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brent: live from berlin. doors continue to close across europe parent relations the latest and close its borders, saying they simply cannot cope. lorikeet coming, skirting the main roads, walking through portland. 14,000 so far r. while russia sends arms to support, the syrian president, it also wants to join the united states in fighting islamic state in syria. japan's parliament votes yes
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to allowing its soldiers to fight abroad, sparking massive protests. to have you with us. here in europe refugees continue to come. as they arise, economy more reluctant than ever to take them in. we want you to see just how complicated this crisis is becoming. croatia is now and remains a focal point. they are trying to move north, but slovenia stands in the way. riot police there are turning back migrants trying to slip in from croatia. the other alternative, hungary. we have been there before. it is further extending their
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border fence, but they allow some migrants to pass. but it is a message out in clear, you cannot come here f. >> desperate scenes. these people managed to integration, now they are being bus to hungry. the only reason they can to croatia in the first place was because every closed its border a few days ago for the collation private and tried to clarify the situation. >> we said you were welcome in croatia, you can pass ratio, you can travel through the eastern part of the country. but moveon. not because we do not love you or do not care about you, but because your final destination is northern europe. this is the site that meets the migrants once they arrive at the hungarian order. officials say croatia is now
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encouraging illegal border crossing. tensions between croatia and hungry have escalated as both sides make accusations of making the problem worse. hungary has started building another temporary heads. -- fence. more than 1500 soldiers will be deployed over the weekend to build a preliminary line of defense. for the refugees, the contradictory moves are hard to understand. they make their futures even less certain. brent: we wanted taking him you know to croatia, where the story is tonight. a reporter is standing by at a train station. we understand thousands of migrants are behind you right now. can you tell us what is happening there? i think morning trains to leave the country -- are they boarding trains to leave the country? >> most of them have gotten on
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th tra. therwere abo thousand people at this staon, about 900 of em have been absolutely crammed into this trade. about 100 of them are not so lucky and they are sitting behind me. this trait is about to pull off, it is expected to go to hungry. we are not absolutely sure that is where it is going. that is what we have been told. see the absolute heartbreak as a woman tried to hold the door open for her husband. she is calling to the police to let him in. eventually, they did before they closed the doors. brent: beloved following the story are going to ask why or how are these margaret's board involuntarily to get a hungry considering what happened in the past couple of weeks there? are they getting on these trains voluntarily to leave >? >> and is more than voluntary. they are absolutely pushing and
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shoving. a complete lack of control on the heart of police who looked like they had it under control, but in the end it was a complete free-for-all. closing the doors on the train was incredibly difficult. it took more than five minutes. hungary is in the eu. exactly the country that these migrants go to is not so important to them. the most fortunate thing is to cross the border on the way to their chosen country. most of them germany, but more and more people today say they're going to try to get to finland. brent: you have been following this story and talking with authorities there. do you get the idea that the police and authorities are in control, or do you feel they are just holding up their hands and saying we cannot do anymore? >> they are not holding up their hands as far as i can see, having been here for a day. i was where the last clashes
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were on the hungry serbia border just two days ago. the police here have a good reputation, the refugees have been telling me, because they've been smiling at children. it is nothing like a heavy-handed approach of the hungarian government. as whether they have control of the situation we have not seen the violence we have seen in other places. what we see just behind me, just 10 months ago would suggest that they really have a very flimsy grip on any control here in croatia. brent: you have talked with the migrants in some say they want to go to finland. is that changing from germany? >> i think since the episode, the very violent and emotional episode covered fully two days ago, things have changed a little bit.
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some people mentioned to me they are thinking of going back. one wants to go back to syria and he says he has no idea why he left in the first place. as to where they are going next, a lot of people have said that a close to one million people are expected to be in germany by the end of the year, one million migrants. some are starting to realize that they have to look for other options go further north. i asked a good dozen people, and four of them said finland. that speaks to something larger. brent: thomas there. thank you. many of the refugees arriving in europe are fleeing the war in syria. until now they have often been able to get to neighboring turkey which is housing 2 million refugees from the war. that is becoming more difficult.
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turkey's government has tightened its checks on the border. >> and took mohammed three days to cost turkish syrian border. now the engineer wants to continue his journey to germany. the syrians will continue to flee. they want to get out of syria, new matter how hard things are in europe, it is still better than in syria. he fled from a talent under the control of islamic state militants. he believes the war could last decade, so he has no choice but to flee. these images are just from a few days ago. the roebel held part of the city is in ruins. the regime continues to attack civilians with barrel bongs. mbs. those who unable to go abroad have shot refuge near the turkish border. >> grenades landed five meters
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from our house, they got we survived. >> turkey has closed its border to refugees. many syrians already there wants to leave the country, saying they only get poorly paid jobs, and their children left a proper education. now they are hoping to start a new life in europe. brent: four years russia and the united states have been at loggerheads over syria. that could be changing. the defense chiefs of both countries folk on friday. the first time in more than a year. they are now willing to work together to address the conflict. the announcement came after weeks of increasing tensions, only days ago the obama administration or russia not to intervene militarily in europe -- in syria. russia acknowledged they had sent personal and weapons to syria to support government forces. are we seeing a major policy
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shift on syria between the u.s. and russia? will this be the key to ending the civil war? we talked with the head of the munich security conference, who has call for international intervention in syria. >> he has been a fierce critic of the west's noninvolvement in syria. he will call for military option is incredible and on the table. do you really want to wage war in syria? >> absolutely not. i is and skeptical as most others are when it comes to using military options to solve political crises. but i think it is important that we examined carefully whether they are potentially useful military options right what i'm criticizing is that in this country we hesitate to even consider and debate and examine whether it would make sense to
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create a safety zones, to create no-fly zones in syria. this is a question discussed by many intelligent people. we should participate in this debate, and then come to a conclusion with our partners whether this might be a useful contribution to end a murderous civil war in a country that is in our direct neighborhood. >> what is your sick in russia's involvement in syria? putin wants to strengthen assad regime against i.s.. what is your take? >> i believe there is room for maneuver, for some kind of understanding between russia and the west about syria. we do not agree on the role of the south, yes. we do agree on the importance of getting rid of islamic state.
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i think yards of diplomacy in this situation is some way of middle way. maybe we should -- limited put it this way. if the price between joint action between the west and restaurant is to end the civil war and to accept that russia wishes aside to stay in power for a little while longer, and i think we should seriously consider this, if this is the price. but we should insist that in the long term, syria needs a political transition without a thought. maybe there is a first step and if that any third step. that is what the diplomacy is all about. >> thank you. brent: week one days japanese troops in syria as one of an international force? that is no possibility. japan's parliament reversed a
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pacifist policy that has been part of the lyrical dna ever since the end of world war ii. the move has met massive opposition from japanese who do not want a return to any military role outside of their country. >> protesters came together outside of parliament and a final attempt to convince government to abandon the bills. people have been taking to the street for weeks in an attempt to get their voices heard. prime minister shinzo abe has pushed on with the legislation to fight overseas if japan are one of its allies is attacked. others saying the measure is unconstitutional. >> we should not allow such a dangerous government to continue like this. prime minister avis bill -- abe 's bell as a child star constitution. >> opponents have tried several
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delaying tactics. he tried to hold up parliament by walking slowly in a no-confidence vote. he was told to speak up, and started making like japanese funeral rites saying it would be the death of the political area. >> we are supposed to be listening to the people. who are's -- also your politics for? >> parliament is expected to pass the legislation unless the deposition can delay the vote until saturday, when it i'd a public holiday starts. brent: you're watching dw news live from berlin. still to come, and mexican gang leader is rested with the objection and brutal killings of 43 students last year. prosecutors say was part of a term or -- part of a touterf
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brent: thinking. you are live from berlin. our tops dory, croatia has started bussing refugees out of the country. it says it has been over one by migrants and cannot take anymore. they keep coming. they are looking for new routes into western europe. now to africa. in turkey neck also -- fossil the military is now in charge in general has emerged as the n n w leader of the african country. he has vowed to hold elections. the promises are not enough for the activists who have been fighting for democracy for over a year.
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they took to the streets for a second day, defying warnings of a crackdown. >> demonstrators are rallying against the two in cities across burkina faso. resistance is gaining momentum in our districts are people are building barricades, blocking streets, and lighting fires. >> we don't understand how these people, just one month before elections, can put the future of our entire nation at risk. we will not allow it. we're standing against the egotistical action of the presidential guard. we will never accept that a group of not more than 3000 people will take it told nation hostage. western leaders have condemned the move the leader has promised he will hold elections soon. >> we have had some contact with western ambassadors who
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naturally do not appreciate what is happened, because a coup, and action of this kind from is never appreciated in a democracy. we explained to them that our wishes to reorganize ourselves and to move toward elections soon. >> elections were set for october the 11th. senegalese president went to my duty to meet him. it is not the first time the people of burkina faso has faced a coup d'état. brent: we want to go to ralph the tech. he is run the hans zipfel foundation. he is standing by in burkina faso. let's talk about that curfew that is in place. is it being enforced? our people violating it? >> good evening. the curfew is only in place and
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moving to go. people are on the streets, they are demonstrating, they are expressing their strong determination to not accept what the general is doing. brent: internet not want to accept for the general has done, what do they plan to do? >> they will halt the election as planned and everything was going very well. everybody is asking what is the coup d'état for? people see that the only reason for that is the restroom of the presidential guard that is not happy with what is going on. it is taking this as an opportunity to express their wishes that things should go in another direction.
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everybody is strongly against what is going on here. brent: talking to us on the line for burkina faso. thank you very much in it is time for a check on business. a day after the big announcement from the literal talk about interest rates. >> as the said has kept the base rent and 0%, it is difficult to way. says officials insist the united states will eventually break ranks with the rest of the pack and hike rates. their latest decision came place with caution about the new butterfly effect economy where the course of the fed could be changed by a market rebel in china. >> the french finance minister visited beijing.
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also, the decision to leave the interest rates unchanged. >> i think overall the fed to be a very good decision in the current context. right now we need levels that are stable in order to finance the global economy, especially the european economy and the french economy. we are better off in france with these levels. >> most investors favor low interest rates, but the decision to leave it at the current record low cost uncertainty stock markets around the world. >> the problem now will be the longer they wait, the unlikely or it becomes because the stock market is volatile and raising interest rates can cause a crash and harm the real economy.
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the fed chair said she wanted to raise rates casually, and the original plan was to begin this year. there's not much time left. they have two more policy meetings this year. when an october, and one in december. >> i am joined by my colleague. what was the damage? >> the damage today was bigger than we actually expected yesterday the dow jones lost a little bit, but today was the big hangover here. the dow jones about 300 points down. giving up all the gains from earlier this week. that goes to show you how big frustration was on wall street. people are truly frustrated. they do consider janet yellen and the fed week. they are concerned. they do not like the signals the fed is sending with their message, the lack of confidence it has in the u.s. economy and the fear that they are having
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looking towards china and the emerging markets. generally, this did not go over well at all. >> a week janet yellen. how long will she stay week? will the race come sometime soon? >> that is the big question here. while janet yellen says that october is definitely a possibility nobody really believes that, considering that apparently she is looking for a lot of clues out of china and no one can seriously imagine that the situation for the economy there is going to rapidly change in the next four or five weeks. we are going to be dealing with the same numbers then. if you really listen around the financial community, most experts on the fed right now put their bets on the meeting in january. they say it will not happen this year at all. >> thank you very much. the environmental protection
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agency is calling for nearly half a million cars. dw and audi models were secretly rich to comply with clean air standards so their emissions actually exceeded limits. they install plant in sign -- clandestine software to make it look like they were within specifications. folks like him could be fined billions of dollars. that is it for me for this week. thank you for watching. watches in one hour for your next business fix. brent: let's take you to mexico. authorities have arrested a gang leader they say played a key part in the abduction of 43 students last year. prosecutors say he ordered their deaths as part of a turf war
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between drug cartels. many mexicans are skeptical come up with widespread doubts about the credibility of lease and politicians. >> this is the man allegedly behind the crime that has so shocked mexico. he is believed to be a leader of a drug cartel. prosecutors say he ordered the abduction and killing of the students. >> he has an arrest warned and charges of organized crime and kidnapping. what is more, several of them directly pointed him out in the disappearance of 43 students. the students vanished in september of last year after clashes with the police.
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according to the authorities, corrupt local police seize them on the orders of the drug cartel, believing they were members of a rival gang. the cartel then killed them and burned the bodies at this rubbish dump. but international experts have casted that -- doubts on that version. they say official investigations have an deeply flawed and believe authorities may be trying to cover up much higher level of corruption and collusion with the drug gangs. this latest arrest is unlikely to abate the anger of relatives of students. they have led a wave of protests against the handling of the case. people across mexico have been outraged. they have attacked the prosecutor's office and government buildings. amidst the of war, a few relatives are finding a small degree of closure. this woman a few was one of those who disappeared.
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forensic experts say his remains have been found at the rubbish dump. he is only the second victim to be identified. >> until yesterday we had the hope he was still alive. right now, believe me, we feel a pain. maybe, probably, they really were burned. brent: you're watching david w news from berlin, i will see what the -- twd is from berlin. i will see you at the top of the hour.
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