we are joined from the greece macedonia border. i can see people behind you with that what can you tell us about the situation there at the moment? >> well, the situation is certainly tense because of every day that passes, life here in this makeshift camp is becoming more and more difficult, people are running out of money, but i think what is really the most difficult for them to live through is the uncertainty they are facing, the worries they have, whether they will go through along the balkan route or not, macedonian forces of sealed off the border, only a trickle of people go through, about 500 over a period of 24 hours, and they are more than 10,000 that are in this makeshift camp alone. many, many more are other parts of greece. macedonia has closed the border simply because austria put new directives that it will not law, has put a cap on the amount of people that will be allowed to transit austria to reach germany, having a domino affect through to the macedonia border here. refugees, certainly a very dire situation. this

sharing your views with us. >> thank you, barbara. >>> now the refugee crisis on the border of greece and macedoniaw so bad that a state of emergency should be declared. that is according to one of greece's regional governors. around 13,000 people are now trapped at the border crossing after the macedonia authorities closed it to syrian and iraqi refugees and the refugees want to travel macedonia and serbia and hungry and most of them are heading towards germany. european countries and turkey are due to hold talks at an emergency summit on monday and as they try to find yet again a solution to the crisis. >> the rumor and republic needs to open immediately the borders and the european union needs to demand severe actions against the countries that are closing borders today, whether they are members of the european union on candidate members, this is unacceptable what they are doing. >> reporter: we are at the greece-macedonia border and following the journey of those who are arriving at the makeshift camp. >> reporter: state of emergency in this area is indeed declared it would pave the way for fun

greece. now that stamp of turkey is becoming a problem on their passports, macedonia police saying if you've been in turkey more than a month, you have to return to turkey or stay in greece and not allowed to go further. they explained they were just trying to earn money to continue this trip. every tent has a family, four or five people inside and you can see how small they are. in teach tent is a story of people fleeing war and hardship. the economic migrant, those non-iraqis and non-syrians are nowhere to be seen at the moment in this camp. they have already understood that the only way for them to go through is to hook up with smugglers, many operating on both sides of the border and try to find a way that way, because they will not be able to go through this one. >> thank you for that update from the borders. >>> two women killed in an armed standoff in istanbul remembered the gkc. the cameras show them armed with guns. yomaz was arrested in 2017 and found guilty in 2012 of being a member of a terrorist organization. attacks on security forces have increased in turkey over recent months.

and there is growing concern for the health of 14,000 people camped on the greece-macedonia border. one charity said 70% of the children there are ill with respiratory problems being the biggest problem. many of the refugees have little more than a tent to shelter them from the rain and cold and the camp has poor sanitation. the disease control experts say they're taking precautionary measures. >> they should deport us. >> i appeal to the entire world to come and see us and conditions that we're in and to have compassion for us. it's enough. enough. have some compassion for these children, for the women. have compassion for all the single mothers. >> a representative for the u.n. special envoy to syria say that talks with the syrian government and the opposition will begin no later than monday in geneva. the syrian army has recaptured the site of aleppo. the al nusra front took a village on monday but were quickly pushed out by government forces. isil was behind deadly rocket attacks another boy in the same vehicle was injured. >> an assault and attack on a nearby village wher the n

. >> many remain stranded on the greece-macedonia border, but the deteriorating continues are taking its toll on the health of many young refugees. >> after days of waiting at the closed border between greece and macedonia, hundreds of refugees take matters into their own hands. they walk along the fence that keeps them back. in the hope that they'll find a way to macedonia. >> we are sick and tired of this life. we fled war and came here only to be humiliated again. >> this is what they're trying to leave hyped. the refugee camp that is becoming a by word for misery. many spent the night in small tent pitched around the filth. >> for thi many this is life of daily endurance. days of rainfall has added to their misery. the flimsy tents this live in offer little protection from the rain and cold. to stay warm they buy wood from greek villages. >> just look at how we're living. our children are sick. we have no tents. no assistance. all we want is to get to germany. >> health workers say they have treated more than 100 children for different ailments in the past few days. >> most of the

well the flurry of diplomacy comes as thousands of people gather at the greece-macedonia border, refugees blocked a rail way line of macedonia's refusal to let them in and we report from there. >> reporter: we are not prisoners she says, we are humans and we escape from i.s.i.s. and we came to you. please we have become more desperate as each day goes by. if there was any hope that the bottleneck at the border would be solved in a few days it is now all but gone replaced by despair, anger and frustration in an overwhelming state of confusion. access to macedonia is restricted but no clear guidelines have been given as to what the stranded here need to do. information is spread by word of mouth and often it is wrong. >> translator: everyday there are new rules, i'm afraid when my time comes they will tell me i can't get in because my jacket is brown and need it to be black to get through. >> reporter: any semblance has broken down and papers are not valid any more and macedonia and balkins require a new stamp and they stand in cue and no word it will end the plight and a turkish stamp on p

tensions are flaring on the greece-macedonia border as people are prevented from passing through. they have blocked a railway line. the south korean defense ministry says north korea has fired several short range projectiles towards the east sea. the launch comes hours after the u.n. security council voted to impose tough sanctions on pyongyang. malaysia's transport minister says he will work with a team from australia to determine whether debris is connected to the missing flight mh370. these pictures of debris were found last year. they were released by australian transport bureau. >> we would like to get hold of the debris as soon as possible. that's why we are working with australia in a fast manner. on the other hand, we also send a team to investigate. they are working together to inspect and check the debris >>> more on the u.n. security council resolution on north korea. scott heidler alongs at the new sanctions which-- looks at the new sanctions. >> reporter: it is the main gateway here to north korea from china. even though there's winter there should be more north korea

the health of 14,000 refugees at the overcrowded camp on the greece macedonia border is causing majoroncern for one charity saying 70% of the children there are ill. at least two people including a child have been killed in turkey after mortar shells were fired from across the border. >> south korea has announced sanctions against north korea after it's recent nuclear tests and rocket launch. individuals accused of being responsibility for developing weapons of mass destruction, will be placed on a blacklist, yesterday north korea warps of preemptive strikes in response to the exercises between the united states and south korea the families of the missing passengers from malaysia airline 370 have been holding a vigil to mark the second anniversary of the plane's disappearance, white balloons of the people onboard were released at the vigil in kuala lumpur. the malaysian parliament stood in silence the families demands answers as they protest outside a buddhist temple. more on the investigations and the anniversary. the second anniversary of the disappearance of the flight was marked i

there is a humanitarian crisis developing on the greece-macedonia border where the build up of refugees continues. our correspondent reports where more than 78,000 people are still stranded-- 8,000 people are still stranded >> reporter: it is slowly becoming a near permanent settlement expanding by the day. the newly arrived trying to find a spot for a long wait while those been here for a while bring some normality to lives. some are exhausted. those on the tracks hope to keep up the pressure but aware about the riots on monday did not help their cause. some have been stranded for 12 days now. >> translation: we should have been warned that they were only let ago a small number of people in. it's our friends in other countries that give us the news. we don't know what's happening. there are so many rumors on social media. >> reporter: only 30 people were allowed through in 48 hours. one of the biggest challenges is to work out how many people are here. a process has begun to give people numbers so if and when the borders open again there's some sort of order. for aid organizations a lo

we're joined by our correspondent who is live from the camp on the greece-macedonia border.hat is the situation like at the camp now? >> reporter: as you can imagine, people are growing even more desperate, frustrated, impatient. they're asking a lot of questions and they're not getting any answers. some 12,000 people or more really living out in the open. there are tents, but the tents do little with the cold and the rain. so people are going increasingly impatient. what they want is for the borders to open so that they can continue on the migrant trail to northern europe. as we know for weeks now. that route has been closed. what the greek government wants to do is to relocate these people, put them in government-run camps across the country, even close to the border, better conditions. at least they have some sort of shelter, but niece people are refusing to leave. what we understand is that, approximately, 20 buses are going to arrive today and the authorities are hoping that a thousand people will accept to move to these government-run camps but people don't want to do

carolyn malone, al jazeera. >>> well the refugee crisis on the border of greece and macedonia is now that a state of emergency should be declared. that is according to one of greece's regional governors and 13,000 are trapped at the border crossing after it was closes to syrian refugees and want to travel to macedonia, hungry and australia and they are due to hold talks after emergency summit on monday as they try to find a solution to the crisis. >> the republic needs to open immediately the borders and the european union needs to implement severe actions against the countries that are closing borders today, whether they are members of the european union or candidate members. this is unacceptable what they are doing. >> reporter: we are on the greece-macedonia border and has been following the journey of those arriving at the makeshift camp. >> reporter: if a state of emergency in this area is indeed declared it would pave the way for funds to be released to improve the living conditions in this camp. these are the latest arrivals and the only place they found to set up their tent i

laura kyle and our other top stories at least three refugees drown in a desperate attempt from macedonia to greeceer the border crossing was closed and in myanmar where more than half a century of military rule and elected a civilian as the country's president plus french government ministers travelling to the ivory coast in mourning after an al-qaeda attack and we will have the latest on that. ♪ the russian defense ministry says they have a partial we draw from syria and pictures shown on russian state television as u.n. brokered talks of ending the five-year conflict enter the second day in geneva and carolyn malone has more. >> reporter: russian air strikes in syria have allowed the syrian government to regain lost ground while also killing hundreds of people. now it appears they are coming to an end. russian president vladimir putin says they achieved what they came to achieve, back in december that was helping bashar al-assad what they call terrorists. >> translator: i believe that the goals with the ministry of defense and armed forces have over all been fulfilled and i order the minister of

hoda abdel hamid is at the camp on the greece macedonia border.about what the conditions must will like for so many people. >> reporter: it has been a rainy and cold night followed by a rainy and cold day, and really this camp has turned into one big mud puddle. as you said there are concerns about the health conditions of this camp, specifically for children, about 5,000 of them among the at least 14,000 refugees who are stranded on this border with macedonia. i have seen children walking barefoot or with open sandals. it has been very difficult for them, but also very difficult for the adults as well. now some are coming to term with the fact that the borders are now closed, the balkan route is no more, some are still here hoping something will happen. and they are also weighing their options. there's a relocation program, that is the only option they have at the moment. but for many after waiting so long, two to three weeks in some cases, it has been a very difficult time, they have run out of cash, and waiting here in greece is of a huge conce

refugees and migrants stranded in greece are losing hope they'll be able to cross into macedonia. tens of thousands are stuck in an increasingly unsanitary camp on the border and many are considering where to go next. the route is a popular way for refugees to reach countries like germany is being shut down. slovenia has introduced border restrictions. only people who plan to seek asylum or those with clear humanitarian needs will be allowed entry. that prompted serbia to announce plans to shut down its borders with macedonia and bulgaria to anyone without valid documents. the country had tightened their border controls in response to the spiraling crisis, leaving thousands stranded in greece with no clear path forward. we have a report from the greece macedonia border. >> i think the one word that would sum it all up is that conditions are miserable. the weather not helping, when you can see just hint me, it is a big mud puddle, the whole camp, and it's like this everywhere. the tents of absolutely drenched. we've been watching throughout the day, people just falling to the groun

scenes of chaos on the border between greece and macedonia where macedonian forces fired tear gas.housands are stuck there because of the border restrictions. let's take you to northern france on the outskirts of the channel port city of calas. refugees evicted from their camps for day 2. police dismantling parts of the camp known of course as the jingle. home to thousands hoping to reach the u.k. we report from rome where almost 100 syrian refugees arrived safely part of a humanitarian pilot scheme allowing thousands to reach europe unharmed we have this report to kick off today with hoda hamyd from the greece macedonia border. >> i am paibt and exhausted they first marched over the railway gate along the bordernt and exhy first marched over the railway gate along the border glanding to be let through. soon, things got out of control. some refugees managed to tear down part of the fence. others hurled stone att on the other side of the fence. they responded with tear gas. rumor had spread around the camp that the border had opened. hundreds of refugees ran toward the fence. women

around 13,000 people are stuck at the border crossing between greece and macedonia europe's ref uming e crisis is a major issue in slovakia where the tough talking prime minister protecting from muslim refugees. a report. daunting decision to travel from syria to slovakia. i tried to find a job intie. i hoped i could work at the hospital. yes collected one day i would be a refugee in europe. the company where i applied for the job gave me an answer. i decided to meet the smugglers. after that, there was no way back. with other refugees, she arrived illegally on the greek island le sp os. that was at the ewasn't the end it was on to mass doaning i can't, sush i can't, and hungary. as she crossed into slovakia, she was arrested. she had spent four months in detension and doesn't plan to stay there long. >> the decision is racist. the police officer told me to go back where i came from. several times they told me i am a terrorist. one ing human rights advocate said her treatment has a lot to do with the parliamentariee elections i would be happy after elections if maybe i go back and peo

more now from hoda abdel hamid who is on the border between greece and macedonia. me whether this three-quarters of a million dollars dollars can actually going to make a difference to those people we can see behind you. and i wonder if they believe they have any choice but to remain there and see whether things change. >> reporter: well, certainly at this point many people will tell you they are stuck with a huge fear on whether they will be sent back to turkey, or even sent back to syria, so that is the issue. the border crossing is opening by chunks of two hours. so just to give you an indication, since midnight, only 270 refugees were able to make it through, and the latest estimate we got, is that about 10,500 people here in this makeshift -- most of them in this makeshift -- like the one -- camp -- like the one here behind me, and you have the same thing on the other side of the road, and then again behind the trucks over there. so if you just do the math, the ones who are here, it will take 50 days for them to be able to cross if indeed they can cross. >> ok

describe the partial ceasefire in syria and tens of thousands of refugees remain stranded at the greece, macedoniader as restrictions continue. >> what is the big d. >> don't worry about it little marco. >> reporter: the latest t.v. debate turns nasty as they throw a bar arch over tax. >>> barcelona break another record and 35 matches unbeaten and messi and friends as they break the spanish record set by bitter rivals in madrid. ♪ the u.n. has reported a sharp rise in allegations of sex abuse against its staff, a new report cataloged 99 accusations of abuse. u.n. missions in central african republican and democratic republic of congo and ivory coast animally counted for a majority of the claims and we report. >> reporter: u.n. peace keepers were supposed to come to the rescue in central african republic and instead accused of sexual exploitation and the number of allegations of sex exploitation were accused by the staff of 99 last year compared with 80 the year before a statement says this regrettably means more needs to be done for allegations and more importantly the number exploited by abuse pe

the first half of 2015 and many are heading for the worsening bottleneck that formed on greece's border with macedonia. police chief from greece and several balkan states have met. macedonian forces fired tear gas to disperse people who tried to breakthrough the fence close to the border. in northern france, refugees and migrants have been evicted from their makeshift camp. police are dismantling part of the camp in calais which has become known as the juggle, home to thousands hoping to get into the u.k. in a moment, we'll hear from our correspondent in calais. first, though, we have this update from the greece-macedonia border. >> certainly on the macedonian side, more forces were deployed. we watched that happen throughout the day yesterday. after that riot that happened in the morning, we saw actually helicopter overflying at a quite low altitude over the border area and we do know more forces were deployed. this morning, there's also water can nance stationed all along that fence that separates both sides especially in that area where those riots happened. yesterday, there are many fewer people t

they're talking about monday's scenes of chaos along the greece and macedonia border. our correspondent reports now where thousands are stuck and tensions rising because they're not allowed in. >> reporter: impatient and exhausted, they first marched over the railway gate along the border. demanding once again to be let through. but soon things got out of control. some refugees managed to tear down part of the fence. others hurled stones at macedonian forces on the other side of the fence. they responded with tear gas. but rumour has spread around the camp that the border had opened. hundreds of refugees ran towards the fence. this woman and her children were sitting around their ten when the rumour reached them >> translation: we ran towards the gate, people shouting, open the borders. i couldn't see further up. they then fired tear gas. i fell while running away. this is wrong. we demand our rights. there is no need for violence. we have to be patient and slowly, slowly everyone will get in >> reporter: but it was in vein. macedonian forces had pushed everyone back a

twho some have camped for two weeks in certainly difficult positions. >> speaking to us on the greece, macedonia border. china is expected to raise defense spending by up to 8% this year. the exact numbers will be announced on saturday at the communist party's annual conference and xi jinping is positioning himself as the country's most powerful leader as adrian brown reports. >> reporter: president xi jinping made the rounds of state media recently. adoring journalists could barely contain their excitement. but as they gathered around him he issued his own blunt news alert, your job the president reminded them was first and foremost to serve the party. >> his purpose there was to say that the media has to fall in line with the central party which means him, that no decent is allowed in the media. >> reporter: online the adulation is even more forwarding. ♪ this song dedicated to the president says if you want to marry, marry someone like uncle xi jinping. the state news agency has turned to rap releasing a cartoon video to promote party slogans. ♪ the lyrics don't exactly roll off the tongue an

and some of the indigenous languages are facing extension >>> greece declared a state of emergency on its boarder with macedonia, thousand of refugees are stranded out fro, with only few to cross. living conditions are deteriorating, as the number of new arrivals continues to grow. greece's prime minister alexis tsipras says he will use the summits in brussels to push for a major change in the bloc's boarder protection. let's go live to hoda abdel-hamid. explain to us the significance of declaring a state of merge in idonomi. >> the state of emergency means it paves the way for emergency funds to be released to the two municipalities along the boarder where the crisis is unfolding. the first batch of 200,000 euros will be released. more to follow. that will have them in this organization in this camp. there has been local n.g.o.s and international aid organizations. they'll be able to provide tents, and more understood and doctors that are very much needed because of the dire conditions. children are vulnerable to the change of weather and temperature. it's been raining heavily, and a lot of children have gastr

arwa damon, cnn, on the greece/macedonia border. >> always appreciate arwa's reporting there.ens of thousands of refugees from syria have crossed the sea from turkey to greece in the first two months of this year. and for many, that januaourney dangerous and a nightmare. >> translator: we were about 60 people. we did not want to go on the boat, but they got us on it. in the middle of the sea, the boat started sinking. i called the greek coast guard. a few boats arrived. they saved my siblings. the driver is the one who sanction the boat. >> omar told us after the boat started sinking, the turkish coast guard rescued his siblings. after two weeks of separation, the family was finally rae uneu in greece. >>> this is "cnn newsroom." still ahead, super saturday is now over but the battle is just heating up for florida. a preview is up ahead. >>> you're watching cnn worldwide. >>> a warm welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom." good to have you with us. i'm george howell. the headlines we're following this hour. >>>

talk about the refugee crisis as thousands of refugees are stranded on the border between greece and macedonia>>> i'm in doha and stories we will be covering this hour under attack as they launch a raid across the border from libya. protest in ramallah and thousands are on strike for higher pay. >>> i will have all your sport including a new report by russia is still violating antidoping rules plus republican frontrunner donald trump pays a visit in florida as he comes up from the pack to win back to back titles. ♪ hello there, i'm in brussels where european leaders are gathering for a meeting with turkey, it's an emergency summit to talk about the biggest refugee crisis in europe since the second world war and believe the leaders that some kind of solution may be inside depending on help from turkey, already a draft communication released by the eu on sunday all but closed the balkin route that so many have taken to arrive from germany from greece, macedonia and serbia and going to greece where it's failing and seekers and economic migrants crossing from turkey with no where to go and we have

. >> the refugee crisis on the border of greece and macedonia, 13,000 are trapped after the macedonianuthorities closed it to syrian and iraqi refugees. >> they need to open immediately the borders. the european union needs to implement severe actions against the countries that are closing borders today whether they are members of the european union or candidate members. this is unacceptable, what they are doing. following the journey of those arriving at the makeshift camp. >> the state of emergency, if it is declared, it would pave the way for funds to be released to improve the living conditions in the camps. these are the latest rivals. money would can compensate the local communities. many of the tents are now on private property and the farmers are losing business. these people have been camped here for the past few days. they have entered grease on the 18th of february so their turn to go through and be protesters. it should happensoon. the border is more shut than open. and because of very string events introourz happening on the other side. the camp expanded so quickly the var

we want to bring you some live pictures from the border crossing on the greece macedonia border as you can see thousands of people still stranded on that border living in tents and in really difficult conditions waiting to cross the border into macedonia and head north to other european countries. in greece despite the problems that the country is facing now, many people have been doing what they can to help the refugees. a soup kitchen which once served the unemployed has started feeding the new arrivals. >> reporter: greeks came to the aid of refugees stranded in their country. images of family sleeping out in the open on chilly nights have made them forget their own problems. they turn up in droves with bags of food, fruit and medicine. >> translation: we could be in their position and if we were we would need a helping hand to hold us and walk with us. >> translation: we come to help all the time. they're human beings. >> reporter: greece has been struggling even before the massive influx of refugees. dealing with an eight year old economic crisis means there's little the state her

. >> refugee desperate to cross the board from greece into macedonia are evading authorities and waiting to around 300 refugees including dozens of children have left the camp in greece where they have been trapped since the macedonia border was closed. thousands of people have been stranded on the greek side of the border. illness is now taking its toll on some of the youngest refugees. we have more now. we're having technical problems. now turkey's president has vowed to crackdown on what he calls terrorism in ankara. president erdogan's words came after victims were taking place. a car bomb exploded at a busy transport hub on supplied night. more than 100 other people were injured. state media is reporting four suspects have been detained in the county's southeast. well joining us live from ankara is al jazeera's mohammed, what is the atmosphere like. >> there is a sense of shock. it's a palpable sense of worry we've had all day. people have tried to come to terms with this very frightening new reality that they've been faced with in the past six months. we must remember that this is

thousands of people are crammed against the border between greece and macedonia with hundreds arrivingoday. the most common route for people fleeing conflict in the middle east is through turkey, across to the greek islands, mainland greece, in macedonia. they get stuck in countries further north like austria, they are resisting pressure to lead in the migrants. our european editor reports. correspondent: battered by the migrant crisis, struggling , thingsally, in greece are what they used to be. this is often's old airport, now a refugee camp. with angry, frustrated migrants are denied entry to the rest of europe. macedonia has slammed its border shut. people here are going nowhere for now. the situation here is pretty desperate. some are threatening to go on hunger strike if the border to macedonia doesn't open. is building across greece, and it isn't even known as what is the migrant season. sanitation is bad. many are sick. has come under international fire for the poor treatment of migrants. under pressure, the authorities say they are doing their best. for e.u. helpaled and they

macedonia has been detaining migrants trying to cross from greece, crossed the river near the border today. macedonia's government has vowed them to return them to greece. al jazeera's mohammad adow has our report. >> reporter: desperate with their journey north wards, hundreds make a dramatic crossing of the river from greece to macedonia, helping the women and children cross the fast-moving river. hundreds were successful, holding their children and belongings over their head as they waded across. >> we don't have the option, we have children and not the most basic of is provisions, toilets or nothing. >> 1,000 migrants including children left the sprawling camp in the greek village of idomeni, they walked the border, in a hope to find a way into macedonia, this is what they are trying to leave behind. refugee camp at idomeni a byword for agony, for these people life is a daily endurance, days and months of rainfall have also added on to their misery. the flimsy tents they live in offer them little protect from the rain and cold. to stay warm they burn wood donated by the villages a

. >>> the refugees camped at the town -- village on the greece macedonia border say this they are angryted over worsening conditions there. most have already sold their belongings and spent their savings to get that far. zeina khodr tells their story. >> reporter: yet again they make their way towards greece's border with macedonia. they have been told that the migrant trail to northern europe has reopened. these refugees and migrants pack their belongings left their makeshift camps and walked for kilometers in the cold. >> translator: we are going there because they are opening the border. we read it on social media and facebook pages we were celebrating last night. >> reporter: but they were not given the correct information, this is what they found. dozens preparing to breakthrough greek police lines and push their way forward. >> translator: this is the only hope we have left. they want to take us to military camps and the e.u. relocation program could take months or two to three years. i am confident we can three through because we are many people. >> reporter: a few dozen did gath

greece could receive another 100,000 refugees by the end of this month. there is a state of emergency near the border crossing where thousands of refugees are waiting to enter macedonia. within the e.u. there is still no agreement on how to handle the crisis with that austria is asking to limit the number of refugees to 400,000 per year. angela merkel has criticized greece saying it should have been better prepared to host $50,000 people under an e.u. deem that was reached in october. we have a report now from the greece-macedonia border. >> it has become a symbol of europe's failure and disunity. the border remains more closed than open. the latest selection system to cross into macedonia dependency on the date of arrival in greece. those waiting here landed february 17. these, the following day. >> i've been here 16 days. i've no more money. i never thought it would be like this. my son went to germany and the whole trip took him 13 days. >> it is hardship and frustration where people roam around in search of answers. the camp spread from a transit one designed for 1500 people, that's where the big tents are to this ever sprawling multi-colored tent village. the ma

thousands of people stranded at greece's border with macedonia. conditions are dyer. a solution nowhere inside. we will take you inside the biggest refugee camp. also, mario draghi takes the markets by surprise. the head of the european central bank cuts all three main interest rates. and people in japan are still searching for missing loved ones as the country marks 5 years since the fukushima nuclear disaster. brent: i am brent goff. good to have you with us. migrants are still making their way to greece even though an increasing number of european countries have sealed their borders to them. 1100 arrived at a port just today. many of them are like did end up stuck in refugee camps like the one on the border between greece and macedonia. our correspondent is there and he sent us this exclusive report. reporter: it is my fifth day in a place that gets more unpleasant with each passing day. nonstop rain has left the grain -- left of the ground muddy and waterlogged and this has increased the misery for refugees. this young man from syria shows us what he is doing to k

greece itself. our correspondent is on the greek macedonia border. the question is whether there is any chance that anything that is agreed in brussels will, indeed, stop people from coming to greece. >> reporter: that is certainly what i think the bigger question for the people here is what will happen to them. if it will stop people, the european union is giving a clear message and you can feel it at the border crossing here which has been, i would say symbolically open over the past few days. we have witnessed a trickle of people managing to get through and every day a whole new set of restrictions. what we're hearing is that there will be a list of cities and gee grafkal places which will not be considered as - which will be considered as safe places so people coming from there would not be granted refugee status. in syria, for example, the people coming from damascus, people coming from latakia and people coming from baghdad, from the south and north, so there is a sort of gee grafkal selection happening. what happens to those who are here it is

greece as soon as possible. donald trump is on a tour around and number of these countries macedonia. d these countries are affected by this crisis, asking them to support greece and be ready to stand by it when they meet here for an eu mmit. we he discusd that relocation from members who promised to redistribute 160,000 people over two years, but so far ly 500 people have been relocated in that scheme. that is only aemporarycheme. the plan is to disclose a more permanent one on the east summit on the 18th of march 2 this will . this will be the make it a break-in phase for the eu. the pressure is on. the numbers are still coming. one are about to warn that million people could arrive in greece this year and other ngos have blamed the european union, saying they brought this upon themselves with the fact that they have done nothing really and this is the reason why we are seeing this humanitarian crisis unfold right here within the european union. genie: thanks for that, reporting from brussels. here in france, i doesn't humanitarian groups are accusing authorities of evicting migrants

targeted, bull he has a 7 million dollar bounty on his head >>> large numbers of refugees are the greece-macedonia border are refusing offer from greece's government to move to better accommodation. nearly 12,000 refugees have been living in a make shiflt tent city at the border crossing where they have been stuck for weeks. >> reporter: this time the government in greece has been able to convince migrants and refugees to move from idomeni. some people are convinced that this border will not open. they have been explained that the evacuation is voluntary. the majority of people are still refusing to go. they prefer to stay here where they have been for weeks. for now they are blocking the railway tracks leading across the border. they're hoping their blockade will help the authorities on the other side to let them in. >> translation: people came here to cross, not stay in camps. some people have been separated from their families. i have two children in germany. what if the relocation program sends me somewhere else? what do i do? >> reporter: the refugees are losing patience and they fear the e.u

. >>> move north and head towards the greece macedonia border where thousands of refugees are trapped our correspondent, hoda abdel hamid, is there too. >> reporter: the living conditions in this makeshift camp are becoming more and more difficult because of the sheer volume of people that continue to arrive here hoping to make it through. now there's an incredible amount of young children and i have seen some walking barefoot. you have uncertainty, and now you have despair, anger and frustration. and tempers flair a lot around the camp. you see people not able to contain their emotions anymore. you see people asking can we go back to syria? maybe it was less humiliating to be back there, even though it was also less safe than to be here. now at the crossing itself it is complete chaos. greek authorities have tried to put some sort of order, but people there have also been waiting for days, and they are eager to get as quick as possible across. only 500 have passed over the period of 24 hours, but some have been pushed back, and this has all to do with the new guidelines about the pap

reporter: for the thousands of migrants stopped at the -- stuck at the greece-macedonia border, thisould fuel anti-migrant sentiments. >> we are not from daesh. i do not need anything. i just need he's and a home and rest. i do not need anything. reporter: these people are in more doubt about the reason of the current flight. they are fleeing the same terror that has now struck the heart of europe. brent: we are going to take a short break and be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ brent: welcome back. you are with "dw news" live from berlin. our top story. belgium has identified two of the brussels bombers, khalid and ibrahim el bakraoui, and they say they were joined by a parent paris -- by apparent paris attacker najim laachraoui. and talks between vladimir putin and frank-walter steinmeier, and they discussed the terror attacks in brussels. earlier, mr. steinmeyer -- steinmeier met with their gay lab rob, discussing -- met with sergey lavrov, and they were also talking about the fate of nadiya savchenko. the minsk cease-fire agreement contains a phrase about soldiers, but relations between kiev and mo

police clashed on monday at the greece macedonia border. >>> john kerry says breaches in the ceasefire is not enough to break the cessation of hostilities deal. >>> and south africa's main opposition party is in court trying to reinstate the corruption charges against south africa president jacob zuma. >> answering questions that the catholic church was complicit to the sexual abuse cases of children. that happened decades ago. during his testimony cardinal pell said it was unclear how many people knew about the abuse. >> i couldn't say that everyone knew, i knew a number of people did, i was a -- i didn't know whether it was common knowledge or whether it wasn't. it's a sad story and it wasn't of much interest to me. >> we are speaking of moral leaders of towns and cities and for them to have no interest in such behavior seems remarkable. i think conversation was just -- is that the catholic church was behaving with lies and deceit, within their own structure. little known outside that structure and i think that's just bin confirmed which, you know, tells us a great deal. >> now after

getting ready to open at colonial syrian migrants and refugees camped in the wintry cold at the greece-macedonia border remained defiant today. they say they will remain camped out at the border in the hope that authorities will open the crossing and allow them to continue their journey to more prosperous european countries. (s/ abu haida/syrian refugee) "...no one looks at us as a human kind. we have dreams, we have a life, we have children. no. they are looking for us as money, as numbers." european union leaders said they had reached the outlines for a possible deal with the turkish government for the return clashes broke out today between police and demonstrators when protests got too close to a meeting between the italian prime minister and the french president. police fired water cannons at demonstrators who were trying to enter a "red zone" set up around the meeting venue. protesters have environmental and cost concerns over a high-speed train line under construction between turin, italy, and lyon, france. the issue has provoked violent protests in the past. coming up on wavy news 10 - ge

. >>> refugees stranded on the greece-macedonia border are literally fighting for fooled as conditions there become desperate. 12,000 people are stuck after macedonia closed its border to refugees from greece. people scramble to get their hands on the limited aid supplies, some were thrown out of the truck as they tried to get enough food for their families. >> further south, thousands of refugees keep arriving on the greek island of lesbos, despite knowing the borders further north are closed to them. many refugees are living in camps set up by the greek government. >> my name is stavros, i am director of the hospitality site. all those people, it's our gift, our visitors, our travelers. we come here because we don't like to see our visitors stay at the port under the sun and rain. we're in good position now, but we don't accept these numbers. the people over there, it's like a river, it's like a water, nobody can stop the water. nobody can stop these people. nobody can stop the humans to move. my visitors have four words of the month, hungry, and hungry and cold and i want to sleep s

>>> as growing concern for the health of the 14,000 refugees at the overcrowded camp on the greece macedoniader. one charity says 70% of the children there are ill. many of the refugees have little more than a tent to shelter them, and the camp has poor sanitation. greece's health ministry has sent a team of disease-control experts to the camp in what it says is a precautionary measure. >>> refugees at the camp say they are determined to continue their journeys and not return to the countries they left. >> translator: we are going to stay here. it's impossible for us to return back to turkey, because we have nothing left there. we'll stay here and hope that either germany or sweden will accept us. >> some people like to go to turkey, and some people don't want to go to turkey, and some want to stay here. and some say no, we don't want to stay here. they should deport us to afghanistan, and they say this. and some say no, we go ahead. >> translator: i appeal to the entire world to come and see us, and the conditions that we're in, and to some have some passion for us. have some compassion for

the ongoing refugee crisis on the greece-macedonia border. we speak from the international organization on migration. good to have you with. greece, the poorest country in europe, is it fair that it seems to be shouldering most of the responsibilities for refugees at the moment? >> it is interesting greece, which is coming under so much pressure to get its financial house in order, is now coming to the rescue of the german leader angela merkel because it is the holding pen for the migrants trapped there. it certainly was in a different position. it will be a very interesting political time now >>> what should richer nations be doing to help and what do you see from the e.u. side and turkey in the coming days? >> i think they were reluctant to bail out greece, but i think you will see them rushing to support them because the crisis of the refugees is causing havoc across europe. they will do anything to stem the flow. the turkey is getting a huge bail out and i think we will see similar support for the greeks >>> the u.n. refugee agency has cri

his comments come as thousands of people gather as greece-macedonia border.efugees blocked a railway line in a protest to let them in >> translation: we are not prisoners, she says. we are humans. we escaped from i.s.i.s. and we came to you. pleas that have become more desperate aas each day goes by. if there was any hope that the bottleneck at the border would be soeld in a few days, it is now all but gone, replaced by this pair, anger and frustration and an overwhelming state of confusion. access to macedonia is restricted but no clear guidelines have been given as to what the stranded here need to do. information is spread by word of mouth and often it is wrong. >> translation: every day there are new rules. i'm afraid they will tell me that i can't get in because my jacket is background and they want it to be black. >> reporter: any semblance of a unified european system has completely reason down. many of the registration papers issued by greek authorities are not valid any more. macedonian and the balk, ans now require a new stamp. many stand in queue f

more from the greece macedonia border. >> reporter: the latest estimate we got from ngos on the ground is that the number of those stranded here is closer to 14,000. their living conditions are bad as usual. organizations cannot cope with the sheer volume that increases on a daily basis. a lot of people now pinning their hopes on the monday summit between the e.u. and turkey hoping to get clear guidelines as to what they need to do to get refugees status and be relocated somewhere else than this camp. one of the big problems is family reunification to go across the border into macedonia is not acceptable any more. more than half of the people in this camp are women and children. some of these women are travelling alone with their kids because the husband has gone already and is waiting for them somewhere in northern europe. another restriction that seems to be new now is that people are selected according to the city of origin. there have been many push backs, people people from damascus were not allowed to continue their journey. also people who come from raqqa are not allowed to go t

for 10,000 or more migrants already gathered at the greece-macedonia border, there is still no clarityon the way ahead. macedonian officials are allowing just a few hundred of territory each day. the numbers may be small, but it is leaving those migrants with folks they may be allowed to cross next. dupuis isy -- aurore at the border. upore: thousands are queuing to eat the only meal of the day. migrants are helping to prepare the meal. some 10,000 migrants are still stuck at the macedonian border has greece -- in greece. they are very hungry indeed. some of them have been here for two weeks in the cold, waiting to go through the border, to continue their journey through the balkans route. behind me is a group of local chefs from greece who drive every day one hour to cook for the syrian migrants to help them out. take a listen to one of them. >> we can cook up to 3000 portions day in this kitchen. today, we are cooking lentils with rice. we hope that, at some point, the border will open so that we can meet everyone's needs. it is humanity above all. we want to help those in need, beca

. >> reporter: thousands of frustrated people stuck in greece have been pleading with macedonia to open border. >> the balkan state is right now only allowing in a small number of refugees to cross each day. they have been gathering at the border fence demanding that they be let through so they can continue their journey north. the french president, though, didn't offer much hope. >> translator: the refugees at the border of greece and macedonia, they have to understand, we have to speed relocation, and to a certain degree some readmission for those who do not qualify for asylum, however, these people need to be supported and provided with aid. greece will be responsible for this, but it will be financed by europe. >> hoda abdel hamid is live on the greece macedonia border. so hoda, what is the current situation there? >> reporter: it's a very difficult situation. just as we were waiting to go on air, a teenager came around with a snake that was about a meter and a half to two meters, it was a snake that was found in one of the tents in this camp, and i think it's very indicative of how

. >>> large numbers of refugees on the greece macedonia border are continuing to defy orders to move.0 refugees have been living in the camp for weeks. >> reporter: this time the government in greece has been able to convince migrants and refugees to move. some people are now convinced that the border with macedonia will not open. police and unhcr workers explain the evacuation is voluntary, and the conditions in the camps are better. but they prefer to stay here. for now they are blocking the railway tracks leading across the border. they are hoping their blockade will help persuade the macedonian authorities to let them in. >> translator: some people have been separated from their families. i have two children in germany, what if the relocation program sends me somewhere else? what do i do? >> reporter: the refugees are losing patience and they fear the e.u. program to relocate them across the continent will take months. we are human beings, they say. >> there are some challenges in this relocation program. they are due to logistical issues. the capacity of procession, of course, is

a humanitarian disaster is brewing on the border of greece and macedonia, that's according to the head of amnesty international in greece. more than 11,000 people are now gathered and calling to another charity, doctors without borders. they are opening the crossing for a few dozen people at a time. reporter: we are right next to the border between greece and macedonia. as you can see, hundreds of migrants have been waiting here for hours, since dawn to try and go through that brorte. we also saw a woman fainting because she was so tired of waiting. she probably has not had enough food. there are food shortages, water shortages, medical supplies are lacking and people are really struggling to try and remain patient. now, once they actually go through that border, they are checked by the mass don'tan army who goes through their bags, checks their identities and then they go to another camp five minutes away from here so that they can continue their journey towards the rest of the balkan countries, possibly towards germany where most of them want to end up. anchor: a development from bru

describe the partial ceasefire in syria and tens of thousands of refugees remain stranded at the greece, macedoniader as restrictions