lawrence lee reports. >> for almost 70 years health care for everyone has been one of the things that britain has been most proud of yet it's difficult for migrants to get medical support. they reported that doctors are increasingly demanding a passport and proof of residence before they agree to treatment. as a result they say people like this young man from vietnam are unable to see a doctor. in some cases the results are life-threatening. >> people who are pregnant, not receiving are natal care, until very late. an example of a mother who gave birth by herself on a bathroom floor. >>> under the plans some migrants would have to pay up front into the health service. more dramatically, the same service would deport people convicted of a crime before they have time to put down an appeal, put down roots and claim they have the right to stay. >>> cut musicians ration levels to the tens of thousands and clearly you can't do that without trying things that have never really been attempted before. of course, many people say it's not very liberal, that migrants are actually a boon rather th

lawrence lee, al jazeera. >>> a gas leak has killed miners in lyon in the northwest. police say they died inhaling gas. >>> let's return to dna. >> felicity, thanks. >> now? another round of shuttle diplomacy has begun. drumming up support for the proposed talks in geneva. he's been on a whirlwind of the region. so far, syrians diplomats are not where convinced they should take part. >> both sides of the conflict are not back being off from their initial position. the syrian government said clearly they will not sit down with rebel faction that held up amortization and not with foreign backing. that is most of the syrian national coalition. on the other hand the opposition is saying that it will not go to the geneva 2 conference if indeed it happens unless it paves the way for a traditional government in which bashar al-assad has no role. at the moment, there is no common ground. one thick brahimi is aware of that a political solution can end the syrian conflict. iran seems to be on board. it has signaled that it will go to geneva when it is invited, saudi arabia is s

lawrence lee, al jazerra. >> that's it from europe.urn to doha. >>> lauren, thank you. >>> new yorkers face further restrictions on smoking. yoyou. >> reporter: cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, e. cigarettes will soon be off limits to anyone under 21 in new york city. >> i am a smoker, but i actually think that that might be a good idea. because i started smoking young and i think if i started smoking at 21, i don't know, i don't think i would have started. >> if you are going to be 21 to drink it should be the same for cigarettes at the h at the end y it's harming you just as much ago alcohol. if you can be old enough and sensible enough to drink then you should be the same about smoking. >> reporter: that's exactly the thought behind the bill to delay and even perhaps deter young people from picking up the habit. mayor michael bloomberg says he will sign the bill. and issued a statement saying we know that tobacco dependance can begin soon after wrung person first tries smoking so it's critical we stop young people from smoking before th

lawrence lee, al jazeera london >> the bodies of migrants total recovered so far to 232. divers are continuing to search the migrant vessel which sank over the coast of the island of lampedusa last week. more than 500 migrants are suspected of being on board. >>> police and firemen have been facing on in the belgian capital, brussels. demanding 100 million in extra funding. their colleagues in the right police barricaded the road to stop them from coming in further. in response, they were soaked with water and foam. back now to kamal in doha . thank you for that felicity. >>> major conference on child labor. they want to eliminate the most severe and often dangerous forms of child labor by the year 2016. in figures released last month, the international labor organization say there is 168 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 working around the world. that is less than the year 2000. the 85 million, health, safety and developments, well in india human rights activists are calling for the government to do more to shut down these mines which employ child laborers. m

lawrence lee has the latest. >> reporter: the worst storm in britain for several years made its presencet at the heart of government. in the center of london a crane toppled on top of the roof of the cabinet office which is to help ministers work effectively. like many people they all had to reschedule their timetables. most of the damage happened overnight between sunday and monday. the winds were strong enough to be classed as hurricane speed with tragic consequences. a 14-year-old boy was kept away. another 12-year-old died when a tree fell on the family caravan. one might think that a camping holiday was not the wisest idea but they lived to tell the tale. >> it same in two sets. the first set came and hit. and then it was quiet for a while. then the direction changed. it was at the tree flying. i'm not squared of th scared ofs but that got me going. >> reporter: in contrast the previous occasions when people were taken by surprise it was widely flagged and as a result, the country was able to shut down. many rail services were stopped while emergency workers checked for debris on th

lawrence lee, al jazeera, london. >> the u.s. state department says the interim government must show progress towards demock six if it wants funding to resume. the u.s. secretary of state says the suspension of military aid to egypt does not mean that relations between the two are being cut. until now the u.s. has been spending $1.3 billion each year, be uh that kind of money isn't what it used to be. when egypt signed a peace deal, it's total budget was $1.8 billion. financing what about 72% of egypt's military operations since then the cost of vital military hardware including tanks fighter jets has soared. but today, the budget is around $4 billion. of which the u.s. only pays about a third. the rest is financed by the army's own business interests including tourist resorts factories and farms. a journalist in the middle east analyst, and he says the cut off is just a symbolic gesture. >> it's linked more to the human rights abuses that are being carried out. the crack down against supporters. and the most direct way of doing

succeed from the rest of the uk and they are having a conference and pushing for independence and lawrence lee they can go it alone. >> at the church they try to console each other through hard times given the lives that some people have, it's to see why they need a shoulder to lean on and the church leader took us over the road to a hut that stores shelves and shelves of food for the local poor and the stock will disappear in a single day. >> people basically starving and people coming up, to me in the streets and coming to church on sunday saying do you have food. i have been in people's homes where the mother or the father have managed to feed the children but have not eaten all weekend. >> reporter: it can be told in britain and what aggravates the national lists taking place in the city of aberdeen and the energy capitol of europe where displays of wealth are of course and the scotts don't see the profits fairly and they say the country would genuine struggle economically going at it alone and would have to put up with years of austerity and they say the opposite is true and say the count

lawrence. >> mike lee, utah. i did the show, prep pays off. years ago this past week, this man became the second vice president in u.s. history to resign. 40 years ago this week. todd. >> spirot.ing a new, steve. >> correct. >> after debateing his opponent on tuesday, a poll shows chris christie maintaining a lopsided lead and on course to be reelected new jersey governor since whom? >> oh, a new jersey question. >> that is so hard. >> that's not fair. >> 3, 2, 1, the answer is christine todd whitman, 2001. 200 points, which 2012 presidential flameout remarked this week, quote, i have never done twerking in my life. >> michelle bachmann. >> correct. 200 point question. who was president of the united states when 82-year-old florida republican bill young who announced he is retiring from congress this week was first elected to office 22 terms ago? todd. >> it's math. it's a math question. dwight d. eisenhower, steve. >> incorrect. >> 3, 2, 1. >> arithmetic. >> carter. >> richard nixon is correct. >> that moves us to the end of the second round

lawrence bannials. ktvu's -- daniels. ktvu's pooty l is -- patti lee is live with an update. >> reporter: we learned this train was going faster than estimated which was 50 but the ntsb investigators say it was between 60-70 miles per hour when the train struck the two people on the tracks. the investigator also said the operator at the time knew the people were there and southbounded an -- and sounded an air horn. they took all die interview the driver -- day to interview the people involved, on board were two trainers and a treney and three people to -- trainee and three people to trouble shoot. >> there were six employees on the train at the time of the accident. we have begun to examine the train equipment -- training equipment. >> reporter: we spoke to three train operators, on a normal work day they are notified about crews on the track ahead of time and every 15 minutes. >> we are trained as train operators. -- operators. when there is a crew on the ground we have to hit the air horn. if they don't raise their hand we have to stop. the train and

lee abc 7 news. >> we're waiting to near a deal tonight to reopen the government would save workers at lawrence livermore lab from being furloughed. we told you yesterday they had begun the step of shutting down with 2000 workers then being furloughed monday. another thousand employees at nearby sandia national lab with were scheduled for furlough next week. >>> will be another six hours before we know if bart trains will be running tomorrow, tonight at 10:00 bart will announce whether yun yinz will go on strike. we'll bring you news first on twitter. talks between bart and unions resumed this morning at 10:00 a.m. after yet another negotiating session that ended last night this, morning, i guess. a mediator is working inside of the caltrans building in oakland. passengers are sick and tired of waiting in limbo, night after night. bart tells abc 7 thus ridership decreased this week because people are working from home, or just finding other ways to get where tlair going to avoid uncertain tie that is the problem this, i, i think riders expecting something but just this waiting is making everyone crazy. >