may do to them here what they did to those on the train in bicske.y are very concerned about that. but an extraordinary spirit. you are talking about well over a thousand refugees now, it is a colossal march. people are already talking about it being historic. now, it may seem far fetched to think they could do them but when you actually work it out, the pace they are going at right now, and you have men, well, and children, even disabled people with them, the pace they are going through, they could do it within four days. that's what they are saying. so what we are also finding is that hungarian people are rallying to support them. getting food to them. getting water to them. not a great deal, but very large amount of water. and they are all basically, in fact you can see them now. i'm see the silhouettes now of the first part of the march coming towards us. i could stand here now for the best part of 40 minutes before all of the refugees pass me by. it is really, really extraordinary. and not only that, barbara, but just coming back to the route, y

but some people are worried that police could lead them into stress, as in bicske. disabled people are taking part too. you can be forgiven in thinking this was some sore sort of a marathon. hundreds of men, women and children. under a railway bridge, onloo onlookers cheered the refugees on. among the walkers is a spokesperson for united nations high commission for refugees and he's worried the police may stop the march. >> definitely they are not prepared for what is happening now. there are hundreds of people who are walking towards australi au. this is a long long journey so this is still more than 150 kilometers to the border. >> on the day hungary approved draconian legislation to halt refugees they carried on into the night, tiresness and pain written on their face faces. within minutes, the buses arrived. they wanted to walk on but exhausted, the offer of assurances, seemed good enough to get on board. next came news that the austrian chancellor had agreed to allow refugees to cross the border. a deal had been made but after past experience many people didn't

buff bicske is not far away.e speculation that possibly they could link up with people from bicske, but it's all very, very much in the way of i would think wishful thinking. the situation now i would say is quite extraordinary. >>> andre simmons near budapest. >>> european foreign ministers are meeting in luxembourg for emergency talks this weekend on how to handle the cites us, the british government says it will welcome syrians who wish to relocate to the united kingdom. >>> thousands ganter in houston, texas to pay their final respects for a sheriffs deputy shot to death at a gas nation. >>> the county clerks office in kentucky has been the scene of jubilation today but also tension, marriage licenses are being issued there once again this sake-sex couple was the first to receive a marriage license in the county and outside the office protesters for and against were on hand. meanwhile the clerk who long denied giving anyone licenses is in jail. john terrett has more. >> reporter: we were here this morning whe

. >> bicske a town close to hungary, several folks hundreds of them had escaped a facility to try to process the refugees. they were then surrounded by authorities, taken back, made the demands, said their demands weren't met they would try escape. what we are told this morning is some of the tents were set on fire, that there are riots going on, potentially that there could be clashes so we're trying to find out more about exactly what is going on there. we'll get you those in the hours ahead but it underscores how the situation is far from over, despite the fact that there are buses shuttling these desperate refugees to the border and thousands are crossing over into austria, there still remain many here. as far as the train station where we were at yesterday in bicske, we're trying to find out where those refugees are now. >> okay talk to you later mohammed jamjoom near the austria hungary border on the line. >>> to go back to the point we were making about the refugees who have made their way to the border and crossing over to austria andrew simmons went on that journey with them

that had stopped in bicske, hungary.d them where they wanted to go, the answer was clear. [ chancing ] >> reporter: some waved their travel documents. others held up signs. where is humanity read one. they begged authorities to let them continue their journey. and implode the media to shine a light on their suffering. while hungarian riot police prevented journalists from getting too close to the train, one syrian woman sent me photos from inside. asking that i share their stories. here you see not just hungry babies clinging to their parents, but girls shattered by a journey without end. and boys, softed by the life of a refugees. water was eventually distributed but refugees said they needed much more. when an empty cargo train pulled up our view was obscured and communication became much harder. fears grew. and hundreds fled. a short distance away, we came upon this. medic attempting to resuscitate a pakistani refugees who had collapsed after leaving the train with his brother. the medics have given up trying to resus

refugees say they're worried that the police could be leading them into a trap like the train to bicske. there are hundreds of families keeping up with the leading groups. disabled people. taking part, too. you could be forgiven for thinking this was some sort of marathon, not the desperate plight of more than a thousand men, women and children. under the shade of a motor way bridge organizers spurred everyone on. hungarian volunteers donating water food and biscuits have been setting up rest stops along about way. united nations high commission for refugees is worried the police may stop the march. >> they are definitely not prepared for what is happening now. hundreds of people are walking towards austria, i i hope they will reach what they want. there is still over 150 kilometers to the border. >> on the day hungary approved draconian legislation, they continued into the night, tiredness and pain written on their faces, but a belief there is a better life on the road ahead. then an offer of buss to take them to the border town. within minutes they arrived. they wanted to walk on but

thousands remain stranded attribute pest's main train station and at a train station in bicske north the capital. several hounds have given up trying to get a train and are trying to make the journal on foot. the distance is significant, 640-kilometers through austria to reach the city of munich. fast track processing center for refugees is to be set up at greece's main port near athens, it's in response to the huge numbers arriving in mainland crease, a thoroughfare for those wanting to travel to western europe. the certainty will determine who is a refugees fleeing persecution or war and therefore entitled to a sly you lum. anyone considered an economic migrant will be sent home. the u.n. high commissioner for refugeesing europe must crack down on human traffickers and protect victims of people smuggling. equaling the crisis as a defining -- he calls the crisis a defining moment for europe. >> the main thing is to recognize that these are exceptional moments, that these require exceptional measures that europe as a whole has to respond in solidarity and that this is also a battle f

thousands more remain stranded stranded at train stations in butte pest and bicske.e trying to make it on foot. the distance is significant, 640-kilometers through austria to reach munich. a fast track center in greece in response to the huge numbers arriving in main land greece, the thoroughfare for those want to go travel onto western europe. the center will determine who is a refugees fleeing persecution or war and therefore entitled to asylum in usual. anyone considered a economic migrant will be sent home. andrew simmons is live for us in budapest. i understand, andrew that you're with some of the people trying to make the journal on foot now. so what has been going on? >> reporter: this is an extraordinary situation, such a sharp contrast to events in bicske. i actual actually nearly 30-kilometers outside the budapest now. on the n1 motorway, would you believe. and look at this. the traffic is resumed again, at one stage the motorway was closed and these people, i have been here now for this location for more than 10 minutes. and this stream has continued throu

mohammed jamjoom, bicske, hungary. >> 77 different operations since monday, pulled 2300 refugees off dangerous bolts. these pictures were taken off the coast in western turkey, more than 430,000 refugees have crossed the mediterranean to europe this year. that's more than twice the number that crossed last year. >>> while there's no sign of the crisis abating, with many, many more refugees crossing to the greek islands this week. earlier al jazeera spoke with the head of the united nations refugee agency who says a complete overhaul of europe's policies is needed to sox the problem. >> the crisis is absurd. they move from greece to hungary, hungary to austria. some people should come to greece, they come to an island they are properly treated in that island they are screened and if it is proven that the person is a refugee, then they should move either to sweden or to germany os or to france and e received properly, be integrated into the society, receiving a future, instead of going on country by country step by step, we need to have an orderly system that is manageable. we are talk

. >> you've sent us some pictures that you've received from people who were in bicske. will you roll them while we're talking. judge. >> reporter: yes, i've been in >> reporter: i've been talkingtf the mothers i was in touch with throughout the day she got through to me started sending me messages, she's not sure exactly what the facility is, believing it could be a school gym, they are still being held there by hungarian officials. you see in these pictures you see people sleeping on blankets on the floor. men, women and children all crowded into that room. also they sent me a picture of some bread that they received. she told me this bread wasn't fit even for animals to eat. it still is a dispris situation for thedesperatesituation. they are just waking up from a long tumultuous night. kamal. >> again, we've seen pictures, we're looking at them, fire in the background and police moving in. talk us through this, what happened there? >> yeah, here's a situation that's really underscoring that this crisis is at this stage far from over. even though it may have improved s

i think we've lost the connection to andrew simmons who was live for us at bicske. hungarian authorities said they were the going to restrict the crossing at 22 many gmt, it apps they've done it already. they've been putting it up for weeks now, i'm decembering it's near completion. the hungarians saying they will apply eu law, whenever an asylum seeker arrives they have to apply for asylum, which means they have to process every single asylum seeker that is waiting to cross the border and anyone they deem to be an economic migrant is not going to be granted asylum. we'll see pictures more pictures now, night coming down in roske. european union ministers are meeting in brussels to discussion the refugee crisis. yowrts thoutside, the aunt of te three-year-old victim. >> please do something, lets put hand together, find the solution. make it happen. people should open their hearts and help those refugees. >> jacky rowland is live in brussels for us. these beeshe's been watching the meetings. jacky any development coming out of there? >> reporter: no, what we've been

some of the refugees say they're worried the police could be leading them into a trap, the train to bicske. there are hundreds of families keeping up with the group. disabled people are taking part, too. you could be forgiven for thinking this was some sort of marathon not the desperate plight of more than a thousand men, women and children. under the shade of a ploar motoy bridge organizers spurred everyone on. hungarian volunteers donating water food and biscuits have been setting up rest spots along the way. along the spokesperson is the high commissioner for refugees and he's worried the people may sop the march. >> they are definitely not prepare ared for what is happening now. hundreds of people are walking towards austria. this is a long long journey. still more than 150 kilometers to the border. >> on the day hungary approved draconian legislation to halt the flow of refugees they carried on into the night, tiredness and pain written into their faces but a will to succeed and belief there is a better life on the road ahead. then came an offer of buses to take them to a border town.

. >>> mohammed jamjoom reports from bicske in the south of hungary. >> in an overcrowded refugee camp, the hungry are frantic for food. in this scene of chaos an in hungary, the luck refugees are y to catch their food. authorities aren't letting us in but everybody i've spoken to board these buses are worried what they're going to face when i go in. i'm trying to go to holland, ahmad tells me. causing even more concern is how exactly they'll be treated. rights groups say conditions inside the camp are appalling. >> the hung ran government has s neither the capacity nor the desire to face these conditions. >> these are thoroughly miserable conditions? >> absolutely. people are just crowded in these pens like animals. >> believes the hungarian government is attempting to send a message by deliberatelily mistreating refugees. >> they frankly want to make their lives as miserable as possible so word gets out to the many thousands still planning this journey to try to avoid hungary as much as possible. >> in a statement, hungary's ministry says these images have been taken out of context a

. >> just two days ago, adnan was among hundreds of refugees in bicske, hungary. despite their demands the refugees were ultimately rounded up and taken to a holding facility. released the next day he and his cousins walked 11 hours to make to it austria. now the man who fled his war ravaged home land of syria a month and a half ago is overwhelmed by the generosity on display. >> we get treatment we get food we get water. actually i like it i like people i like the country. if my family is not front, i swear i will stay here. that from the last but my family is in holland. that's why i'm going >> as medics provided care, volunteers distributed clothes to the cold and toys to the children. all these dozens of refugees here are waiting to get on this next train to vienna. everybody we've spoken with here today in nicholsdorf says it's been so much better than the way they were treated in hungary. even here when they get on the train there is a another place they can get water. >> he tells me not about just how proud he is but also how sad he feels. >> it's a great e

reporter: just two days ago, adnan was among refugees locked in a tense standoff with riot police in bicske, hungary. despite their demands, the refugees were ultimately rounded up and taken to a holding facility. released the next day, adnan and his cousins walked 11 hours to reach austria. he is overwhelmed by the generosity on display. >> we get food, we get water, actually i like the people, i like the country. if my family is not front, i swear, i will stay here. that's from the last, but my family is in holland. that's why i'm going. >> as medics provided care, volunteers distributed clothes to the cold and toys to the children. all these dozens of refugees here are waiting to get on this next train to vienna. everybody we have spoken to here today has said their treatment in austria has been exceptional, so much better than they were treated in hungary. even here before they get on the train there's another place where they ask get water. >> i try to help people. >> explained why he had to come here telling me not just about how proud he is but also how sad he feels. >> it's a great

mohammed jamjoom, al jazeera, bicske, hungary. >> three-year-old elon kurde. drown along with his three-year-old brother and their mother. as they tried to get to greece. the father who survived said he does not plan to make another attempt to get to europe. >>> president obama is trying to reassure the saudis about the iran nuclear deal. mike viqueria joins us live from washington. good evening to you mike. >> hi erica. it was a meeting at the white house marked by words glowing of mutual respect. in the end the meeting appeared to reach its aim, to get the relationship between saudi arabia and united states back on track. palpresident obama met the kingl manhimself in the drive. moving past agreements how to deal with iran's nuclear ambitions. >> we'll discuss the importance of effectively implementing the deal to ensure that iran does not have a nuclear weapon. while counteracting its destabilizing activities in the region. >> reporter: with the saudis now publicly backing the iran deal and with mr. obama fresh from victory in his battle to save it in congr

dough half the headlines, several run refugees have tried to breakaway from the train station in bicske one person has died after being pursued by police along the rail tracks despite attempts to resuscitate him. hundreds more are refuse to go leave fearful they will be taking at that camps. these pictures show another train being rolled in to the station, apparently to block journalist's view of the situation unfolding behind. and more than a thousand refugees have been stranded for days at a train station in the capital have set out on foot for austria over 170-kilometer ass away. a syrian toddler who has come to symbolize the suffering of the refugees have been buried along with his mother and brother they were laid to rest in their only city of kobane. >>> we just want to show you more pictures from the walk where hundreds, maybe even more than a thousand of refugees have set off to walk to the border with all industry a we have just seen pictures of hungarians who have been giving them help, water, surprise, food along thee way. and picking tell up in people carriers to give them a

charlie d'agata is in bicske, hungary. >> reporter: it's surreal.here you have the migrant train that was stopped yesterday. in front of it, a few hungarian police standing around. the world's press watching. nobody doing anything about it. shouting germany and freedom, the migrant turned protesters showed little willingness this morning to give up and hand themselves over to police who seem just as determined to wait this one out. the drama began when desprats migrants packed on to the first train they could at the budapest station. they thought or hoped it would be bound for germany or that direction. 45 minutes outside the capital, the train came to a stop. riot police were waiting. it was a trap. when police started pulling migrants off, others realized what was happening and refused to go. a woman with a baby plead not to be taken away. in the melee and despair, a man they were traveling with grabbed them both and fell on to the tracks. police wrestled to control the man, then dragged him away. we got on board the next train out. and though thi