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for bernie sanders that hillary clinton has peaked too soon. and a familiar face from the adventurous side of television joins me. "dr. who" star john barrowman talks about his on and off screen heroics. i'm rosemary church. and this is "cnn newsroom." germany and austria are dealing with the largest refugee crisis to hit europe since world war ii. some 12,000 migrants have made their way to germany. they were greeted with food, clothing and moral support but it's the leaders are warning that this level of assistance is just not sustainable and at some point, aid will be scaled back. for so many migrants the trek to

germany has been long, arduous and uncertain. they have carried their children, their baggage and their hopes across unfamiliar countries where most don't speak their language. we look at the warm welcome they are receiving in munich. >> reporter: from morning till night they are arriving in munich. for this syrian woman it's an emotional welcome after a harrowing journey. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: so this is the process for refugees arriving here in munich. those initially arriving go to register with their i.d.s and are fingerprinted inside the train station and they line up here to board buses. while they are waiting we are seeing volunteers coming by. there are about 150 volunteers

here. often they have the languages they speak written on their vest. we have seen people coming by with food, snacks and water and two medical tents here. anyone needing medical attention or health concerns can be brought here to see doctors and nurses. the process is once they're on the buses they are brought to temporary shelters. this could be anything from university dorms to unused housing that needs to be filled up or container villages. they will then be found permanent housing in the country. how sustainable is this? already we have seen several thousand people arriving here every day. and germany has made clear that all of this is a temporary solution. the question is how quickly can they come up with a joint asylum policy to deal with the thousands of people arriving here every day? >> and it has been a long and

difficult journey for thousands of people seeking asylum in western europe. many had to get to turkey and greece after fleeing their homelands. after they reach the balkans from greece their hardships were hardly over. our arwa damon brings us this reporter's notebook. >> reporter: at the greece/macedonia border four days spent after the rain after the macedonians shut it down. >> we're dying. >> reporter: the children's clothes did not even have enough time to dry before the showers started again. and no one, not a single non-profit, not the government, to even provide something as simple as a tarp. a pregnant syrian woman who did not want to be interviewed grabbed my arm in the crowd. eyes welling up she plead,

please do something, i don't want to lose my baby. hours after we met the macedonian police started letting people through, some so desperate they threw themselves across. others making a run for it. a mother lost her son. she frantic, begging the police to let her through. it just didn't make sense. how could they be treated like this? brief flashes of relief, trains departing, carrying them through macedonia, small places pressed up against the glass, hands waving. but the respite short lived. the further into europe they moved, the worse their treatment became. often traveling overnight on foot, train tracks lead the flow of humanity from serbia into hungary. here the real nightmare for most begins. parched, they arrive.

but there is no water. just hours of waiting under the beating sun. where buses finally arrive to take them to the transit camp with where all say the conditions are inhumane and they are treated like animal, herded around like sheep and forced to scramble for food and water and we are not allowed in. at the budapest train station after waiting for days if not over a week, sleeping on cement, a moment of slight hope as a packed train departs. also short lived. an hour into what should have been a journey into the hungary/austria border, it stops. whatever hope they had shattered. a little girl unconsolable. her mother unable to speak. police order refugees off and into a camp but they refuse.

bedding down for the night up in the overhead compartments, parents trying to make their children as comfortable as they can, still truckling to believe that in europe they are finding themselves reduced to this. it is heart breaking to witness. thousands take matters into their own hands and start walking from budapest to the austrian border, no longer willing to exist at the mercy of european leaders. we are in awe of their resolve. here they see the compassion of the hungarian people handing out food and water and more. >> he was on his crutches the entire way and someone stopped and gave them the child's stroller. the injuries from a barrel bomb. >> the men have children living

under isis in syria. getting to germany means a chance of getting and saving them. almost all of them have fled the war zones of syria, iraq and afghanistan, homelands that no longer offer a future for them or their children. the world unable to resolve those wars, the people suffering the consequences deserve better than this. arwa damon, cnn, hungary. >> and the pope is calling on catholic institutions throughout europe to offer shelter to the thousands of refugees flooding in. >> translator: faced with the tragedy of tens of thousands of refugees who are fleeing death from war and from hunger and who are on the road in the hope of a better life the gospel calls us to give them real hope.

>> the value can is leading the way. >> reporter: the vatican will welcome one refugee family in each of its two parishes. they may not stay in the vatican but can attend mass. there are 120 parishes across europe and that's not including convents, monasteries and religious institutions that the pope has called upon. and some european churches have begun to welcome migrants in milan there are 900 places available. in vienna, the archbishop announced 1,000 places would be made available for refugees. the vatican says there is no specific plan for implementation but it is their hope that catholic institutions across

europe will heed the pope's call. delia gallagher, cnn, rome. and the oil-rich countries on the arabian gulf have offered little in the way of refuge for the migrants despite their close proximity to syria and iraq. many in the international community are demanding to know why. >> reporter: exhausted and drained. but determined to make it. most are marching toward germany where they are being welcomed with open arms. the majority are syrian and have traveled thousands of miles in search of a better life, often paying the ultimate price. and now, questions being raised about why these people fleeing war couldn't find suitable refuge closer to home, namely in rich arab gulf countries that could afford to house them. the uproar has gained momentum on social media. images like these were widely

circulated, calling on leaders to do more. and the u.n. has voiced its concerns. >> that is why we have been asking, not only the borders of the region are opened but all of the borders, special in the developed world are also open and this is true in europe and in the gulf and everywhere where countries have the capacity to receive some syrians and to integrate them into their societies. >> reporter: there more than 4 million syrian refugees in the region. but six gulf countries haven't offered any resettlement locations to the refugees. they have been giving money, though, and lots of it. since the war broke out, kuwait has been the fifth largest donor worldwide. >> there is a lot they have done that is not recognized by the international community. i don't think any country, any

state has helped the syrian refugees more so than the gulf states. >> reporter: but the gulf states don't recognize the refugees as they are not signatories to the refugees convention. anyone who wants to enter has to meet standard visa requirements which tens of thousands of syrians do and there are security concerns about hosting large populations from arab states. >> having the refugees feeds into isis appeal and violence in the region which is already the most violent region on earth. all in all, anything that goes in the neighborhood impacts the security and the stability of the arab gulf states who are by farer the most stable and secure of all arab countries. >> reporter: we have spoke to officials who say they have

given half a billion dollars to help refugees in jordan and iraq. for now the money will continue but the doors are staying closed. becky anderson, cnn, abu dhabi. >> >> with all the hardships have endured the weather is another. >> the good news is in the short term they may give a reprieve but the long term no, we are not look at the weather to cooperate at all with any of these folks trying to migra trying to migrate. this is a look at hungary where you can see they have a lot of people just coating in the rain with their umbrellas and rain gear trying to make it across without getting completely soaked. and another story is the heat. it's oppressive in certain parts of europe pretty much all summer and trying to make sure they

stay hydrated and cool on those hot days. we will get some reprieve from the rain in the short term. so areas like budapest also into germany. we will remain dry for most areas for at least the next 48 hours. but again in addition to that, we do see the return of some showers and thunderstorms especially by late weeks. munich wednesday and thursday back up with the showers and thunderstorms and the heat not getting much relief back down to 22 degrees for high. budapest dealing with showers and thunderstorms by the end of the week. now here is a look at the long term. over the summer we tend to have the dry, warm conditions but as the jet stream begins to shift downward we see the more storm systems approach in as we approach the winter time and much colder temperatures as well. unfortunately as we head into winter we're going to see more and more storm systems come in and the areas they really target

are the areas where the migrants are be held up. if they can't make progress there they are going to have to encounter a lot of difficult weather problems. >> let's hope some progress can be made at least. we are seeing the catholic community and germany step up. we'll see what happens. desperation gives way to hope. ahead we will meet migrants who are waiting to begin the last leg of their journey. we're back in a moment. community and germany step up. take zzzquil and sleep like... you haven't seen your bed in days. no, like you haven't seen a bed in weeks!

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welcome back. many syrians are desperate to escape the civil war in their homeland. russia is increasing its military footprint there. if it is true it could make the misery worse. senior international correspondent matthew chance has more from moscow.

>> reporter: the fact that this has been raised with the u.s. secretary of state with the foreign minister gives the reports a degree of credibility. we are talking about a report on an israeli website last week saying that an expeditionary force to deploy an aerial contingent of aircraft and attack helicopters to strike against isis targets in syria. and citing u.s. media that are reporting that pre-fabricated housing units have been observed at a syrian air base along with a portable air traffic control center. u.s. secretary of state john kerry made his concerns known to sergey lavrov. kerry warned it could further

escalate the conflict and lead to a greater loss of innocent lives and increase refugee flows and risk confrontation with anti-coalition members in syria. now for its part, russia denies it is getting more involved in syria. one should not believe these reports said a kremlin spokesman last week. on friday, vladimir putin said it would be too early to speak about the military operations against islamic state. it is not yet on our agenda, he said but it's russia is a key a ally of syria. it is not beyond the realm of

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disappearance of 43 college students last year after a freshly released independent investigation found inconsistencies in the government's official account. the report included investigators from latin america and europe. the report goes on the say there were contradictions in the government's mindings. the government said the attacks were a case of mistaken identity but this report says that not only did the federal police and state police know the students were there but they did nothing to intervene when police shot the unarmed civilians. and police thought the students were rival cartel members. the independent report says more likely the vicious attack was due to students inadvertently hijacking a bus linked to the movement of drug and cash in the city. the attorney general's office hosted a press conference responding to the report. >> translator: according to the

information regarding the specific findings of the ashes in the landfill i have ordered an additional investigation about the fire regarding the absolute necessity of a new investigation with the highest level of investigators who have the experience needed for an issue of this magnitude. we will request a new investigation led by a group of forensic investigators of the highest prestige. >> mexico epresident took to twitter to thank you to the commission on human rights and says that the mexican government is looking into it. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. the man from the u.s. state of minnesota who killed the lion known as cecil is ready to get back to work. walter palmer killed the lion in july during a nunt in zimbabwe and has taken a lot of criticism for it.

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states and of course all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. it is time to check the headlines for you. the july 31st arson attack against a palestinian family in the west bank has claimed a third victim, the child's father and now his mother have all succumbed to the fire. the boy's brother is the only survivor. 15 are dead and close to 50 injured after a bus crash sunday in brazil. officials say it happened on a winding road in the popular resort town between rio de janeiro and sao paulo. there may have been a problem with the vehicle's brakes. stocks are slower with shares in china off in "t" most. there are the numbers. 1. -- nearly 1 2/3 off there in

china for shanghai composite. and leaders from austria and germany are warning that the outpouring of support for migrants flowing into their countries is unsustainable and will have to be scaled back. in just the past two days, more than 12,000 migrants and refugees arrived in germany. most came on trains from austria. there are thousands more migrants still determined to make their way across austria into germany and for them it is the final leg of a treacherous journey from desperation to safety. fred pleitgened me up with some migrants who made it as far as vienna. >> reporter: hundreds of refugees are pouring to the rail station in vienna, many with children and all of them looking to complete that difficult journey. authorities have designated this

platform here for trains for the refugees. what we're seeing here also is an outpouring of support from the austrian population. many people bringing food and water and helping these people along. we have spoke to some of the refugees and they told us about the difficult journey they've had to make it to here. >> translator: from hungary we went through torture. we walked 110 kilometers with the children. they didn't allow us to take cars or trains. but the people were very nice. we arrived here safely and we are comfortable here and we like the people and the government of austria. >> reporter: one of the things that is important to speed up the process and make everything work more efficient is they have a lot of people here who speak the local languages of the refugees. you have people who speak farsi and arabic. is it important to know what

will come next, how do they get on the trains best? that is something that is key to making this process work. one of the things we have to keep in mind is that things are going well here at the vienna train station but europe is facing a major challenge in dealing with the tens of thousands of people who have already come here. i spoke with the spokesperson for the u.n. hcr and she says that europe needs to find a common approach to make all of this work. >> we have suggested big reception and registration centers in greece and italy and hungary and run by the people where people could go there and register and if they are refugees they can be distributed and relocated to all countries in europe. >> reporter: as these thousands of people come to europe, the material aid that they get from the folks in austria and germany is important, the food, water

and toys for children. but in many ways what is more important to these people is to be received with a smile and to be welcomed and shown they have a chance to integrate here in europe and possibly start a new life. >> and that was cnn's fred pleitgen reporting from vienna. portuguese soccer legend -- believes that soccer can be a uniting force for the refugees. he spoke to don r i dell. >> i think it's hard to see the situation of all the people that tried to -- and they are fighting for a better life. i think the politicals and the countries in europe should try to solve is this situation and

they are trying to find better conditions of life. i say from here that someone have to do something to help them. and to integrate in this situation. >> football can sometimes seem trivial when compared to the bigger events going on in the world. but we've seen recently, particularly in germany that football is doing its best to help. what more do you think your sport could do? >> well, i think football have a huge power. of course, football cannot solve all the problems. but with the power football have, i think we can handle part of the situation and try to help the way that is possible. so i think in germany is a good example and they're trying to alert for the authorities and

for the politicians to do something because i think these people is trying to run away from a war. if the war doesn't exist, i think this problem was not happening. so i think there's a conscience for everyone to solve the situation. >> many are calling on the u.s. to do more to resettle syrian refugees. carly fiorina thinks if america does it could risk terrorists slipping in. and she is blaming president barack obama for not doing more to stem the syrian crisis which has led to many fleeing to europe. here's more of what she said sunday on cbs. >> those pictures are unbelievably heart breaking and unfortunately, we have known this crisis was coming for a very long time. this is an example of what happens when the united states

fails to lead. president obama had options in syria three years ago. and he failed to exercise any of those options. and he has watched as this humanitarian crisis has grown and grown. i think the united states honestly, sadly, cannot relax our entrance cry teiteria. we have to be careful who we allow to enter to make sure terrorists are not coming here. i think the europeans have to continue to step up in terms of the money they provide for humanitarian relief. they have not done as much as the united states has done on that front. they are beginning to step up and let the refugees cross into their borders. democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton is campaigning hard but new polls show her losing more ground to bernie sanders. the late nest the race for the

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its course, people will know that what i've been saying is accurate. they may disagree as i now disagree with the choice that i made but it's the facts i put forth have remained the same. >> hillary clinton is still topping the polls in iowa. our senior washington correspondent, jeff zeleny was asked whether hillary clinton is losing support or sanders is gaining momentum? >> i'm here in iowa and hillary clinton is maintaining her lead here. but things have certainly changed over the summer months. the dynamic has shifted. there's no question. senator bernie sanders is really tapping into a what a lot of liberal democrats want to hear. he is firing up crowds across the country. tens of thousands of people are hearing him. he is attack wall street and big

business and bill neighbors. and hillary clinton is running an establishment campaign. and this as we know, on both sides of the race, voters are not in the mood for an establishment politician. that is one of the reasons that hillary clinton have to shake things up. >> what people say to pollsters and what they do in the polls are different things. bernie sanders is resonating with questions of income and inequality and going after wall street and making it a fairer place. but when it comes to international policy, sitting down with vladimir putin and dealing with iran, they don't see him in that broader arena. will that hurt him long term and help hillary? >> is it a challenge for bernie sanders long term once the race becomes more serious. polls are a snapshot in time not predictive of what might happen.

but foreign solsy is not on the minds of the american voters at this point. but hillary clinton is definitely more experienced in foreign affairs and definitely more suited toward all of these negotiations like you mentioned here. but her challenge will be trying to appeal to voters on these home-grown domestic issues here. so you know, this is just a -- a summer-time thing that bernie sanders is drawing some attention here, not predictive of what's going to happen. but there is no question she has to shake up her campaign to get voters enthused about what she is saying here. >> jeff zeleny there. former u.s. vice presidential nominee sarah palin is speaking out on the 2016 election in an interview with cnn's jake tapper, palin praised jeb bush for being bilingual but she prefers people in the u.s.

to quote, speak american. >> i think we should send a message, if you want to be an american you better be here legally or you are out. and when you're here, let's speak american. let's speak english. and that's kind of a unifying aspect of a nation is the language that is understood by all. >> palin also admit shed is eyeing the position of energy secretary in a potential donald trump administration. lawyers for the women at the center of a fight over same-sex marriage licenses in the u.s. state of kentucky are appealing the contempt charge against her. kim davis was jailed by a u.s. district judge for refusing to issue the licenses as required by her job. she says same-sex marriage is against her religious beliefs. the judge in the case says davis will remain in jail until she complies with the law.

a muslim flight attendant was suspend from her job for refusing to serve alcohol. she is trying to get her job back at express jet but she says her religion doesn't allow her to consume or even serve alcoholic beverages. >> that ree stanley says she was suspended from her job because of her religious beliefs. this week she filed a charge of discrimination against regional airline express jet. the issue, stanley converted to islam two years ago. one of her co-workers filed a complaint against her saying she was not fulfilling her duties by refusing to serve alcohol.

four weeks later her religious accommodation was revoked by the airline and she was suspended. >> we are asking that her employment be reinstated. >> reporter: her lawyer says her client's sincerely held religious beliefs should not keep her from being a flight attendant. >> the law requires that the employer accommodate her beliefs. she is not required to search for another job. >> reporter: a spokesman for express jet declined to talk about the complaint but said, we embrace and respect the value of our all of our team members. we are an equal opportunity employer. cnn aviation analyst mary s schiavo says that the accommodation may be difficult. >> if you have one flight

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boys and fan girls. he is a fan boy of "cnn newsroom" and decided to pay him a visit. let's look at the time on "dr. who" when he caught the public's attention. >> excellent bottom. there's a time and place. should really be off. >> sorry old man. i got to go meet a girl. for you got an excellent bottom, too. >> and john barrowman joins me now. it is a pleasure and thrill to have you here. >> i'm very excited. we want to talk about your character. captain jack harkness who you played in "dr. who" as an

omnisexual character. >> it was the first time and openly gay man was playing a hero on television in a big sci-fi drama that was reaching out worldwide to many countries and we weren't apologizing for the character being omnisexual. he was a ground breaking character and it was nice to have him be a hero. not many people in that position are portrayed as heroes. they are eersds the funny guy or the funny girl or someone that is looked upon as being the not so nice end of things and this guy was a hero. and it was ground breaking. it changed the attitude for gay and lesbian and bi-sexual and transgender people. they were looking at someone they could identify with which was awesome. >> as you mention, you worked as

a gay activist, an author, singer, dancer, an actor, a comedian. and you have an mbe. tell us about that. >> the mbe was given to me for my services to entertainment and also to charity. and you know, you mention the vast array of things i've been doing. when i got the letter and i opened it up in my manager's office. my manager looked at it first and he went oh, my gosh. and i said what's wrong? has something happened to someone and he said you're getting an mbe and i said what have i done to deserve it? really? we looked at everything and you know, i thought, it's the biggest honor and something i'm exceptionally proud of you can be given by, you know, the united kingdom and the queen, and i was really bowled over.

i took the three most important people in my life to the ceremony, my mom, dad, and husband, scott. when i walked out in front of the throne room you go in. i looked over at the three of them all sitting there beaming and looking at me. it is one of the most memorable and proudest moments of my career thus far. >> and you mention the charity work. you have done a lot of stuff with animals. but you are helping a boy with cerebral palsy. >> dowie james from wales, part of the united kingdom. and he is coming over to the u.s. and having trouble. his family were having trouble paying for the flight. i'm taking care of the flight along with british airways to bring him to the states to bring him this operation. it seems so simple. his family approached me and

needed money for operation. on one of the evenings of my tour about 3,000, 4,000 people in wales, in cardiff, they donated money and got part of the operation paid for. it's a simple operation. when a child goes to his mother and says why can't i walk like my brothers and sisters and there is an operation that can fix it, you get him the operation no matter what. we are flying him over and with a lot of physiotherapy and work he will be on his feet and we'll help this young man walk. >> that is cool. any breaking news for us on captain jack or of course malcolm merlin from "arrow"? >> for captain jack fans there will be audio plays coming out. although he is not on the tv screens he never goes away. if you enjoyed season three of

"arrow" you will love season four. it is a calm ride that will throw you off balance. and malcolm will surprise you an awful lot. i really can't tell you anything. i'll get in trouble. >> last line and best line from captain jack? >> well, as he would say, the 21st century is when it all changes and you've got to be ready. >> thank you for joining us. >> it's a pleasure. i watch you all the time. one of the best news shows on the air. >> we like that. >> thank you. and he is truly wonderful. john barrowman there. thanks for watching, i'm rosemary church. keep me comp in the next hour of "cnn newsroom" in the next couple minutes as a matter of fact. back in a moment.

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former u.s. vice presidential candidate sarah palin says that everyone in the u.s. should speak american. also ahead, a familiar face from the adventurous side of television joins me in studio. >> hi, rosemary. >> see, they're going to watch you. >> "dr. who" and "arrow" star, john barrowman talks about his on screen and off screen heroics. hello and welcome to everyone in the united states and all around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." fear and desperation is giving way to safety and hope for thousands of migrants. more than 12,000 people have made their way to germany, thousands more are in austria waiting to make the final leg of their long, dangerous journey into germany.

relief workers in austria are providing food, clothing and encouragement. and in germany they are receiving warm greetings and support. the leaders of austria and germany are warning that the support is unsustainable. they say the level of aid will be pulled back. cnn's fred pleitgen joins us from vienna, austria with more. talk about the situation with the migrants and the refugees and also we're hearing from austrian and german leaders, that this isn't sustainable and yet we see so many volunteers and so many people from those countries who want to help these refugees and migrants. >> reporter: yeah, you're absolutely right. there has been an outpouring of support and we saw great scenes here at the vienna west train station yesterday and this morning. this place here, vienna west was a focal point of the effort to help these refugees get from

hungary to germany where most of them want to go. many crossed the hungarian border into austria and brought here to vienna west. and what you see behind me is one of the special trains that the austrian rail company has the put in service to help those on to munich. yesterday this place was absolutely packed. there were an immense amount of people trying to help. let's look at how that day unfolded. hundreds of refugees are pouring into the rail station in vienna, many with their children and all of them of course looking to complete their dangerous journey. what authorities have done is designated this platform for trains for the refugees. what we're seeing here also is an outpouring of support from the austrian population. many people bringing food, bringing water and just helping these people along.

we've spoken to some of the refugees and they've told us about the difficult journey they've had to make it to here. >> from hungary we walked 110 kilometers with the children. they didn't allow us to take cars or trains. the government fooled us but the people are very nice. we arrived here safely and we are comfortable here and we like the people and the government of austria. >> reporter: one of the things that is important to speed up the process and make everything work more efficient is they have a lot of people here who speak the local languages of the refugees. you have people who speak farsi and arabic. for the refugees it's important for them to know the process and what will come next, what will happen when they get to munich and how do they get on the trains best. that is something that is key to make the process work. one of the things we have to keep in mind is things are going very well here, but europe is

still facing a major challenge in dealing with the tens of thousands of people who have already come here. i spoke earlier with the spokesperson for the u.n. hcr, and she says that europe needs to find a common approach to make all of this work. >> we have suggested, for example, big reception registration centers in greece, italy and hungary run by the u.n. and supported by u.n. hcr where people can register and if they are refugees they can be distributed and relocated to all different countries in europe. >> reporter: as thousands of people come to europe, the material aid that they get from the folks here in austria and germany that is important, the food, the water, the toys for the children. but in many ways what is more important to a lot of these people is to be received here with a smile and to be welcomed and shown that they have a chance to integrate here in europe and possibly start a new life.

and of course, rosemary, the situation is very difficult both for germany and for austria and both of the countries have said it's not going to be sustainable in the long run. they are calling for other european countries to take in more refugees as well. they are thinking of calling for an emergency eu summit to get some sort of way to get other countries to take in more migrants as a way of distributing them to other countries as well. the austrians have said in light of the fact they were able to move so many of the refugees through austria through the weekend they will be stopping the emergency measures and the emergency trains will stop rung. they say at this point, the situation is starting to get under control for them. but of course they do know that the flow of people is not going to stop coming. this is not going to be a problem that's going to go away. >> indeed. we are seeing the heavy lifting

done by austria and germany. for many of the migrants germany is their final destination. the country has a robust economy, a strong democracy and a history of taking in those in need. a new poll shows the majority of germans are willing to donate money, clothing and time to the migrants. and we are joined live now. and we are seeing a similar situation in germany and more so where so many volunteers and so many people from the german population want to help and volunteer their time. it is extraordinary. but at the same time we hear from the german leadership that this is not sustainable. >> reporter: well, what the german leadership has made clear is that this is very much a temporary solution so far and in fact we just learned that we do expect to hear from german

chancellor angela merkel in about an hour and a half. there will be a press conference and we'll stay on top of that for you. this is munich station. it is quiet right now but up until last last night we were seeing hundreds of people coming off every train from syria, afghanistan and a number of countries. they register inside the station and line up here to get medical checks and they are bussed or taken by train to temporary shelters. and you are right. we have seen 150 volunteers here and crowds of people to applaud the refugees, give them sweets, snacks, and children coming to give toys to other children coming off the trains. having said that, however, there is tension here still in germany. i have to point out that very early this morning, in the small town of rottenburg, there was an

arson attack on a refugee shuttler that damaged about 50 of the container homes and none of usable now. there are 80 refugees living in that shelter and these attacks do happen on an almost daily basis here. while much of the german public is here in support of the refugees you do see these flash points and there is concern by german politicians you will see the tensions rise the more refugees come in. >> that is certainly a big concern. atika shubert joining us there from munich. and apologies for audio issues there. a substantial percentage of the refugees are from syria, the country has lost millions of its citizens since the uprising against the assad regime began. in 2011 the population was estimated at 22.4 million

people. since then, 7.6 million people have been internally displaced meaning they fled their homes but stayed in the country. 4 million have fled syria altogether, most going to neighboring countries including lebanon, turkey and jordan. more than 250,000 syrians have been killed in the continuing war. and that leaves about 10.6 million syrians, roughly half the population, remaining where they were four years ago. while refugees continue to stream out of syria, the kremlin is allegedy moving military hardware in. u.s. secretary of state john kerry called sergey lavrov over the weekend. washington is expressing concern about reports moscow is moving military infrastructure into the war-torn country to support its ally the al assad reveal.

kerry's point is if it is true it will only make the misery worse. let's bring in matthew chance who joins us live from moscow. explain what we know about what is possibly happening here. >> reporter: rosemary, first of all, the reports that we're referring for are unconfirmed and denied by the kremlin. vladimir putin saying it's premature to speak of any russian engagement militarily in syria against islamic state. nevertheless, social media has been full of reports of russia stepping up its military presence there. those reports given credibility by the fact that john kerry voiced his concern to his russia counterpart, sergey lavrov on friday talking about how if they're true these reports could lead to all sorts of

complications including escalating the conflict, increase loss of life, increased refugee flows. and also a concern expressed by john kerry if the russians are there and they do bolster the syrian army that could lead to an unwanted confrontation between the anti-isis coalition that is there led by the united states and turkey carrying out air strikes on the i.s. positions. that is a concern that that would not be able to continue or complicate that process. if it's true and we don't have confirmation that it is, it could be an important development in the syrian civil war. it would be something that would be very dangerous but it could also be decisive as well. if the russians do intervene on the side of the syrian army when it is on the back foot.

that could shift the balance and bolster the regime of bashar al assad and turn the tide against the rebels. >> matthew chance keeping a close eye on that story from moscow. many thanks to you. and in an exclusive interview our becky anderson, turkey's president weighed in on the situation in syria. he says there has never been international resolve to deal with the tyrant ruling syria. >> translator: this is of course a result of being a mere spectator to all the developments in syria and all the developments in iraq. syria is led by a tyrant and this tyrant has always been protected. what we have to do to move him out of there we'd never thought about. i always talked about this with our friends. there are things russia should do. there are things iran should do. they are all countries that are

supporting them. daish's biggest supporter right now is the regime. those who make the effort to keep the regime standing are the ones who carry this responsibility. why do they feel themselves in debt to al assad? we are facing a syria that has destroyed and burned and had its own people wiped out. they are still trying to support such a syrian president who supports a separatist terrorist organization. i talked to them about this. i told them this cannot go on. i told them come withdraw your support, remove your hand and he'll fall within 24 hours. >> and turkey believes the establishment of a terror-free zone within syria is one of the most viable ways of fighting isis and president al assad. it looks like the iran nuclear deal has enough votes to pass in the u.s. congress but the decision wasn't an easy one for some democrats. coming up here on cnn, an

emotional moment from one politician. and sarah palin is serving up her opinion about the 2016 presidential race. and she's got her eye on a cabinet position in one republican's potential administration. and a kentucky woman jaile for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses is appealing the charges against her. that's story, next. just about anywhere you can use splenda®... ...no calorie sweetener. splenda® lets you experience... ...the j of sugar... ...without all the calories. think sugar, say splenda®

welcome back, everyone. the iran nuclear agreement looks every bit like a done deal since u.s. president barack obama secured enough support in congress last week to side with him. should republicans vote to block the agreement, the head of the democratic national committee told cnn her choice to back the agreement was not automatic. debby wasserman schultz got choked up as she talked about how important the decision was for her as a jewish woman. >> there are a lot of constituents of yours, a lot of jews who will say you sold out israel, what are you going to

say them? >> i'm the first jewish woman to represent florida in congress and i'm a jewish mother and i wrote an opinion that talks about my jewish heart and how important this was to me that as a jewish mother that we have a concept of -- from generation to generation. there's nothing more important to me as a jew than to ensure that israel's existence is there throughout our generations. and i am confident that the process i've gone through is one that will ensure that israel will be there forever. i'm an american citizen and i believe in protecting america's national security interests and there is no way we would be able to ensure that better than approving this deal and ensuring that iran is never able to get access to nuclear weapons and we can shift our focus on going after their terrorist ambitions.

and i had the privilege of talking with president obama last night who assured me as we move forward and discuss with israel and the enhanced security package that will be essential to provide to israel and we tighten our ability to enforce this deal i will be part of a group of members in congress that will working with him and his administration on that. that's critical for me. >> she is satisfied that the deal will ensure that iran will be years away from being a nuclear state and the u.s. can focus more on their terrorist activity. on "meet the press" on sunday, colin powell said he is in favor of the deal. that did not go unnoticed at the white house with mr. obama expressing his thanks to "n" a tweet. now to the 2016 race for the white house. new polls on the democratic front showing bernie sanders overtaking hillary clinton in the key state of new hampshire.

the vermont senator is leading clinton by nine points according to a new nbc poll. sanders credits the growing support to his stance on economic issues. >> we have a very specific set of ideas and programs that take on the billionaire class. and say, you know what, enough is enough. the country belongs to all of us and not a handful of billionaires. >> on the republican side of things, ben carson is is gaining ground on front runner donald trump in iowa. trump is leading now by only 7 points. jeb bush has lost roughly half his support since july. jeff zeleny has more. >> reporter: a new poll shows that bernie sanders is continuing to hold his advantage over hillary clinton in new hampshire with a 9-point lead of hillary clinton. this is remarkable for a democratic socialist senator

from vermont. he is well known in new hampshire but striking given hillary clinton's command over the campaign. in iowa where she is campaigning today she has a lead over bernie sanders but that lead has dropped from 24 points in july to only 11 points now, almost cut in half here. so hillary clinton knows her work is cut out for her over the next five months before the iowa caucuses that start this campaign. and on the republican side, donald trump is leading in new hampshire and in iowa. this new poll shows he is in command. but coming on strong is ben carson who is appealing to evangelical republicans the christian conservatives who are so important in any republican primary campaign. voters are look for anyone but a politician. that's why donald trump and ben carson coming on so strong in

iowa. >> jeff zeleny reporting from iowa there. and candidate trump is looking ahead to president trump. and who might make up his first cabinet. he will seek out great minds like former vice presidential nominee sarah palin possibly as secretary of energy. on cnn palin hinted it is a job she would like adding she would scrap the department and give responsibility back to the states. she defended donald trump after he was caught not knowing the names of prominent world figures. palin said the u.s. needs a strong leader not someone who is good at trivial pursuit. she also backed trump after he said his republican rival jeb bush should lead by example and stop speaking spanish. >> it's a benefit of jeb bush to be able to be so fluent in

spanish because we have a large and wonderful hispanic population that is helping to build america but i think we should send the message if you want to be in america you better be here legally or you're out of here. and when you're here let's speak american. >> pallen plans to be a part of a rally in washington this week protesting the iran nuclear deal. lawyers for the woman at the center over same-sex marriage licenses in the u.s. state of kentucky are appealing the charge against her. kim davis was jailed last week by a u.s. district judge for refusing to issue the licenses as required by her job. he says same-sex marriage is against her religious beliefs. the lawyers argue that the judge has not entered a written order. and some republicans agree.

>> we have a check and balance system. do we have three equal branches or one supreme branch not just the supreme court? that's the question. >> on friday, the first same-sex couple in that county was issued a license by a deputy clerk. the man from the u.s. state of minnesota who killed the famed lion known as cecil says he is ready to get back to work. he killed the lion in july during a hunt in zimbabwe. on sunday he did an interview with the socialed press and he says he plans to reopen his dental practice on tuesday and reiterated the hunt was legal in africa and he needs to get back to his life, saying, quote, i'm a health professional. i need to get back to my staff and my patients and they want me back. that's why i'm back.

the pope is calling on catholic institutions across europe to offer shelter to thousands of refugees and the vatican is leading the way. the details, just ahead. ooñóokñ.??????ó

and a warm welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church and it's time to check the main stories. the july 31st arson attack against a palestinian family in the west bank has claimed a third victim. the toddler, father and mother

died from their injuries. the family's 4-year-old boy is the only survivor and remains in the hospital. it looks like guatemala's presidential election is headed for a run off. officials are tabulating the vote and none of the 14 candidates is expected to win the 50% plus one needed to secure the presidency. last week former president otto perez molina resigned over a bribery scandal and is in custody. leaders from austria and germany are warning they will have to scale back aid for migrants streaming into their countries. more than 12,000 of them have arrived in just the last two days. but officials say that level of support is not sustainable. pope francis is call on the tens of thousands of catholic churches and monasteries across europe to open their doors and

take in refugees. his request came sunday during an address in st. peter's square. he says the vatican will host two families in the coming days and he encouraged every religious community to show mercy. >> translator: faced with the tragedy of tens of thousands of refugees who are fleeing death from war and hunger and on the road in the hope of a better life the gospel calls us to show sol dare toy to the smallest and abandoned and show them real hope. >> and we turn to delia gallagher who joins us live from rome. and we see pope francis leading the charge. this time, calling on families not only catholic families but also institutions and beyond that, other religious groups, to play a role here. >> reporter: that's right, rosemary and the pope says he will start in his own backyard.

the pope has two parish churches at the vatican. and he says each of those parishes will host one family. i spoke to the vatican spokesman yesterday who said those families may not necessarily stay inside the vatican and could be hosted in the homes of other families who attend mass at the vatican parishes. the appeal was not just to priests but to the whole community to welcome the refugees. there are some 120,000 parishes across europe not including the monasteries, convents and religious institutions that the pope called upon and in some parishes they have been welcoming immigrants for some time now. in milan, the catholic church has opened up 900 places for migrants and in vienna, 500

places have been identified for refugee families. the vatican's hope is that catholic institutions across europe will heed the pope's call. there is no specific plan, the vatican spokesman told me, for implementing the pope's appeal but they hope everyone will adhere to it. >> how significant is this? how many times in the past going back over papal history have we seen a pope take a stand in a refugees migrants crisis situation? >> reporter: the vatican has an offer for immigration and migration, which plays a specific attention to these issues throughout the year. and of course they also have catholic aid groups offering food, health care, water, and so on for immigrants there up the world. john paul ii in 2004 made a similar appeal that religious

institutions open their doors to immigrants. now with this explosion in europe of immigrants from the middle east and africa, obviously, pope francis's appeal has a special kind of echo and indeed coming from a president obama pope who is an immigrant himself he has a special place in his heart for the plight of refugees. >> cnn's vatican correspondent delia gallagher reporting live from rome. many thanks to you. as the charity and support pours out in germany and austria there are questions about the gulf states. many of the migrants come from the nations close to the persian gulf countries. but as becky anderson reports the oil-rich gulf states offer very little in the way of refuge. >> reporter: exhausted and drained but determined to make it. most are marching toward germany

where they are being welcomed with open arms. the majority are syrian and traveled thousands of miles in search of a better life. and now, questions being raised about why these people fleeing war couldn't find suitable refuge closer to home, namely in rich arab gulf countries that could afford to house them. the uproar has gained momentum on social media. images like these were widely circulated. and the u.n. has voiced its concerns. >> that's why we have been asking not only the borders of the region are open but all of the borders, special in the developed world are also open. it is true in europe, in the gulf, everywhere where the countries have the capacity to receive syrians and integrate them in their societies. >> reporter: there are more than 4 million syrian refugees in the

region. but according to amnesty international six gulf countries have not offered any resettlement options to the refugees but it's they have been given a lot of money. kuwait has donated almost $1 billion to help syrians making it the fifth largest donor worldwide. >> there is a lot that the states have done that is not recognized by the international community. i don't think anybody, country, state have helped the syrian refugee more than the arab gulf states. >> but the gulf countries don't recognize refugees as they are not signatories to the refugee convention. so anyone who wants to enter has to meet standard visa requirements which tens of thousands of syrians do and there are security concerns about hosting large populations from arab states. >> it feeds into isis appeal and

feeds into the violence in the region which is already the most violent region on earth. anything that goes in the neighborhood impacts the security and the stability of the gulf states who are by far the most stable and security of the arab countries. the officials in the uae have given half a billion dollars. for the moment it seems the money will continue, but the doors are staying closed. becky anderson, cnn, abu dhabi. we will take a short break here. but we have new details in the case of the 43 missing students in mexico. why the country is launching a new investigation into the key claim about their disappearance. ♪

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the families of 43 missing college students are demanding a meeting with mexico's president after a new report concluded there is no evidence the standpoin students were burned at a landfill last year after they disappeared. mexico announced on sunday they will launch a new investigation. >> reporter: the mexican government will launch a new investigation into the disappearance of 43 college students in mexico last year after a freshly released independent investigation found inconsistencies in the government's official account. the new report released by the intercommission on human rights included investigators from latin america and europe. the report goes on to say there were contradictions in the government's findings.

the government said the attacks were a case of mistaken identity but this report says not only did the federal and state police know the students were there but they did nothing to intervene when local police shot the unarmed civilians. the government said the police thought the students were rival cartel members. the independent report says more likely it was due to students inadvertently hijacking a bus linked to the movement of drug and cash in the city. the attorney general's office held a press conference responding to the report. >> translator: according to the information regarding the ashes in the landfill i ordered an additional investigation into the fire with the highest level of investigators who have the experience needed for an issue of this magnitude. for this reason we will request a new investigation led by a

group of forensic investigators of the highest prestige. >> mexico's president took to twitter to say thank you to the commission and that the mexican government is looking into it. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. a powerful storm is dumping heavy rain over japan and there's more on the way. we now have more on that. how bad is this likely to be? >> this is not as strong as the other storms we have seen this season. that is good for the folks in japan. the tropical depression off to the left and kilo off to the right. a rather nice image to see after so many of the storms this season. but as we take a closer look at the newest tropical depression it's not as impressive.

winds around 55 kilometers per hour but it is expected to intensify just before it arrives up toward japan. winds around 100 kilometers per hour when it makes landfall in about 48 hours from now. the problem is it's the rain. they've already had very heavy amounts of rainfall due to a frontal boundary that came through. so again, we've got a lot of rain that's already fallen and then you have to factor in the new rain that will fall from the tropical depression. farther south we are finishing the winter season in australia. melbourne the coldest wizard in 26 years. in hobart the coldest in 50 years. and it's going to stay cold in several places including melbourne. the average high this time of

year is 17 degrees. 13 for tuesday, 14 on wednesday. the northwestern section of the country is the opposite. perth had its warmest winter in two decades and they are dealing with a very, very big wildfire season, above average for the wildfires. it's just been interesting. the winter that they've had down there. some experiencing snow in places they haven't seen in over 30 years and in the western half brutal heat and the wildfires. but hopefully they will get reprieve from that. >> always the crazy extremes. thank you so much, allison, appreciate it. from the stage to the small screen, john barrowman has gained a legion of fans across the world. and he and his sister carole are big fans of cnn. >> good evening i'm -- >> when do we get to start? >> it's my show. >> it's not.

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wandering the streets of downtown atlanta this weekend you could have been for given for thinking you had entered a parallel universe. 50,000 people invaded the city for the annual dragon-con and the costumes were an attraction in themselves but it's the event also attracts famous faces from the big and small screens. among them, this man, john barrowman. he has earned no shortage of fan boys and fan girls. he himself is a fan boy of "cnn newsroom" and decided to pay us a visit. let's take a look at the moment on "dr. who" when barrowman first caught the viewing public's attention. >> excellent bottom. >> there's a time and a place. >> look, we really should be off. >> sorry, old man.

i got to go meet a girl. but you got an excellent bottom, too. >> and john barrowman joins me now. is it a pleasure and thrill to have you here at cnn studios. >> i'm very excited. >> we want to talk about your character. captain jack harkness who you played in 2005 in "dr. who." as an aomnisexual character. tell us about that. >> it was the first time that we were not apologizing about the character being what they called in the show, omnisexual but basically, he was a ground-breaking character and it was nice to have this character as a hero, because not many

people in that position are portrayed as heroes. they are either the funny guy or the funny girl or someone that is looked upon as being somewhat -- the not so nice end of things. and this guy was a hero. it was great. it was ground breaking. it changed the attitude for gay and lesbian and transgender and bi-sexual people all over the world. they were looking at someone who they could identify with which was awesome. >> enas you mentioned, you worked as a gay activist, an author, singer, dancer, an actor, a comedian and you have an mbe. >> tell us about that. >> it was given to me for my services to entertainment and also to charity. and you know, you mention the vast array of things i've been doing. when i got the letter and i

opened it up in my manager's office. actually my manager looked at it first and he went oh, my gosh and i said what's wrong? has something happened to someone and he said, no you're getting an mbe. and i said what have i done to deserve it, really? we looked at everything and you know, i thought, well, it's the biggest honor and something i'm exceptionally proud of you can be given by the united kingdom and the queen. and it's -- i was really bowled over i took the three most important people in my life to the ceremony, my mom, dad and husband, scott. and when i walked out in front of the throne room that you go in to get the award. and i walked out and i thought i got to look at them. and i looked at the three of them all sitting there beaming looking at me. it was one of the most memorable and proudest moments of my

career so far. >> and you mention the charity work. you have done a lot of stuff with animals and you are helping a boy with cerebral palsy. >> dowie james, he's from wales. you know, part of the united kingdom, and he's coming over to the u.s. and he was having trouble, his family was having trouble playing for the flight. i'm taking care of the flight with british airways to bring him to the states to receive this operation. it seems so simple. when i was doing my concert tour his family approached me. and they needed money for the flight. about 3,000 people in cardiff in wales donated money and we got part of the operation paid for. it's a simple operation. when a child goes to his mother and says why can't i walk like my brothers and sisters and there is an operation that can do and fix it you get the kid the operation no matter what.

we are going to fly him over and with a lot of physiotherapy and a lot of work he will be on his feet and we'll help this young man walk. >> that is very cool indeed. >> it is. any breaking news for us on captain jack or malcolm merlin from "arrow"? >> for captain jack fans audio plays will be coming out. although he may not be on the tv screens he never goes away. for malcolm merlin if you enjoyed season three, you will love season four. it will start calm and shoot up in the air and throw you off balance and malcolm will surprise you an awful lot. i can't tell you anything. >> last line and best line from captain jack? >> he would say, the 21st century is when it all changes and you've got to be ready. >> so true.

>> john barrowman thank you for joining us. >> it's a pleasure, i watch you all the time and one of the best news shows on the air. >> we like that. >> thank you. >> he is such a wonderful person. thank you so much for watching cnn, i am rosemary church. "early start" is coming up for our viewers in the u.s. for our viewers elsewhere, stay tuned for more of the "cnn newsroom." stick around. . . . . oh, look. we have a bunch of...

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