germany and austria call for a special ilgauskas summit next wake. hello, i'm martine dennis. you are with al-jazeera. president putin says russia will continue to provide military help to the syrian regime. plus the acclaimed us

neurosurgeon gains support in his claim for the republican presidential nomination. ♪ deep divisions have been exposed at the heart of the european union as member states impose border controls. hungary has declared a state of emergency in two border counties. it also has imposed tough new checks. a four-meter high fence has also been constructed. >> illegal migrants do have to comply with basic principles and procedures. those who haven't applied on their journey to the hungarian border. and there's no sign of that in the system and they don't have proof of that.

they are automatically going to be turned back. okay. that's what we are awaiting from these people to choose the legal way. that's it. >> our correspondent andrew simmons on the border. >> reporter: it's much quieter now, simply because refugees aren't getting through in anything like the they were. the new laws have proven effective in that regard, and as far as the refugees go, they are stuck in serbia, and a few hundred became stuck within the no man's land between the two countries with no immediate

solution in sight. the hungarian government has declared a state of emergency in two counties and it is following through on all of the new regulations on asylum law, which mean that only a handful, if that of refugees could in effect go through hungary from now on. they have also arrested a number of people and detained them for the act of tampering with this fence or trying to get through illegally. there has been [ technical difficulties ] >> too little too late, but as far as victor is concerned, he

says this was the right thing to do, and he is staying with it. he is continuing to take a hard-lined importance. >> germany and austria have called for a special e.u. summit to be called next week. >> translator: how can we better distribute refugees? how can we handle the numbers in greece. it is urgent and we cannot take until october. we had a very constructive conversation here. germany, austria, and sweden cannot solve the problem alone. on the other side of europe, at least 22 people, including four children have drowned after the wooden boat they were on sank. >> reporter: it was a 20-meter long wooden boat sailing from the turkish coast when it sank. 22 people drowned, amongst them

11 women and four children. the turkish coast guard rescued another 211 passengers. they must have been packed on to that boat. they normally carry about 100 or so people, and it's rare that these large vessels have been used to make the crossing from the turkish coast towards those greek islands. ordinarily these are rubber dingies that make that crossing. and a it is-in on turkey's land border. there about a thousand or so mainly syrian refugees are protesting saying if a land corridor was opened between turkey and greece and bulgaria, then people wouldn't need to mare that perilous journey across the sea. if there was a land border open nobody could be drowning at sea.

36 palestinians have been injured when israeli police stormed the mosque in occupied east jerusalem. this is the third time since sunday, and palestinians now fear israel want to change the rules which allows jews to visit but not to pray. >> reporter: the police wanted to arrest people that had stayed in the mosque overnight. rocks were thrown, stun grenades fired. those inside the mosque built a barricade at one of the doors. it later caught fire but was quickly put out. five israeli police were said to be lightly injured it has become a pattern, but beneath that calm there is deep underlying tension.

they want jews to be allowed to pray outside of the mosque itself. something that has been banned. muslims say this would provoke further tension and violence, and jordan has a peace treaty with israel, said that anymore provocations in the old city will affect the relationship between the two countries. there will be a cabinet meeting tuesday evening to discuss the situation. the russian president, vladimir putin says moscow will continue to provide military support to the syrian regime and has urged other countries to join in. the u.s. says russia's involvement will only worsen the situation. it has also been sending two cargo flights a day over the past week. peter sharp has more now from moscow. >> reporter: president putin has

confirmed that he'll continue to offer military support to president assad, the flights have been stepped up now and this is -- this is for military equipment that he says will be used solely in the fight against isil. talk to analysts of the kremlin and they say there is no intention for an invasion of syria, but they also say putin has no intention of turning his back on president assad. he has real support in the assad government, and his country has several bases there that they would lose if -- if assad was toppled from power. in the meantime, putin is trying to put together a diplomatic offensive, that could encourage the west to support a joint bracing by syrian opposition groups and the syrian military against a common enemy.

obviously that common enemy is isil, and at the upcoming u.n. talks later this month, this will be a -- hopefully for putin he'll get an opportunity to sit down with president obama and put out those -- those plans in detail. now to australia where malcolm turnbull has said there has never been a more exciting time to be australian after ousting tony abbott. he becomes the fifth prime minister in just over five years after a series of leadership challenges within both major parties. andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: in australia it is become a familiar site, a new prime minister being sworn in. >> i malcolm turnbull to swear i will serve the people of australia. >> reporter: he says his government will put forward a positive vision for the future. >> has never been a more

exciting time to be alive than today. and there has never been a more exciting time to be an australian. >> reporter: australia has had a turbulent recent political past. the outgoing prime minister this time said he had much to be proud of, but in his concession speech he said the instability and internal party division had to stop. >> there will be no wrecking, no undermining, and no sniping. i have never leaked or backgrounded against anyone, and i certainly won't start now. our country deserves better than that. >> reporter: malcolm turnbull is a familiar figure to most australians. he takes more seriously issues like climate change, he is in favor of gay marriage. abbott was against. where the former prime minister

was a monarchist, turnbull is a republican. he lead the campaign for an australian republic ahead of a referendum. but post political differences will be small, the big change will be one of style. abbott has slogans about stopping boats of refugees, and defeating what he called the isil death cult, but was prone to making embarrassing decisions. >> i don't think he did the best job. >> i think he was a bad prime minister. >> opinion polls suggest malcolm turnbull is popular, and likely to win in a year. >> i think he is very capable. >> i'm really happy. it's like a breath of fresh air. >> i think he's articulate and will present well.

>> reporter: australia's economy closely tied to china's is going through a rough patch. malcolm turnbull says he has the vision to steer it through and embrace the changes to come. he has a year to prove it, assuming he is not toppled before the next election comes. andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. still to come on this program, parts of indonesia declare a state of emergency averaging fires cause dangerous levels of air pollution. plus how a community in the u.s. state of california has been devastated by wildfires. ♪

♪ hello again. let's have a look at the top stories here on al jazeera. hungary is constructing a four-meter-high fence to stop refugees from entering its territory from serbia, and has declared a state of emergency in two counties on the border. israeli police have stormed the mosque named to jews as temple mount in occupied east jerusalem for a third day. 36 palestinians have been injured. tuesday marks the end of the jewish new year when jews are allowed access there. palestinians fear that israel wants to change the rules that allow jews to visit but not to pray. moscow be continue to provide support to the syrian

regime, and has urged other countries to join in. the u.s. says russia's involvement will only worsen the situation. indonesia's government says company's found guilty of deliberately starting huge forest fires will have their licenses revoked. parts of indonesia have been declared emergency zones after the blazes caused dangerous levels of pollution. >> reporter: on fire, thousands of hectares of forrest and bush are burning, creating choking smog that is spreading far beyond indonesia's borders. it's the effect on people's health that is most worrying. hospitals are filled with people suffering from respiratory diseases, these are up 13% compared to last year. the doctors have only one word

of advice, evacuate. an impossible task since millions live in the affected area. >> translator: people here are slowly but surely killed by the smoke, especially the elderly and people suffering from respiratory diseases, small children and pregnant women run a huge risk. >> this went was diagnosed with lung cancer. he had to leave his village due to the smog. >> translator: people don't know what to do anymore. we can only hope the government will finally do something. i cannot even talk about my future. they have to stop the fire now, because all of us are suffering. >> reporter: farmers and plantation companies have been caught deliberately setting their land on fire. much of the forest land was cleared using fire.

for nearly two decades people here every year during the dry season are breathing smoke-filled area. the government has failed to change the culture offing land clearance and a punishment of 10 years in prison for arsonist is hardly ever enforced. only three companies have been brought to court for setting their land ablaze. the new forest minister promises harsher actions. >> translator: i apologize because we have to face this problem all together. we tried very hard to stop the fires, but now they are burning in the south, and the haze goes everywhere. let's do this together. let's overcome it together. i am monitoring every hour. >> reporter: the government has announced that companies won't be allowed to operate anymore when their land is found to be on fire. deliberately lit or not. the worst cases will be

blacklisted. thousands of soldiers have been sent to battle the fire, but most of them are raging several meters deep. it makes it almost impossible to ex-ting wish the fires. a kuwaiti court has someo someone -- sentenced seven people to death. 29 defendants were accused of helping a saudi bomber carry out an attack. five sentenced to death are still at large. the court cleared 14 others. the u.n. special envoy to yemen is in saudi arabia meeting members of the government in exile. in yemen itself forces have engaged in a ground operation

for a second day in ma'rib mro vince. >> reporter: it's a battle for control of the hills and mountains. fighting has gone on for two days. >> translator: we are in a battle of survival, and we will hunt the houthis until we push them back to their places. >> reporter: but the battle has been more back and forth than straight advancement. air strikes [ inaudible ] rockets all in play, it paves the way for the country to advance. so far it has been slow and steady. the terrain is huge and rugged. >> translator: we are not slow we move in coordination with our arab allies. it's not an easy task with all of the resistance we get, but we are making progress. >> reporter: on monday coalition

air strikes targeted houthi military camps in the capitol. others targeted an air base in the city. in ta'izz intense fighting has continued on the streets, houthis have been trying to gain control of some outlying neighborhoods, and there have been civilian casualties across any country. the u.n. envoy has been called in for further consultations. but while he meets with officials in the saudi capitol, the fighting continuing. >> reporter: opposition parties in the democratic republic of the congo are holding protests against the president planning to stay on. >> reporter: opposition parties say they have [ inaudible ] the president, they say

[ inaudible ] he must leave and hand over to a new president. they are saying that come december next year, 2016, he must step down. 462 days until the deadline is reached. they are concerned because they say there are signs that the president is trying to hang on to power. they are gathering here in the capitol, protesting, saying they wan him to leave office, and uphold the constitution, because the constitution says he cannot have a third term. >> no one can touch [ inaudible ]. his time is over. he is already done two term, and he cannot go out of -- for a third term. we are waiting on 27 november. is over for him, and on 20 -- on 20 december, he'll hand over with another president will be

elected. >> reporter: besides there could be a delay of the [ inaudible ] and presidential elections, the court has asked the electoral commission to come up with new dates, the government says it doesn't have money to hold these elections that means the presidential election will most likely be delayed. people are saying that it's the president trying to hold on to power, and he will use that excuse to run for a third term. nigeriaia's president is in france asking for more help to fight boko haram. france already provides logistical support and intelligence for nigeria and its neighbors. after their talk he said boko haram is different than isil or daesh. >> translator: boko haram is linked to daesh as we know, and receives aid from this group.

fighting against boko haram is fighting against daesh. it's the same terrorism inspired by the same death ideology. republican presidential contenders in the united states are holding a debate again, another one on wednesday, and the spotlight has been mostly on the controversial billionaire donald trump, but another outsider is doing fairly well. ben carson is sitting in second place in many polls and alan fisher has been looking at why he has been attracting so much support. >> reporter: he may be soft-spoken but he is becoming a big noise. ben carson is now surging in the polls, not bad for someone who has never run for office before. >> i'm not going to be a traditional politician. >> reporter: ben carson has never served in congress, never been a senator or a governor. he is not a professional

politician, and think that's one more reason why people will vote for him. raised by a single mother in detroit, he dropped out of school, but when he tried to stab a friend he found that a turning point. he became a top neurosurgeon and hollywood made a movie of his life. he criticized the president on his health care legislation in 2013, as he sat and watched. >> when i pick up my bible, you know what i see? i see the fairest individual in the universe, god, and he has given us a system. it's called time. >> carson has built credibility among the evangelicals, and evangelicals have a big role in the republican nominating process. particularly in states like iowa and south carolina. >> reporter: but with increased

support, comes increased scrutiny. >> what you have to do is turn off the spigot that dispensing the goodies, including employment. if there's nothing to come for, then people won't come, that will stop the influx. >> reporter: carson is not your traditional politician, but what traditionally happens is that someone previously off of the radar becomes the next big thing. being near the front of the race is one thing, having the money, structure and support to win is another. do that, and then the quiet voice might have something to shout about. staying in the u.s. deadly wildfires continue to rage in the north of california, burning up hundreds of homes. so far more than 400 properties have been destroyed. melissa chan has more. >> reporter: breakfast served at one of the areas evacuation centers. this one at the county

fairgrounds. firefighters have not allowed most residents back into town. many have no idea whether their homes survived the fire or not. so they are waiting. but not donald wood, who saw his business go down in flames. >> i had 10 bucks in wallet, put it in the tank when i got down here. the last money i had. >> reporter: our team tracked down what remained of wood's business, an auto body shop. absolutely nothing salvageable in this rubble. >> well, it's time for a new beginning. fresh start, clean slate. just got to rebuild life. >> reporter: residents have shown incredible resilience. >> they say the good lord won't give us anything we can't handle. but sometimes i wonder.

but you have your family and that's what is really important. >> reporter: sterling all knows he lost his home because it made front page news. >> we opened up the paper and found our home in the paper. it looks like it is gone, but you know, you have choices in life, so we'll move on. >> reporter: his rv is now the only home he and his wife have. >> yeah, i'm laughing, still, i cry, laugh. yeah, definitely i'm shocked. >> reporter: this used to be an apartment complex, and you can tell because every few feet there is an air conditioning unit and a top for water. in parts of middletown the fire swept through in just 20 minutes. >> in this particular case it was simply moving so fast, that i think there was very little anticipation of how fast it would hit these residential areas, and there wasn't enough

time to get the orders out and get the sheriffs involved. >> this year firefighters have responded to over 7,000 wildfires that have destroyed more than 650,000 acres. they tell us that is nearly 1,600 times what is normal. middletown has become the summer's most ravaged symbol of the fire season. on main street the first business to reopen was this hardware store. >> we're all fighting together, and everybody is just kind of gelling. i haven't seen any bad attitudes. >> reporter: it's not only people who need help. >> there is no one here. and no one to feed the animals. >> so we just want to make sure they are all right. provide food and water and make sure none are injured or wounded. >> reporter: everyone it seems has come together. a battered town already working

towards recovery, even as the valley fire continues roaring just one hill away, barely contained. you can go also to the al jazeera website, aljazeera.com. ♪ two major wildfires burn out of control in california, sending tens of thousands of residents running for their lives. and many won't have home toss return to. heavy rain sends a wall of water rushing through a utah community, leaving eight people dead. authorities say all of the victims are mothers and children. and syrian refugees beg for sup place and a way into europe. while families in the u.s. struggle to bring their loved