity. new influence provide home plans to you provide homes for thousands of refugees. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, u.s. concerns over reports that russia may have deployed military aircraft to syria. attacking president obama's nuclear agreement with iran taking place outside of congress.