erika pitzi, al jazeera. >>> be sure to join us for an al jazeera america special report this sunday.t's airing at 9:00 pm eastern. >>> greece is also bearing the brunt of the refugee flood into europe at the same time athens is also dealing with an economic crisis, and that country is set to hold a national election on sunday. this is a campaign rally happening right there in athens. the former prime minister is leading a rally for the left-wing syriza party. very large crowds there right in front of the parliament building. barnaby phillips has more on the overlapping issues. >> reporter: they watch bemused as desperate people arrive every day in their city. in a square in central athens, elderly greeks outnumbered by hundreds of afghans. most plan to move on, but a few will stay in greece and build new lives here, like this man who came 14 years ago. he says greeks are generous, but he worries that political and economic instability will change that. >> we are afraid because of this election and also because of this crisis, maybe this climate will be changed, maybe some extremist p

live from new york city, i'm erika pitzi.eral motors has agreed to pay $900 million to end a criminal probe into how it handled deadly defects in some of its vehicles. the defective ignition switches are linked to at least 124 deaths. the company new about the problem for a decade for issuing recalls. it ensures no individual gm employee will be criminally prosecuted. bisi onile-ere is live in detroit for us. what else do you know about the deal and what it does for gm? >> reporter: this settlement ends a long investigation by the u.s. government. general motors has admitted to misleading the public and is now faced with this $900 million penalty. it was last year when general motors recalled more than 2 million vehicles because of an ignition switch defect. the switch could switch into the at position and disable the power staring, and air bags. it was revealed last year that general motors knew about this problem for more than a decade butting didn't issue any recalls until last year. gm says that it will now be forced to p

erika pitzi, al jazeera. >>> join us for an al jazeera america special report this sunday.l be hosting desperate journeys a global crisis. >>> on capitol hill today the republican-lead house is take up two different measures targeting planned parenthood, conservatives are threatening to let the government shut down to prevent funding for the health group. undercover video appeared to show planned parenthood officials any associating the sale of tissue from aborted fetuses. >>> the defense is presenting its case in the case of bo bergdahl. they are trying to determine if he should be court-martialed for abandoning his post. they said he planned for weeks to abandon his post in 2009. >>> donald trump is under fire from critics on both sides of the aisle this morning. at a rally he failed to interrupt a man who stated that president obama is a muslim. >> we're going to have some fun now, because instead of making a speech, i want to take questions. >> reporter: one of the questions now making headlines. >> okay. this man. i like this man. >> one problem in this country is call

i'm erika pitzi. news continues next live from london, and we'll back here in new york for another update in half an hour. for the latest headlines go to our website, aljazeera.com. have a good day. ♪ >>> frustration turns to violence as croatia struggles to cope with the refugee crisis. >>> hello there i'm barbara sarah, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program, talk once more, the u.s. and russia defense chiefs speak on the phone for the first time in a year to discuss the conflict in syria. taliban fighters kill at least 21 security officers in an attack on a military base in pakistan. >>> and indonesian forces m

. >> that was erika pitzi reporting there. >>> in mississippi police are searching for a college instructorconnection with the killing of a processor. the historian was fatally shot in his office today. the university was on lockdown throughout the afternoon. >> we loved our beloved processor today. and our condolences are with his family at this time. we also are still under lockdown, and we'll continue to be throughout the day. we have canceled all of our classes through night classes tonight. >> police say the suspect is also a person of interest in a shooting death of a woman at the home where he lived. >>> wednesday will mark three weeks since virginia tv reporter alison parker and camera man adam ward were shot to death on air. last week allison's father marched on capitol hill with gun control advocates and lawmakers. i spoke with him today and began by asking him how he and his family are coping with the loss of allison. >> it hasn't been easy, but the way we have been coping is we have been taking action. it's what my daughter would want us to do. she would have been mad at me if i