this is deja vu news live from berlin talks are expected in moscow today on the fighting in northern syria it's hope that these talks will help relieve the burgeoning migrant crisis on turkey's border to the you will have all the details also coming up. german political leaders on of the victims of a racist attack they were joined by survivors and their families for a memorial in the western town of hanno where a far right gunman shot 9 people dead in 2 sheesh of course.

i'm brian thomas very good to have you with us for the program today. turkey's president erda one is set to hold talks today with his russian counterpart vladimir putin on the escalating conflict in northern syria that has displaced thousands of civilians this as a new migrant crisis looms on the external border of the european union more than 12000 people are now encamped on the turkish side of the border with greece some are thought to be refugees from the fighting in syria but a lack of access to this border area is making any confirmation that difficult the e.u. for its part says it stands alongside athens with the political fallout from the miter crisis of 2015 still reverberating w's max sanders reports now from casa nice where there have been clashes in that area between migrants and border forces.

exhausted and with nowhere to turn to these young pakistani men managed to slip into greece in bashir says the turkish military force them to the border he tells us they've been walking aimlessly for the last 10 hours. to get we're being moved from one side to the other the military is doing that we're stuck in the middle in the beginning we were 20 to 25 people that only us 3 made it the others were arrested they know that if they are caught by the greek police they too will be arrested. others didn't even get that far like these migrants who gathered behind the border fence in turkey in an attempt to cross greek security forces used tear gas against them and allegedly even deadly force. these images from the other side of the border were given to us by the turkish government injured migrants being carried around from the fence. on caresses greek

security forces shot live rounds into the crowds killing one and injuring 5 others a claim the greek government has called fake news pressure continues along the greek frontier almost a week after turkey said its border to the european union was open to everyone it's a cross. for the tough handling of the situation greek authorities have not only received praise by european leaders but also the highest cleric in greece archbishop pell the most traveled to the border town custom yes for a special service and honor of the greek security forces and those living in the border region yes this is the me for. this you know that. we're proud of you. proud of your struggle if not only for the army not only for greece and i want to. our european friends should be here as well our partners and allies

. because we have to support these borders. to get you if you miss the would be my to see if it was through these women. assuming that. people here in the border town of custom yes for a long have felt abandoned by the european union local mayor stuff last c.m.i. need is calling for a common and sustainable solution to deal with migration but for the people waiting at the border has offered up a little hope anybody can bet even a c.m. . and after that that the meat is no chance for these millions of refugees to end up in a 0 and increase game for many it's not a lot of. effort i wish for all the sleeping i'll find their destination is more dos this thing happening right now it's impossible not only for us or him or not but it's all in europe to receive these large numbers of them to leave his hmong phone. on the letta defined as a mo d.

and then go to night in. here and his friends have made it to europe but their final destination germany is still a long way to go i'm on a mission to. walk on we don't have a car no money no money and nothing to drink we'll just walk with god. guard. as they continue their journey they have no idea if they're going to make it but they know they want to get away from this dangerous front here as fast as they can. let's get the very latest now from the turkish greek border area with your on good day to you can you tell us where you are right now and what's the situation at the border.

i'm about 2 kilometers away from one of the main border crossings here between tuckey and greece which is called. i'm on the turkish side but turkish authorities are not letting us journalists anywhere near the border anymore so basically they're preventing us from independently reporting on the situation of migrants and refugees then so i can tell you how many people are still waiting to cross into greece into the european union asked him it's put this figure at somewhere between 10000 to up 220000 people i also can tell you about the conditions for these people i can only assume they must be terrible because it's been 7 days since many of them have come here they have slept outside in the open with nothing more than a few of blankets yesterday violent clashes erupted here at the border so the security situation overall also appears to be very tense that. the

european is accusing turkey. you can argue. for its own political what's turkey's reply to that. well the turkish government rejects criticism that this was a you know blackmailing the european union their line of argumentation is that they are at their limit at their capacity when it comes to hosting refugees here so this is why they are doing it but clearly we have indication we talk to people here the movement of people here towards the border has been facilitated by turkish authorities. you know as we've been reporting a number of these migrants thanks so much for that you hear from the border area a seeking to enter europe come from syria where fighting is now raging in the north turkey and russia have troops on the ground there and they're supporting opposing sides the recent weeks of escalating military action in the province have left

dozens of turkish troops dead and created a dynamic where russian and turkish forces could wind up in direct confrontation preventing that will likely be on the agenda during the russian and turkish talks in moscow later today. flying the russian flag in sarah cab a key town in it live province with russia's help syrian government forces have pushed out opposition rebel forces backed by turkey. as the syrian government intensifies its assault on the country's last remaining rebel stronghold both russia and turkey are counting the casualties turkey is especially under pressure it's lost more than 50 troops in the past month including 33 soldiers killed in a single airstrike last week. turkish president wretch f.-type air to one

has vowed to continue turkey's offensive should syrian forces not withdraw to it live front lines established in a 2017 court. but turkey needs the fighting to stop so it can create a safe zone and it lead that's key to airdrie once planned to repatriate nearly 4000000 syrian refugees currently living in turkey. the recent heavy fighting it led has also triggered a fresh refugee crisis on turkey's doorstep displacing around a 1000000 more syrians. at the moment it's russian backed syrian troops that have the upper hand in its lead with moscow determined to see the syrian government regain full control of its territory. let's get your brief down some of the other stories making the news at this hour italy is now the epicenter of europe's new corona virus outbreak with more than 3000 people are affected and over 100 deaths

it has closed all schools and universities nationwide sparring fans from all sporting events for the next few weeks more than 95000 people have now attracted the virus worldwide. in the u.s. michael bloomberg has announced he's ending his campaign for the democratic party nomination in this year's presidential election and that he's endorsing joe biden this comes after the results of super tuesday as primary elections made the former vice president and senator bernie sanders the clear for us. former u.n. secretary general javier perez the quasar has died at the age of 100 the peruvian diplomat served as the 5th u.n. chief between 1900 to 1901 he was known for his peacemaking efforts including brokering the end to the iran iraq war in 1988. in yemen is

a mystery as the rebels have stepped up efforts to shut down cafes and restaurants where men and women mingle they've closed the only weapons cafe in the capital saw militia are also policing men's hairstyles and patrolling school and college campuses to enforce islamic dress to us. here in germany parliamentarians are today debating how to tackle far right wing extremism and hate crimes in the country this comes a day after political leaders joint family members and friends and holding a memorial for the victims of a racially motivated killing spree in the western town of hanno that incident has left the community of how deeply shaken. the victims were not foreigners the central theme of the memorial service in hono

for the murdered members of the city's immigrant community. i am stunned that because of this terrible crime my brother will never again come into our house laughing and happy. victims' relatives and leading politicians joined together to mourn the 9 men and women shot dead in the far right racist terror attack the mother of the suspected gunman was the 10 ficta chemical chuck who was friends with many of the victims said he wants to see actions not listen to words. yeah i live here and these are all of us in this town are people who belong to this world to europe to germany to has but also to have now please let us act together against inflammatory language. against the hate. because since the 19th of february people are worried about how to keep on living here. on february 19th

a 43 year old german monotype to shisha bars on a kiosk shooting dead 9 people from the tons immigrant community and wounding all there's the attacker held a legal gun permit he's believed to have shot at his mother before taking his own life prosecutors say the suspect held deeply racist beliefs. $650.00 guests gathered at the event and hano many of them relatives of the victims german chancellor angela merkel and president frank father steinmeyer sought with the families steinmeyer appealed to german society to defend democracy. even mentioned in some demands i'm a blunt lipped every person who lives in our country must be able to live in safety and peace our state has the duty to protect this right here to wind you have to do more and must do everything necessary. authorities plan to erect

a permanent memorial to the hano attack victims in the city's main cemetery some of them already buried there. let's get your monitor now of our top stories this hour thousands of asylum seekers remain stranded at the turkish border after turkey gave them the green light to try to enter europe the leaders of turkey and russia are set to meet today to seek

a solution to the escalating fighting in northern syria. coming up we have our documentary doc film with the story of a father who lost his daughter in the so-called islamic state i'm brian thomas with the entire team thanks for me. to go beyond. that. the stories that matter to. us. whatever it takes. to not running around trying to get into a little bit. you made for mines.