>> the german city of munich said it's reached the limit of refugees that it can welcome. >> a welcome to al jazeera live from our doha headquarters. also ahead: >> israeli police fight with palestinian youth in the compound in jerusalem. struggling to stay in business, we are in south africa where the future of the steel industry is in jeopardy. >> when the welcome is on the wall, pope francis will have a special breathe for him when he visits philadelphia this month.

thousands of refugees continue the desperate journey to europe and the country where many are heading to is feeling the strain. 12,000 people arrived in munich saturday alone. they are asking other germany cities to help. the czech will stick to its decision to reject quotas to take in asylum seekers. hungary continues to face criticism for its treatment of refugees. austria's cans lower likened the policies to nazi deportations. police are expecting 500 people to arrive every hour from hungary. around 7,000 arrived on saturday. members of the red cross gave

food, water, and medical care to the refugees. people waited to board trains to take them either to the capital, vienna, other parts of austria or germany. >> i can tell you that we have already seen 600 people on their way with a special train. another 300 to 400 are still waiting for the continuation of their journey. >> thousands of refugees continue to enter europe by crossing the mediterranean sea. jonah hull has the latest situation on the greek island of lesbos. >> the pace of arrivals at the refugee camp in lesbos has not slowed, but something else has changed. the pace at which they are able to leave. under pressure from the u.n.'s refugee agency and the e.u., police reinforcements now register up to 2,000 people a day. that's almost the same number as those landing on the island from turkey every day.

the chaos and disorder of recent days has turned to calm efficiency. >> do you know that two weeks ago, it was very difficult here? >> my friend who was calling meg, you don't have to come here, because it's really pressure. it's really, really pressure. >> now it's much better. >> i am surprised what he told me and what i saw now is really a big difference. >> the transformation in this camp is extraordinary. two weeks ago, this was a squall squalid, woeful place, thousands sleeping and living for days on end with virtually no assistance. now, there are decent sanitation facilities, there are proper tents, there are medical facilities and there's a feeding station, freely distributing food. i hate to think how this man would have coped before. he was shot through both legs in

an isil attack at the university in raqqa in syria. he was studying biology. >> what does it mean to you to be here in europe, away from syria? >> i've made my way through struggle and hardship, taking great risk to seek medical treatment. in germany, there are specialists treating such conditions. >> the greek government is pushing ferry companies to provide more boats. >> it was 45, now they are saying it is 60. maybe one hour later, it shall

be 80, so what shall we do. >> you have a long journey ahead. >> maybe five or six more countries, we've got to go to get to germany. >> in just a few days, more than 30,000 refugees and migrants have left lesbos. good news for this island and for them, bad news for the already crowded road ahead that will get even busier. al jazeera, lesbos island, greece. >> 28 people drowned off the greek coast after a boat capsized near the island. around 100 people are thought to have been onboard. it's not just syrians desperate to leave their war-torn country. iraq is fleeing fighting, traveling to turkey and often rely on smugglers who promise to take them to greece. not everyone survives the journey. >> they mourn their children. a 9-year-old and 11-year-old. the family left iraq for turkey. from there, smugglers promised them they would get them to greece. in a rubber dingy boat meant to hold five, the smugglers packed in 10. a few kilometers off the turkish

coast, it capsized. this was the same boat that the 3-year-old who washed up on the turkish coast was on. the image of his body lying on the beach shocked many around the world. these two deaths went unnoticed. their mother described the moment she lost her children. >> the boat capsized on my head and my children's heads, as well. they were wearing their life jacket. they floated on the surface, but the sea waves were huge and the boat was on top of their heads preventing them getting out. i was alongside them. i sensed my daughter's hand touching me, then her leg touched my hands. i was not wearing a life jacket. i didn't see them afterwards. the coast guard came after an hour, i don't know, maybe more than an hour. we started looking for them during nighttime, but we could not find them, the next morning, the tide brought the bodies to shore.

>> the family lived in a very well-to-do neighborhood of baghdad. they could afford to pay smugglers to try to get them to greece. however the vast majority of people fleeing the violence in iraq lived in camps like these and can't afford the money for the smugglers so stay here. if they could afford to pay, they would leave. >> this camp west of baghdad houses those who fled from violence in anbar province. this family left there a year ago. they've been living like this ever since. they say they're losing hope. the oldest son spoke to us. >> i have family in turkey, and too embarrassed to ask for money. if i had money, i would leave iraq today. there's nothing for me here, violence at home, hardship in this camp. >> this family never reached greece. they are now back in baghdad. according to the international organization of migration, some 6,000 iraqis have fled this year.

that figure marks only the ones who registered. many leave camps like these risking their lives and putting them in the hands of smugglers with often tragic results. al jazeera, baghdad. >> israeli police have fought palestinians at the mosque compound in jerusalem. police say they entered the courtyard to arrest palestinians throwing stones. the palestinian president abbas has condemned what he said was an attack against worshipers at the holy site. the confrontation comes hours before the start of the jewish new year. so spokesman said officers had no choice but to intervene. >> you can see fireworks were fired from inside the mosque, which is supposed to be and considered to be one of the holy sites, were fired from inside at hour police officers who were outside. our police officers and that our policy only shut the front doors

without entering the mosque whatsoever, but our police unit do patrol the temple mount area to make sure it is safe, public order and also because it's within such a close area of the western wall where there are hundreds of people operating on the other side, it's necessary for our officers to immediately intervene. the heightened security taking place in jerusalem is a standard security measure, which is due to the fact that we have the jewish festivals over the next couple of weeks inside jerusalem. thousands will be visiting in order to celebrate. >> the secretary general of the palestinian national initiative says the israeli police are being dishonest. >> the they are lying. they have lied many times before and they are lying again. i think respectful t.v. stations would not listen to their lies. you should investigate objectively what happened. i believe on objective examination of the situation, as

you can see, how can they throw tear gas bombs inside a mosque, inside a place people pray peacefully. as you can see from the scenes, the army is using the fire bombs and tear gas and is the one practicing aggression. on the other hand, what israeli is trying to do is impose a system of racism where jewish israelis are given privileges, not only at the eastern wall, but those who enter the mosque, the islamic site which is very holy to israeli people. will they allow me to go in and pray in the mosque, will they allow me to go and pray near the western wall, any palestinian? of course not. we are living through a system of apartheid, racial discrimination and when an israeli minister himself an illegal settler in the territories enters the mosques, they are provoking religious feelings and conflict and this is unacceptable. >> a car bomb killed two turkish

police officers near a checkpoint in the country. five police were injured in the blast. security forces blame fighters from the kurdistan workers party for the bomb. >> saudi king promised to find out what caused a crane to collapse, killing 107 people friday. he has toured the mosque in mecca. the accident happened days before the hajj pilgrimage. >> arab foreign ministers meeting in cairo, expecting a draft constitution for the plan in yemen, pushing for dialogue to resume. six months after the war began, humanitarian conditions are worsening. we have this report. >> r. >> i was using any means possible, this includes the old way of doing things. for five months, supplies have been scarce. where once there was plenty, these are difficult times.

>> people are having a hard time finding water. we walked for 50 kilometers a day to get to villages and rural areas. >> the tough conditions haven't stopped people from flocking to military camps. hundreds of people have come to this training ground hoping to join the military. it suffers from limited resources. >> we are training people to secure the city and get ready to defend it from any possible attacks. >> the fighting with the houthis ended a few weeks ago. it's destructive intensity was all too clear. this city has produced presidents. it is looking to its past to face the future. >> still ahead, clandestine campaigning, physical threats and intimidation are changing the face of politics in russia. >> i am in port-au-prince where

the american red cross has been accused of miss managing half a billion dollars raised after the earthquake. we'll meet with the organization leaders and find out what really happened.

>> you're watching al jazeera. these are the top stories. the german city of munich said it's overwhelmed by the refugees arriving, 12,000 saturday alone. germany expects to ref the most refugees of any european nation this year. austria has been a transit point for many refugees, police expect

500 people to arrive every hour from hungry. member of the red cross give food, water and medical care to the refugees. israeli police have fought palestinians in jerusalem. they fired tear gas and stun grenades at palestinians they say were throwing stones. the palestinian president abbas has condemned the attack. >> foreign ministers from four european countries say progress has been made in ukraine's peace talks. the diplomats met in berlin to prepare for a summit in october. the german foreign minister said all sides are very close to an agreement. >> we hope ukraine and russia will stabilize the ceasefire long term. we would like to talk about details of withdrawing heavy weapons and light weapon was calibers less than 100 millimeters, also about the question of better access for

e.s.c. observers. >> region ales are taking place across russia. the government succeeded in barring almost all opposition candidates from the poll. the opposition groups say they faced physical and political opposition. >> it's almost a clandestine affair, a handful of elderly people as he can included in their amounts gathered to meet the young opposition candidate. he'll have six of these meetings every day. a bodyguard stands close. the level of political and physical intimidation of opposition parties has changed the very face of election campaigns in putin's authoritarian russia. >> you should realize that all the possible methods are used against our campaign. they have dispersed our campaigners, pysically detained me and physically attacked my volunteers. >> proof of that back in the

campaign headquarters, three hours earlier, the party organizer was struck down with a blow from behind at a morning rally. he is still waiting for an ambulance. >> there were no emergency services. the police won't do anything. >> this regional election is taking place amid the worst economic crisis since putin came to power 15 years ago and the timing has the kremlin rattled. >> because of the very difficult economic situation and no improvements, no economic improvement in sight, of course the kremlin is concerned. >> under existing election laws, parties have to gather signatures to prove they can attract 3% of the electorate. the authorities have managed to disbar virtually all opposition parties by claiming their signatures were forced.

under these conditions, it's little wonder the pro putin factions like these canvassing bears or united russian party are feeling optimistic about today's vote, the party telling us these are free and fair elections. the opposition would differ. >> there is an overwhelming sense of confidence among the pro kremlin candidates in this election that borders on complacency. many haven't bothered to campaign and some haven't filled in their election manifestos. the argument goes why bother? regional acting governors across the areas have already been validated and endorsed by president putin in an election like this. that's more than enough to secure victory on the day. >> we knew this would not be a walk in the park. they let us participate here, just to get us in a trap. for us to lose this election and we expected the challenge and are doing everything possible to get people's support and to win.

>> five hours after he was assaulted, the ambulance shows up to take the young party organizer to hospital. he was diagnosed with a brain injury. peter sharp, al jazeera. >> several senior members of the opposition labour party in britain resigned their shadow cabinet post, opposed to the election of corbin as party leader. many senior labor leaders think his socialist views will make it impossible for the party to be reelected to office. >> so africa steel industry is in trouble, 30,000 jobs at risk. many blame cheap steel imports from china. we have this report. this steelworker has been a furnace operator at steel manufacture hours lower mittal for 14 years.

>> we have affected by imports, because of the people that are cutting their order from our side of the country. because of that, we don't have orders. >> he is promised to be moved to another plant, but he is worried. >> everyone is depending on me. when i look at the future of my kids, i don't see anything good about it. >> south africa's steel sector employs 200,000 people, but the industry's in big trouble. >> he is just one of thousands of workers who could be laid off in the next few months. the steel sector is struggling to survive in tough market conditions. with more than 70% of this community alone dependent on the industry, businesses and unions are scrambling to save jobs. with a devalued currency and low manufacturing cost, chinese steel is flooding the market and threatening local jobs. steel imports have gone up by 20% in the last year. unions want government to protect the local industry by hiking tariffs and banning the exportation of scrap.

>> we view this as nothing less than a national crisis. we think that for any person who has got to job supports five or six estended family, if you allow this industry to be destroyed, it will take more than 10 years to try and rebuild it. >> there may not be a clear-cut solution. >> the sting in the whole thing is that if you give protection at the beginning of the pipeline, everybody down the line will suffer from it. when you protect your economies, normally, you get price escalation, you get lower growth, et cetera, so there is a danger that if we go too far to the other side with the pendulum that we will run into the same constraints. >> the union said the response from government appears to be positive, but with talks resuming weeks from now, he faces an anxious wait. al jazeera, johannesburg.

>> at least 16 are still missing after severe floods in japan. 100,000 people have been displaced. the city was among the hardest-hit areas. >> officials have moved very quickly to try to repair the break in the riverbank along the river, because they are concerned of course that the typhoon season certainly isn't over in japan and they need to try to plug that gap as quickly as possible before the water levels rises again. there had been a plan in place to fortify all the banks along the river, so they could withstand the sort of rainfall that might occur once every 10 years. clearly that plan came too late for this disaster. there are still thousands of people in evacuation centers. clearly areas like this too devastated, too damaged for people to be able to return to just yet. still a lot of water lying around, infrastructure has been destroyed in places like this, so people simply can't come back

to their homes and some may not be able to return for quite some time. as i say, still a lot of water lying around, so officials have brought in more pumps to try to lower the water level, as quickly as possible. >> the american red cross is accused of squandering money to rebuild tate tee after the 2010 earthquake. the organization raised half a billion dollars for aid and reconstruction, but critics say there is very little to show for it. andy gallagher reports from port-au-prince. >> clinging to the steep ravines of port au prince, the neighborhood is slowly rebuilding. like many communities, we were devastated by the earthquake of 2010, but it's here that the american red cross an its partners say they are doing some of their best work. new roads and bridges are being constructed by haitian trained workers and throughout the community, homes built and refurbished. >> marie feels everyone here is

now rich and that life is so much better now that they are no longer living in tents. >> we've had the particular attention to the quality, also. >> the american red cross, which raised close to half a billion dollars after the earthquake has been accused of letting the people of haiti down by squandering money and failing to deliver aid to those most in need. one of the most serious accusations is they only built six new homes, something the red cross leaders here say nothing short of a dangerous lie. >> in that sense, i feel very sad about that, because those are lies that we will not be able to save in the future if the population does not have that confidence that they should have, and that's because we are doing a great job. >> the charity tells us they faced serious challenges with land rights, but claim every dollar raised has been invested wisely. they did annual that the months after the earthquake were chaotic and leaked internal

emails criticizing aid efforts are understandable given the stress man were under. they point to their work here and investments in other parts of the country as examples of real progress. >> i've been coming to haiti since the earthquake and watchedden that different communities trying to rebuild, but nothing on this scale or to these standards. if this his the red cross flagship project here, it certainly seems to be making big strides. >> they did some good things, they are doing better things now, but at the time, it was a mess. >> the prime minister at the time of the earthquake and oversaw reconstruction efforts, he has been a vocal critic of the american red cross and other n.g.o.'s, claiming most are arrogant and ignored authorities in the days after the quake.

>> they have the same global attitude, we have the solution, we are going to do that and you don't have to tell me what to do with the money that i receive perhaps in your name, but i'm responsible for that money and responsible to give explanation, i don't have to give you explanation. >> the american red cross reputation is under scrutiny. the organization denied all accusations leveled. some feel foreign based charities and n.g.o.'s need to involve haitians more so they can gain the independence they wanted for so long. andy gallagher, al jazeera, port-au-prince, haiti. >> a wildfire in california has forced nearly 2,000 people to leave their homes. the blaze began in lake county north of san francisco. four firefighters suffered burns trying to put out the flames. california has been experiencing a drought and hasn't had rainfall in months. >> philadelphia has commissioned a mural of pope francis to commemorate his visit this month. the mural is part of a unique public arts program. we have this report from philadelphia. >> it may look like a lonely job, but for philadelphia-based

artist david mcshane, making murals is all about community. he's putting the finishing touches on this piece, celebrating the philadelphia phillies baseball team. like almost every work commissioned by the city's mural arts program, its creation has involved hundreds of people from the design phase through execution. >> if i were a fine artist in a gallery situation, i might have a show that's up for the month and the audience would be relatively limited. whereas outside on a wall, it's, you know, limitless. >> the city has become known for its murals, supported by a combination of public funding and private donations. the subjects vary from black history to suicide. >> unlike public art, reserved for prominent parks or city centers, philadelphia's murals can be found all over the city, in poor neighborhoods and even in parking lots. the idea is that art is for everyone.

>> the murals are painted on cloth squares before hung outside, a process the public is invited to take part in. about two thirds of this one, honoring pope francis will be completed ahead of his visit. those who come to see him in september will be invited to help with the rest. >> so basically, when people come, they will be producing the mural, so at the time when all this is installed, they can point out and say hey, i painted that. >> jane golden started the program in the 1990s as a way to stop graffiti, but it has become more thanks to work with prison inmates, school children and the mentally ill. >> i believe what we are trying to do is serve the city in the best way possible. the issues that philadelphia faces are issues that cities around the world are grappling with. when it comes to society's more intractable problems, i want to tell you it is also in the role of innovation and creativity that is going to make a difference. >> transforming public spaces and in doing so, transforming lives.

philadelphia, pennsylvania. >> there's a lot more coming up on al jazeera, but for now, that'sed end of the bulletin. all the stories we've been talking about can be found at aljazeera.com.