abc's carolyn costello joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and reena. as pressure builds on european nations to accept more refugees, many are also looking to the obama administration for a greater response. it is the biggest movement in europe since the second world war, hundreds of thousands of refugees like abdul salam fleeing brutal violence in syria. >> we want a good life. fought our way from the death and the war and everything. >> reporter: as refugees stagger across borders volunteers struggle to get them on buses and to shelter. >> it's a biblical portion. >> reporter: the influx outpacing pledges of shelter from european leaders. hungary one country resisting pressure to take more asylum seekers in has seen clashes at its border between police and refugees. germany has been accepting the largest number of arrivals, expecting to take 800,000 refugees by the end of the year. a rate chancellor angela merkel says her country can't sustain. france and great britain have now pledged

carolyn costello has details. >> reporter: it is the biggest movement in europe since the second world. hundreds of thousands of refugees like abdul salaam fleeing brutal violence in syria. >> we want a good life far away from the -- from the death and the war and everything. >> reporter: as refugees stagger across borders, volunteers struggle to get them on buses and to shelters. >> the people are coming quicker than we can load them. >> reporter: the influx outpacing pledges of shelter from european leaders. hungary one country resisting pressure to take more asylum seekers in has seen clashes at its border between police and refugees. germany has been accepting the largest number of arrivals expecting to take 800,000 refugees by the end of the year. angela merkel says her country can't sustain. france and great britain pledged to take tens of thousands more but prime minister david cam von expecting a need for a comprehensive approach. >> that means stabilizing countries where the refugees are coming from. >> reporter: but for now mothers desperate to keep their children warm and we

carolyn costello has the latest. >> reporter: the biggest movement in europe since the second world woo. hundreds of -- war. hundreds of thousands are fleeing brutal violence in syria. >> we want a good life far away from the death and the war and everything. >> reporter: as refugees stagger across borders, volunteers struggle to get them on buses. >> people are coming quicker. >> reporter: the influx outpacing shelter from european leaders. hungry, one country has seen clashes at the border between police and refugees. germany has been accepting the largest number, expecting to take 800,000 by the end of the year, a rate the chancellor says her country can't sustain. france and great britain pledged to take tens of thousands more but prime minister david cameron is stressing the need for a comprehensive approach. >> that means helping to stabilize countries where the receive few jeez are coming from. >> reporter: mothers are desperate to keep their children well hopes the journey takes them to a safe place. some want to increase the number to the -- in the united states to 65,000 next