today, it is a maximum security institution that houses the czech republic's most notorious criminals. it has been called the czech alcatraz. >> translator: that's just because of the type of convicts that we have here in this prison. that means convicts in maximum security and those serving life sentences. as of today, we counted 163 convicts are here for murder. 87 are for assault and robbery. 20 for rape. 37 for theft. they are housed in cells holding between 8 and 18 convicts. the ones sentenced to life are housed individually. >> in the u.s. there are currently more than 140,000 inmates serving life sentences. in the czech republic, where the death penalty was banned in 1990, there are only 35 lifers. otto bitterman is one of the most infamous. >> translator: i was sentenced to life in prison for committing five murders. >> he was a notorious criminal. his case was very notorious. but to me, he was actually a very pleasant person to deal with. he was very polite. very calm, mild mannered. he was actually just a very affable guy. >> bitterman led a small gang that robbed and kille

czech republic says that is not a good idea and that borders should be better protected. some 200 migrants have arrived in france this morning. most of them are syrians and iraq is who fled the war at home and who originally wanted to go to germany. the u.k. marks more than 63 years of rain by queen elizabeth the second. the longest-serving monarch in british history. coming up this hour, one million visitors but no flights. we take a tour of berlin's new airport which has become somewhat of a joke, a national joke. it is high time the eu takes action to help those were fleeing the islamic state group in iraq in syria. those are the words of the president of the european commission, giancarl jean-claude juncker says the eu needs to be united, whatever the decision. 120,000,lking about 160,000. the number. europeans have to take charge and have to take -- i really hope that this time everyone will be on board. no rhetoric's. action is what is needed for the time being. [applause] >> for more on this story, let's talk to an eu expert. thank you for being with us. what do yo

let me ask you about these comments from the leaders of slovakia and the czech republic.have been open and direct about how they feel about the deal. the minister of c the czech republic says it goes against common sense. >> the thing is, this is eu law now. what they decided on tuesday night, the interior ministers, it has been approved by the eu parliament, eu ministers, and part of eu law. it's not even on the agenda. they could not revoke it if it were on the agenda. they are barking up a tree there. >> maybe it is an opportunity for them to vent tonight. what is going to come out of this summit? is this basically trying to smooth the edges and calm the nerves? >> they are focusing on things they can agree on. that leaves the whole quota discussion and where we should put the refugees out of the picture. it is about the foreign policy aspects. that is where everyone agrees. they need to slow the flow of migrants. the current flow is unsustainable. they are focusing on how to do something about the problem in syria. the french president wanted another syrian conference

is that we would like to increase the range of products we offer and sell more products to the czech republic and to the eu. >> viorel gherciu is on the road again. pro rural invest supports 28 organic farmers with advice, certificates and customer referrals. viorel gerciu helped the monicol company obtain grant money to send delegates to a food trade fair in germany. it's an opportunity to network. >> the best market is germany, netherlands and switzerland. and uk now increases much more sales in organic. and we have much more inquiries. >> the biggest market you said is germany. >> over 160 people work for monicol, and double that number during the harvest. the boss has plans to produce more fruit free of pesticides and chemical fertilizers. he sees it as a growth opportunity. >> moldova has the chance to produce more organic food, because in the financial crisis, much land was abandoned, there was no use of chemicals, any pesticides. now we have to focus to offer organic products it is possible, and i believe it will happen. >> the environmental organization ecovisio demonstrates cultivati

hungary, slovakia, czech republic, and finland would still have to participate.he detail will be in the devil the next few weeks. we do believe that this team has been watered down and the initial countries with the commission are rather different. mandatory would not be included in countries won't be fined like the commission initially suggested. the commissioner did to say during the press conference that the country did not implement wouldstem, the commission introduce infringement procedures, a long road to taking them to court. laura: you talk about things being watered down. 120,000 people. this is just the tip of the iceberg. half a million people are thought to have made it to europe already and more people are arriving every day. reporter: indeed. it proves that the european union are not coordinated in the response and are not able to cope with such a crisis. if the figures are relocated, there would still be one quarter of the people that they believe are in need of international protection could according to the commissioners speaking at the press con

and so they just kept moving east and went to places like: and the czech republic -- poland and the czechepublic. you see a lot of underpopulated, or depopulated areas where a lot of the younger people are moving to the west. it has been a mixed success. i think the economics of it could have been handled much better. sarah: perhaps a little bit of work to be done. thank you very much from washington for your insight. we appreciate it. in other news, it is not exactly [no audio] nasa says it has found liquid water on the red planet, which is critical for living organisms to drive. the space agency as that the discovery is revolutionizing our understanding of the planet. >> is one of the most exciting discoveries in years, one that could revolutionize our understanding of our solar system and mankind place within it. are we alone in the universe? nasa scientists have found new findings that could help answer the question. >> mars is not the area question -- the area plant we thought -- the area, dry planet we thought it was in the past. >> scientist say these images from the orbiter appear

the czech republic, poland, slovakia reject quotas. the commission wants 120,000 additional asylum seekers per year to be shared out between 28 member states. meanwhile, macedonia's foreign minister says his country may follow hungary's example and build a border fence. up to 4,000 refugees are making their way through macedonia trying to make their way to europe. >> from the islands they took the ferry to the mainland. traveled through the night and reached the border in the morning. it's pouring with rain. many are not prepared for this weather. children are soaked to the bone. yet the refugees are still determined to continue their journey. but it's one full of obstacles. the border police blocked them. frustrations grew once more. the rain continues to pour. impatient, the refugees press forward. the police pushed back. until it became too much to cope with. this is not the first time for the macedonian border guards to use force. others could just not wait any more. yet again risk their lives. some said they were running out of mo

roman romania, the czech republic, slovakia and hungary all voted against the mandatory quota system. laurence lee is looking ahead at what will be discussed at the meeting. >> reporter: as far as europe's reputation for handling a crisis goes, not to mention its aim as a liberal idea, the summer refugee crisis has threatened the foundations of the union. it's witnessed people running for their lives and have to endure drowning at sea. the police in macedonia accused of beating refugees for daring to pass through. hungary on the pretext of protecting christian values in europe constructed this fence the european union sought to tear down and the authorities tried to refuse the right of refugees to move on. one simply got up and walked off from budapest train station things began to change. hungary began to cave in. the people that walked from serbia over the border into croatia were put on buses. those durned on the hungarian border was near austria. so many people, volunteers stepping in where governments did not could barely believe the response from europe have been so disorganized

the czech republic, poland and romania opposed the idea of mandatory quotas, so has hungary. the check prime minister responded saying europe does not need a new plan to deal with migration. >> now w we have correspondents across the continent covering the crisis, we have mohammed jamjoom on the hungarian serbian border. first to jacky. where the e.u. parliament was meeting. >> and, jacky, we are talking about 160,000 people. are these people who are already in transit in european countries, dotted around the continent. >> that's right, yes. and a large proportion of those people are in greece, italy and hungary. those are the entrance points to the e.u., where we have been witnessing chaotic scenes of refugees arriving. greece, in particular struggling with huge numbers of asylum seekers, and, in fact, it's largely from those countries that there's a proposal to relocate people. we are talking about 160,000 in the e.u., apart from that, there are individual countries preferring the policy of resettling refugees camps, in countries neighbouring syria. the u.k. say it will tak

the prime minister's of the czech republic, slovakia, and austria will meet to discuss the crisis. of this comes ahead of wednesday when european -- when the european commission will put forward a new proposal for immigration. the french president is set to hold one of his press conferences today. he is expected to take questions about europe migration crisis and the french economy. his approval rating stances -- stands at 19%. six point behind his rival. ,s oil continues to drive low the speculation is that saudi arabia will drop its peg from the dollar. saudi arabia dismissed its calls -- that call. there.ilcote was commodity that is so linked to the dollar, the peg seems fairly firm but speculation has been on the rise. ryan: when you look at the one-year forward contract with the rial, and they are at the highest they have been in 12 years. the reason for that is the speculation as an indicator that more than ever, in the last decade, investors think they will abandon the peg. we spoke with the central banker of saudi arabia who was at the conference and he really wanted to tal

earlier latvia were beating by the czech republic.ublic look in good shape for frantz, iceland are kickoff against kazakhstan. wales are on the brink of qualifying if their first major tournament since 1958. a win over israel would have guaranteed them a place in france, but they have been held to a nil-nil draw, but they could still go through in the next hour or so if belgium fail to beat cyprus. that game has just kicked on of. >>> didier drogba has retired from international football but at 37 he's still scoring at club level. he scored for montreal in the mls. he put in a header against the chicago fire just before the half hour mark. scored again to equal eyes that leveled the match at 3-3. and then he completed his hat trick four minutes late we are that header. montreal winning 4-3. >>> in tennis, serena williams is getting ready to take another step towards winning all four grand slam titles this year the world number one is playing madison kays at the u.s. open later. the early action in new york saw the defending men's cham

it has taken in the highest number of refugees in relation to its population, but the czech republic and romania oppose the system, as has hungary, which is continuing to build a fence. countries refusing to take in refugees could face penalties. >> we have the latest developments. >> after finding no other way, these refugees are moving on, boarding buses from serbia's northern frontier with hungary after the border was sealed. they are now bound for croatia. it's a longer route into the europeen union and they don't know what welcome to expect. >> i'm for it and i am tired. my money, i lost my money. i want to go anywhere. anywhere. i don't have choice. >> off loaded in syd, refugees are crossing on foot through fields into croatia. in the last 24 hours, thousands have made this journey. soon picked up by croatian police and registered, they're being transported by trains to reception centers near the capital. centers that lie less than 100 kilometers from croatia's border and the e.u. passport free zone. the desired destination for most is germany, but slovenia said it will not cr

the czech republic is prepared to deploy the armed forces to protect the borders. just at the moment hundreds if not thousands of refugees have now gathered at the border of hungary. serbia's minister has begged hungary to allow them in. >>reporter: with a state of emergency at this border, hungary has taken the crisis into a new direction. it makes life even harder for refugees. many have found themselves stuck in no-man's land with no way into hungary and no way -- i told the army to describe our situation, the human situation. they don't understand. >> by shutting its main border crossing from serbia into the european union, hungary has provoked outrage from its southern neighbors. but the government here insists its new asylum laws are justified. >> those who have not applied on their journey to the european border to any kind of asylum and there's no sign of them in the system and they don't have proof of that, they're going to automatically be turned back. >>reporter: opposition parties attacked the government for its action. >> the order of the life is stron

and others, and then the niet front, czech republic poland, and others, that is going to be an ugly debatethis is not going to lead to an agreement, it will take a few more weeks and go to heads of state in government. u.n. hcr has underlined this i would overemphasize it is you have to provide these migrants these people hundreds of thousands of people on their way from turkey to europe, you have to provide them with safe corridors, safe transportation. transit camps or holding points whatever you call them. right now, we can see that every day, thousands of people are taking high risks on the sea between turkey and the greek islands. the first line of greek islands. this needs cooperation not just between the eu, but turkey macedonia and serbia. that is the urgent part of it. >>> the country is simply overwhelmed at the speed at which the people are arriving. >>> the taliban saying it was behind that major prison break in afghanistan. 355 inmates escaping from the jail in the city of gosne. suicide bomber crossing through prison walls. jennifer glasse is on the ground. she has more from

about countries that push back against these eu leaders, particularly, hungary, romania, the czech republic and slovakians. many are forced to go along with the plan and later today we'll hear more about that. i got the chance to catch up with the sweetest minister for justice and migration overnight. take a listen at what he had to say. >> i'm very happy with this. it's what i've been working for almost a year now. the simple principle that europe needs to take a joint effort here and to share the responsibility and on principles of solidarity. you're asking about when will things start to move, well, the 40,000 that we agreed upon this summer, that is already on the go. we decide d form-- decided form on that last week. well, as fast as we can i hope. >> are you embarrassed that the eu had to override countries like hungary or the czech republic? >> i'm not embarrassed. this is a very big union with 28 members states with different governments with different political views and given that i'm still happy that we could reach such a big majority. it was just four countries outside the major

four countries in central europe -- hungary, slovakia, and the czech republic among them, voted no. they are dealing with their worst refugee crisis since world war ii, as tens of thousands of people fully the war in syria. -- the people flee the war in syria. today, a first of its kind honor flight featuring only female veterans. in world war ii as well as the korean war and vietnam war were welcome to d.c. today. 70, most ofrs than them paired with younger female veterans. they were taken to arlington national cemetery and the women in military service to america memorial. and the weather cooperated for the honor flight for the women and the pope. brian: the temperatures are comfortable, in the 70's. the clouds kept it nicer. will be full,sun in the 80's, will need sunglasses and sunscreen. and that's the first day of fall, so go figure. from our great shot photographer, van, who sent that in moments ago. we are still shy of the average today. 77 degrees. the sunrise will be tomorrow at in the morning. the days are getting a little shorter. 55 in frederick, 63 leesburg, winchester

gary, r words, hundred czech republic, we may have to go without you.'ll just have to go along with it. there are some countries in the european union, you figure out which ones that get funding -- that get financial aid from the e.u., structural aid that maybe they won't get if they don't support this measure. another step. another form of leverage that they feel is necessary. this feels like one of those situations until the e.u. leaders sith down, they are not going to make any progress. francine: have we heard from any of the e.u. leaders at all? ryan: no. merkel is sitting down with regional leaders and we see hungary taking big actions. they have helicopters flying above the border. armed troops on the ground. they have razor wire fences. at midnight last night a law came into effect if you illegally cross the border you can go to prison or be deported. finally they are starting to suspend some of the official crossing points because there are too many refugees on the serbian side. this is a new era. we will not allow migrants into our country any

this refugee crisis has widened with the eastern european countries of hungary, poland and the czech republicnd slovakia all rejecting refugee quotas. hungary has announced tough, new law allowing it to jail refugees entering illegally from next week. across the hungarian border in the austria town, refugees tried to rush onto a train. as police held people back from boarding it on friday. on board there were refugees which they thought he were going to vienna. the scene turned chaotic. pressure from the crowds and young children needing treatment because of injuries. almost 4,000 crossed into usa yea on thursday, but just 450 were allowed onto the train. hungary has been receiving an awful lot of criticism about its treatment of the refugees. as mohammed reports from the south of the country. >> reporter: in an overcrowded refugee camp, the hungry are frantic for food. in this scene of chaos and confusion in hungary, the authorities distribute what they have by throwing it through the air. the lucky ones are able to catch their meal. the refugees on these buses behind us are waiting to be ta

hungary, the czech republic, romania and slovakia all voted against the plan while finland abstained. it will see eu countries forced to take a share of refugees, many of whom have seen war, oppression and poverty in the middle east and africa. the ministers are under pressure to reach a deal ratified by eu leaders at a crisis summit on wednesday. they thought to down-play the disunity saying even opponents have agreed to fully implement the scheme. >> let me clarify it. i might succeed. i don't know. let's try it. it's relatively simple. the commission made a proposal. we know that some member states rpt not in favor of the proposal, but those member states said we'll have a vote. you know our position. we will respect the outcome of the vote, because that is what we do in the treaty. so these member states, all of them, respect the outcome of the vote. i even said afterwards what anyone voted around the table is no lodger relevant once you have a decision. this was confirmed by everyone around the table. nobody challenged that decision. i hope that might clarify a bit. >>> i'm not s

very unique and engaging video from the czech republic called firefly. >> doesn't that look like a 1990s video game? >> it's awesome. >> it is awesome. >> what? >> this is one of the few being submitted to the dji and epic tv rise of the drones 2015 film festival. they're calling for submissions of filmmakers out there using the dji drones and making cool, unique drones like this. >> you call it rise of the drones. somebody is going to be a little disappointed there are no wookis in this. >> i love what drones have done to our videos. not just the quality but the environment. >> it's allowing people to jump >> yeah. >> that one right there wouldn't have been possible without a drone. wouldn't it be cool if -- now -- >> submissions open ed ed. last day to submit your film is september 30th. brand new dji inspire. >>> we have seen a lot of crazy russian dash cam videos. this will be in the pantheon of dash cams. >> legendary. >> pay attention to the two dogs on the side of the road. one dog rescued the other one. the back dog grabs the tail of the front dog and pulls it out of the way. >>

there are other borders that the czech republic, excuse me. so these are all possibilities. at this point we just don't know how long these extraordinary border controls are going to remain in place and how long it will be before the germans feel they have a handle on the situation. >> thank you very much, rob reynolds bringing us all of the latest on the this from the germap capital, berlin while hungary has ed temporary border controls saying it's necessary to protect german and european values. these are live pictures getting from the scene on hungary's oarer where thousands are waiting to make the journey north to germany and possibly beyond. telling us germany is their final destination. while european politicians continue to try to find a solution to the crisis, refugees are continuing to arrive on europe's shores in the thousands. on the greek island, jonah, we were talking about measures taken by germany to stem the flow of my grantsz coming into the country coming into the country hawhat can you tells about how authorities in lesbos have been handling the situation.

thousands ministerss is whateu are discussing and trying to hammer out a quota system but the czech republic has rejected that proposal. millions of muslims are beginning the annual pilgrimage this tuesday moving from mecca put nearby mina at the start of the six-day event. 2 million people are expected to take part in the pilgrimage. the coming up in this hour, volkswagen environmental scandal , the carmaker says 11 million had the software that rigged tests on emissions and we'll have the latest in business. we will look at the follow-up in scandal in the u.k. as david cameron is the target of allegations. that's coming up. hello and thank you for joining us on france 24. eu u.n. refugee agency says proposals to house 120,000 migrants will not be enough alone to stabilize the situation saying that nearly 478,000 people have arrived in europe by sea so far this year. eu countries have to hammer out an agreement on a quota system for sharing the burden between member countries. we go to brussels for the latest. the czech prime minister is refusing to sign on so where does that leave the eu s

the czech republic and slovakia have also announced plans to restrict crossings on their borders and so has poland as well. the poles have said they're ready to close their borders without any warning if they feel under threat. there's coppy ca copy cat actiog on. germans have twice in recent weeks taken these actions without consulting brussels or the austrian or hundred gairn officials. hungarian officials. asylum seekers must register for asylum in the first eu country of stop. germany made it clear they would allow refugees to come directly. now making another unilateral decision. now one could argue it's pretty much an emergency. the tens of thousands of people flooding into germany in the last couple of weeks. we are almost watching the fundamental principles of the european union coming up done before our eyes. it's a time really when european leaders, people like the president of the european commission and the foreign affairs commission are calling for greater unity and for europeans to step up to the mark. but in fact we're seeing actually disarray at the moment in terms of

anchor: back to the migrant crisis, the czech republic said it would be illegal to e.u. to impose sanctions. warning came ahead of a meeting tomorrow in brussels. the proposed crisis system could be adopted. they remain opposed to the plan continue.f refugees reporter: carriages empty of mig rants and feff few geese believe they are fast approaching a new life. the arab nations don't come close to europe from baghdad. i'm overwhelmed by the compassion here. but that compassion is being put to the test. the weary and the injured continue their long march as european neighbors squabble and umble for a common approach. opened a -- croatia new camp. there is temporary shelter and basic facilities but most want transport to germany. and on a visit to the camp, the prime minister said the mass movement could not be stopped. >> no walls. no possibility to stop the flow of the people. that's my answer. if anyone thinks that without shipping, able to control this, absolutely -- this seven days go back. reporter: just across the border in hungary, a growing security presence where

by reestablishing checks at the border with austria, germany after the czech republic to follow suit, as well as slovakia, which reinstated checks at the hungry border, -- the hungary border, too. --y refugees find them stuck themselves stuck in the country, unable to continue their journey. more still are arriving from hungary. authorities are overwhelmed and have called in the army to join police in managing the crowds. they have reinstated checks at the hungarian border. laura: in brussels, an attempt, with some answers -- attempt to come up with some answers. eu ministers have been arguing over how to relocate 150,000 people currently stranded in italy, hungary, grace -- and greece. countries are reluctant to accept quotas. hungary's prime minister said strengthening the eu's exterior borders should be the priority. i'm joined by a german member of the parliament. sent out the message that hundreds of thousands of migrants were welcome, then the border was closed on sunday night. what happened? >> [indiscernible] including inepted, my hometown, munich. apparently our chancellor th

foreign ministers of the czech republic, slovakia, and latvia looking at ways to resolve the chaos. the hungarian prime minister says until there is european stance, member states are forced to protect themselves from "the brutal threats of mass migration." in africa, a deal has been proposed to end the political crisis in burkina faso. west african mediators are proposing to hold new elections in november and proposing also to provide amnesty for the military leaders who seized power. leaders have described the proposal as shameful. more on the mediation proposal. after a long sendoff -- [indiscernible] >> a list of propositions rather than an agreement accepted by all the parties. propositions include transition -- most of the presidential guards claim the military regime selby -- shall be protected. compete inlowed to the next election. series issues when it comes to employment. -- even if the prepositions are accepted at the summit. >> let's get some reaction to this proposal on the situation. we can speak to a member of a protest group which was a key part last year in the oust

it came over the loud objections of four countries: the czech republic, romania, hungary and slovakiae foreign minister blasted the plan. >> ( translated ): slovakia will file a legal complaint against mandatory redistribution of refugees on the basis of-- we will not implement these decisions of the interior ministers, because the quotas are meaningless. the system will not work and slovakia will not be forced to adopt quotas. >> reporter: the european deal to resettle 120,000 migrants has been criticized by the u.n. refugee agency, the u.n.h.c.r. it's spokeswoman said the relocation plan will not be sufficient to solve the crisis. "it's just 120,000 over two years", she said. considering that as of today almost 480,000 people have arrived in europe this year by boat, and 84% are coming from refugee-producing countries, this is clearly something that is not enough. the commission president is reportedly promising measures to speed up deportation that failed asylum seekers. so many of the people in victoria square could have paid a fortune and risked their lives for nothing. for the p

maybe if we had stuck to the nuclear defense of the czech republic and poland, crimea may never have happened. so i see a one-sided deal, completely in favor of iran. and i see, worse than that, an iranian empire developing. >> thank you. >> with iraq and syria and yemen. >> thank you. >> mr. reclose is recognized. >> thank you, chairman mccall for holding this hearing at this hallowed ground where nearly 14 years ago to the day americans looked into the face of evil something that took thousands of innocent lives in the mocht cowardly act of terrorism the world has ever known, the evil of radical islamic extremism changed the world that day, it changed the lives of everyone here in this room. for me personally, it compelled me to become a federal prosecutor and later a u.s. attorney. for that reason, i know all too well what the radical islamic terrorists became today. they will not stop, they will not relent, they will not give up in their quest to destroy the american way of life. we're here today in recognition of the fact that we must remain ever vigilant of the threat of rad ca

slovakia, romania and the czech republic voted against the proposal. >> i would like to confirm that i will also refuse during the meeting of prime ministers any attempt to bring into life a permanent mechanism for dividing up refugees. i refuse any mechanism we're convinced of the e.u. member countries hold their own sovereignty. it is the individual governments that will hold the stream of migration into the territory. >> their opposition has less to do with the numbers of refugees involved and more to do that they've been bullied by germany and brussels. they say they'll enforce the quotas but it has not said how it intends to do that. >> while tuesday has been about what to do with refugees already in europe, wednesday will be how to keep more people out. prime ministers will look at ways to improve the screening of the asylum seekers and to speed up the deportation of people europe decides have no right to stay. jacky rowland, al jazeera, brussels. >> chinese president xi jinping has arrived in seattle at the start of his first state visit to the usa. he'll spent three days meet

ambassador to the czech republic. and acting director of amnesty international international's european institution office. are we seeing splits inside the e.u., that normally they try to publicly. >> well, the e.u., unlike the united states, which has had - integration. it is relatively knew to the process of resolving these issues. we have been through a very tense notion around greece, and now with somewhat different alignment, we have another one around the migration issues. we are seeing the split. interesting common factor is that germany, the reluctant european superpower is in the situations. >> germany can't do it all on its own, can it. i mean, it's made an agreement to take 800,000 - which is a huge number in terms of this flow. while other countries are sidelines. >> it has to be said that angela merkel has shown notable leadership on this issue, by sending a strong message in response to the ongoing refugee crisis, it's clear germany alone could not do this. what we need to see is the broader european res

the czech republic is not participating. the u.k. is not prepared to share that responsibility.it's a real challenge for the meeting on the 14th of september being prepared for european politicians. the situation is deeply problematic. the hungarian government is reluctant to take in muslim refugee. these policies are appalling. they're embarrassing for europe. while we have some element of leadership, some countries are way behind. it has to be the case that all of europe cooperate. angela merkel said we have to show our compassion and it simply cannot be based on religion. it has to be based on common humanity. >> iraq's finance minister has come under fire. pro government forces retook the city from isil in april. >> the defense minister in iraq was in a convoy southwest of the city tikrit when he came under attack. this is an allegedly an assassination attempt. only one shot was fired. he survived. it was one of his guards who was slightly wounded. now this was a success story for the iraqi people and the iraqi government. they got rid of isil fighters from one of their stro

appears to be breaking down in addition to germany reimposing border controls with austria, the czech republicorder controls with austria and hungary and the slovak authorities say they are going to similarly impose these temporary border controls on its border with hungary so things are reaching a very significant crisis point for the eu, for its tradition of open borders and meanwhile the refugees simply keep arriving and keep coming into greece and to other countries and the whole pipeline of them is now backing up, waiting to get to precisely hear where i am in germany, julie. >> let's cross to stephanie decker on the syrian/turkey border and seen a lot of refugees coming and going and tell us what people there are saying to you. >> the people we have been speaking to today who are behind me at a border control area, i'll just step out to show you there is about 150 people there. they are actually going back into syria because they are saying that the situation here for them has been extremely difficult. turkey is hosting just under two million syrian refugee, most of them living outside o

the leaders of poland, czech republic are meeting for an emergency summit in prague. that train has been stopped for nearly 24 hours. what's been happening there? what have people been saying? >> it's a very sad situation here. if i can just try to set the scene and describe what's going on, there are still what appear to be hundreds of refugees on the train behind me. i will step out of the way so we can pan in and show you. we have seen several refugees holding up signs saying like no camp, they don't want to go to a refugee camp, they don't have water or food. they just want freedom. some wrote with shaving cream, it says no camp, no hungary, freedom train. they want to be back on that train and see it moving and going to another country and to stay outside of hungary and get as many to germany. it is quite a sad situation. there are still police and riot police surrounding the train. now we are hearing many chanting no food, no food. they are hungry. it's getting worse by the hour. >> on thursday we heard the prime minister saying that he just doesn't want them in

the neighbours, czech republic, poland and the slovak republic said mandatory quotas would be unacceptable. 4,000 are expected to cross the mediterranean. they must coordinate efforts to resolve the crisis. >> all these refugees arriving in europe should be given the opportunity to rebuild their lives. it has to be a european collective effort. refugees are dying and suffering. drowning in the water. we have to combat and avoid this. we need to increase the opportunities for refugees to arrive legally >>> greece's government has been ferrying hundreds of refugees to the mainland. these are the scenes from the port where refugees have been landing. lesbos is under pressure, hosting thousands, waiting for their chance to travel onwards. >> we've been sent this report, where there's relief for some refugees. >> tensions eased up in the port. it's because the registration process has improved over the past 24 hours. more screening teams have arrived to the island, and the operation has been moved to a stadium. thousands of refugees were able to get their registration paper, allowing them to bo

with refugees has widened further with the eastern european countries of hungary, poland, the czech republicd slovakia all rejecting refugee quotas. on friday refugees rushed the train as police had to hold people back. the train was brought there to transport refugees to vienna, but the scene turned chaotic. a child here seen getting treatment after he was injured in the incident. almost 4,000 crossed into austria from hungary on thursday, but just 450 were allowed on to the train. and hungary is facing mounting criticism over the treatment of the refugees as mohammed jamjoom reports from the south of the country. ♪ >> reporter: in an overcrowded refugee camp, the hungry are frantic for food. in this scene of chaos and confusion in hungary, the authorities distribute what they have by throwing it through the air. t the lucky ones are able to catch their meals. these refugees on these buses are waiting to get into the camp. everybody i have spoken with aboard these busses are worried about what they are going to face. many fear what being fingerprinted in hungary would mean for them. i'm try

the czech republic and slovakia oppose it. after the meeting, they called on nations to work together. eu members will soon disclose the number of refugees they take in. the ministers will meet again on october 8th. people gathered outside the european commission building demanding more assistance for refugees. some wrote messages calling for increased aid on a wall. a painting of a drowned syrian boy was put on display. images of his body washed up on the shores of turkey sent shock waves around the world. >> please save those refugees. do something. find a solution. >> a demonstrator wore a mask reassembling the hungarian prime minister and used barbed wire to show how some are being blocked. public opinion in europe is split between people for and against accepting refugees. >>> greek rescue crews have discovered yet another tragedy involving migrants and refugees. a wooden boat capsized in the southern aegean sea. 34 people died, nearly half of them infants and children. about 100 people were able to swim to a nearby islan

four eastern european countries, czech republic, slovakia, romania and hungary, refuse to agree to the plan. >>> presidential politics. and republican candidate ben carson blamed p.c. culture for the fallout over his statement against electing a muslim president. he said everyone has a right to be president, as long as they embrace american values and the constitution. >>> president obama has declared a major disaster and one of the worst wildfires ever. the declaration helps for funds for the cleanup. the fire is still burning. three people were killed and two others are still missing. >>> we have happy news for a family that lost nearly everything in that fire. >> the couple and their baby escaped the flames with a few personal items before their apartment building burned to the ground. but what annette did not know is that eric has left one important thing behind. a diamond engagement ring for his upcoming surprise proposal. >> as you can imagine, eric was frantic, thinking it was lost forever. but when they went back, to dig through the rubble, eric found the ring where he had hidd

among those -- poland, hungary, and the czech republic. among those who support the sweden, andance, germany. let's listen to german chancellor angela merkel. chancellor merkel: we welcome the proposition that jean-claude juncker will present tomorrow, the decision to share a set number of asylum seekers between eu countries is an important first step. but there is still a ways to go because these people cannot just be shared between germany and sweden. what we need is a system of quotas whereby those who have the right to asylum are shared between eu member states. "nchor: every day, "france 24 chester but a human face on europe's refugee crisis. our reporters have been traveling from greece where many migrants start their journey towards germany bringing you there stories, their hardships, and their hopes. today, we ask a simple question -- what is it like for women traveling this route? here is the report. reporter: on the road to a better life. when she got a rickety boat to greece, she thought she would die. now, the arabic literature

the czech republic, slovakia, romania, and hungary. they all voted against this plan, calling it an attack on their national serenity. refugee territories are saying that these measures are not enough. all this comes ahead of an eu leaders summit set to begin later this week on wednesday. here is more with our brussels correspondent. >> one can never predict what goes on behind closed doors, but the fact that france and germany 120%,ck in the deal, means it could fly. bitter speeches were given, blaming eastern european countries for dragging their heels on this issue. in fact, it is a strange deal, or in the words of the slovakian head of state, the most unprecedented deal in eu, european history. despite that, they will still faceto participate or exceptional circumstances for not participating. the commissioner in charge of the treaty will have to observe the implementation. faced with the seriousness of this crisis and the international pressure from ngo's, they decided to do it that way. thousand comes on top of the 40,000 agreed

with three other central and eastern european state ministers from poland, czechoslovakia, the czech republic. they are going to try to negotiate a joint position, a joint opposition to plans for a new, larger, and more ambitious refugee campaign. there are signs that even among this group, what was a traditionally hard-line group, their bay -- there may be some provisions emerging. the plan is expected on september 14. molly: we also have the hunt gary, lawmakers holding a vote on key points of -- we also have the hunt gary and lawmakers hold -- we also have the hung gary arian lawmakers holding talks. what are we seeing concerning today's legislation? andrew: these proposals have been on the table for several weeks. what they aim to do is to combat the border controls. the proposals, which are to be approved, for c prison sentences of up to three years for people that they foresee prison sentences of up to three years -- it also allows for the a strongerto use militarize response to border situations,ergency perhaps applying the military to the border in cases of crises. little to lift the

. >> hungary and the czech republic, slovakia have opposed a plan to distribute refugees. >> it may not seem like it, but in little places like this in southern hungary, the european vision of unity in dealing with the refugee crisis looks like a nightmare come true. you can see the village from this hungarian military land. the government is investigating whether to set up a semi-pan camp. it's basically a bog and providing water would cost a fortune. for the mayor of the village, the idea that hundreds from the middle east may be dumped is an immediate concern. >> translation: the vast majority or young strong men. on their journal they have natural needs they have not been able to satisfy. there's a strong possibility because of their cultural background that they'll satisfy needs in hungary or europe, but not in a european way. >> there are hundreds of little places like this across hungary, which have no money or prospects. >> this man is expecting refugees to be offered more help. >> now suddenly people are coming from a different culture and they are entitled to aid. i understand

czech republic says that is not a good idea and that borders should be better protected. some 200 migrants have arrived in france this morning. most of them are