they were plenty strong compared with sicily. sicily was a matter of logistics. the force protected the divisions that landed in sicily. it is on different parts of the sicilian coast. there the problem was a logistical one. keeping the reinforcements and, maintaining the supply rather than grappling with the enemy at the water's edge and seizing the beachfront the way it had to be done in normandy. the size, you can see by the photograph on the screen now. it is almost unimaginable. the most common thread that they left behind as they looked around of what was called piccadilly circus. there was 5000 to 6000 ships as far as the eye could see. everybody made statements. there must've been 50 of them saying they could walk from ship to ship. the very size of this was overwhelming. you may recall the scene from "the longest day." you all look old enough to remember that movie. there was a sergeant souls fellow. they were going off to bring breakfast to the troops in the dugouts. he looks out over the channel. there is this vast panorama of ships. he just drops thos

allied forces in the mediterranean needed them to land in sicily and italy.course, there were the losses to the german u-boats as those -- some sailors actually claimed that the lst stood for large slow target. there were944, simply not enough lst's and british waters to ensure a margin of safety for an invasion of northern france. then it got worse. throughout the winter and spring of 1944, hundreds of thousands of men who had been transported for the invasion engaged in constant training exercises, mostly on the coast of britain. this is a training exercise. a lcv, a higgins boat, landing craft. of 1944, with the landings only a month or six weeks away, the allies prepared to carryout what was called exercise tiger, a full-scale rehearsal landing by the forces that were to land on utah beach. the night they set out, that same night, the german commander of a squadron of small torpedo boats inled fast for a patrol. i got the germans in there just for you. you are welcome. onthe middle of the night april 18, 1944, the german ofoats encountered a convoy eight

the commander has been doing this commute between sicily and north africa for the humanitarian mission for weeks now. >> we have rescued about 8300 refugees. that's the size of a small town. these are people who might never have been out to sea, and they are scared and confused. when i look into the eyes of the children, i know i'm doing the right thing. >> altogether, the italian navy has outfitted i've vessels -- five vessels. they patrol a huge expanse of the mediterranean. they contact other vessels in the area to see if they have spotted any other refugees trying to make it across on boats. >> some boats look like cauliflower. on the bottom was a boat with a little hole with heads and bodies sticking out on top, and any of them could easily fall over at any time. if there are heavy seas, the boat could easily capsize. >> behind the bridge is the operations center. this is where the commander is in charge of italian vessels operating between sicily, tunisia, and the libyan coast. we are heading for the oil and gas platforms about 60 c miles from the libyan coast. >> these offshore

. >> these people have just arrived in sicily from africa. they have survived the trip across the mediterranean and are now waiting to be recognized as refugees. >> we've got no food, no water, no nothing. >> most of the arrivals say they are fleeing violence or human rights abuses in the countries. >> there's war in my country, so i have to run far away. i don't want to die young, you know? >> they have arrived in europe with nothing. they are hoping to stay and make new lives. >> i really miss my parents. i really miss my wife and my kids. they do not know my whereabouts, whether i'm alive. they don't know. my hope is to stay here and benefit myself and my family, my wife, my children, my kids. >> i would love to stay and work . in nigeria right now, you cannot work. here they are good to me, very nice people. >> but italian authorities have been overwhelmed by the situation. it's often up to local residents to help migrants in the holding center. with clothing, for example. many refugees who have been in sicily longer tried to move on a le

>> listen, when he went to sicily, i can tell you the italian primary security service was all over the scene to make sure nothing untoward happened to the pope. my guess is that the vatican security service that has primary responsibility for the pope are having conversations right now with other italian security services just to dial up a little bit, just to make sure all the ap yap steps are being taken to keep the pope safe. it would be one thing if we were talking about a japanese yakuza who didn't have an investment in the pope. in italy these guys take their catholic credentials very seriously. if there were a procession of targeting the pope, that would be a death nil to any popular support they enjoy. >> a bridge too far, love having you on john allen. thank you so much. >>> up next, remember this video? this man made national headlines when he admitted to being drunk behind a wheel, killed a man. now the person who produced this video is doing something to remember the victim and mark this major milestone in the case. that's next. [bell rings] this...is jane. her long day on s

once in sicily many of the migrants are left to their own destiny.tation in catania is one of the places they gather hope to go catch the next train to other parts of italy or europe. but with no money or documents they're just stuck here. with thousands more migrants expected to arrive through italy throughout the summer season this is turning into a humanitarian crisis that seems to have no end and no solution. al jazeera, catania. >> egyptian security forces have seized supermarket chains owned by muslim brotherhood members as part of a crackdown on the organization. meanwhile former u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton warns of division and unrest. she made these comments after general al sisi was sworn into office. >> i was appalled that there was no political element to this resolution. we went through the muslim brotherhood. we went through the up rising, the military to remove the muslim brotherhood, and now the military is back. and egypt faces an enormous amount of internal opposition, and i think extremism so we'll watch. >> the trial o

it has been difficult for me to try to put into words what it said,to lose, as sicily the rock.e was my anchor. so it is hard to describe to you what it means when you're anchor shifts. what i realized this morning, i really don't have to put it into words. what i have to do is live it. because that is what she would want. us tould want me, you, live her legacy. i remember when i opened my school in south africa and i said to her, oh, maya, this is gwen be my greatest legacy. and she said, not so fast. [laughter] your legacy, she said, is every woman who ever watched your show and decided to go back to school. your legacy is every man who decided to forgive his father. it is every gay person who decided to come out because they saw a show of yours. your legacy is every person you ever touched. your legacy is how you lived and what you did and what you said every day. so true, sister maya. i want to live your legacy. we want to live your legacy as you touched us all. thosef us who knew her, only touched by her words or those who are able to be blessed to sit at the kitchen table,

sicily, theought to majority were reported to be from north africa and syria.italian officials say many people have made the crossing in the first five months of this all 2013. they have seen their popularity surge of the migrant members rise. luxembourg's former prime minister says that he you must not be blackmailed by britain. he made the comment in a germany newspaper interview after the british prime minister said his country could exit the bloc if jean-claude juncker is chosen as the next commission president. he contends that he has large support from other eu leaders. he was a top candidate for the conservatives who won last weekend european parliament elections. big questions are once again being asked about whether qatar thehe right country to host 2022 soccer world cup. there are claims that they have evidence of that he made massive bribes. is allegations that he for theirons of euros support in the bed. the money was allegedly transferred to the account of high-ranking fee for officials -- ififa officials. an ethics committee is looking into the ma

after north africa in july, 1943, the allies landed in sicily and begin the liberation of sicily.in decided to open a second front of western europe. it's to become operation overlord and will end the allied troops on the northwest coast of france and this will be complete by the operation on the shore of the mediterranean. stalin agrees to launch a huge red army offensive to coincide in the landings. the general eisenhower is to be named commander-in-chief. ♪ ♪ ♪ is a crucial gambit defense. the coastline has been concreted to form the atlantic wall. from norway to the spanish border, thousands of reinforced bunkers succeed each other along the coast. in france, 59 german divisions, 700,000 men await the inevitable allies and landing. [background sounds] preparations for the normandy landings required to be in logistics and great britain pounds of material and millions of men have had to be dispatched. artificial ports and pipelines have had to be devised. every single day after d-day, the chief command planes to land 12,000 tons of provisions and 2,500 vehicles. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

reception centers like this one in the town here in sicily are overwhelmed and are struggling to copereds of migrants arriving everyday mainly from syria, somalia and others. >> i don't believe something like this is going on here. so what they are supposed to do for us. we need help. >> i don't like this. there is no food. we can't eat here so we need to leave this place. >> men walking around, only one place. >> reporter: acing to a new report 58,000 people have been rescued off the coast of italy so far this year. that is already more than double the amount for the entire of 2013 and close to record number of arrivals in 2011 during the war in libya. a dramatic increase of refugees fleeing war torn syria and major boost in the fleet deployed by the italian navy and 100,000 refugees and asylum seekers may reach italy this year, there are simply too many migrants and not enough space for them all. this reception center is the same part where they are embarked and supposed to host 180 people but these days there are twice as many and while they are here this is literally all they know

they've been taken to ports on sicily and lampedusa. the government says the number of government arrivals is equal to the numbers last year. >> migrants are trying to enter the european union illegally by land. hundreds are breaking through the barrier to cross to a sponish enclave. we met a man held in the detention camp. >> time moves slowly at the immigration camp. after making it across the border, these migrants are at the mercy of spanish bureaucracy. it could mean months in limbo before they discover how to live in the e.u. more now. life goes on. >> they travelled 5,000 kilometres overland. he was one of 400 people coming offer the border this week. >> i say [ speaking foreign language ] . >> what does that mean? >> victory. >> victory it may sign, but the sudden flux of migrants overwhelmed the camp. 12km of watch towers and raiser wire run down to the sea. when navy vessels guard the waters. an increase in navy patrols successful successfully helps migrants trying to make it across. at the camps pressure is mounting. central

they were taken to ports in sicily and lampedusa. the number of arrivals this year is equal to the intir number last year. migrants are trying to end the european union by land. hundreds are breaking through the barrier. we met a man meld in a detention camp, who wants to live in europe. >> time moves slowly. after making it across the border, these migrants are at the mercy of spanish bureaucracy. it could mean months in limbo before they discover if they are allowed to live in the e.u. for now, life goes on. this person travelled 5,000km over land from cameroon, one of 400 people that stormed over the border this week. >> i say [ speaking foreign language ] . >> what does that mean? >> victory. >> reporter: victory it may seem, but the influx of new migrants has overwhelmed the camp. the spanish government spent 30 million euros fortifying the front line. 12km of watch towers and razor wire run to the sea, where navy vessels guard the waters. an increase in patrols reduce the number of migrants trying to make it by boat to the euro

. >> finally europe's most active volcano in sicily has been at it again. the crater started to erupt over the weekend and spewed lava and ash into monday morning. >> you can hear it rumble. the display has been on so far but authorities closed a local airport. >> before we go a quick recap of the world cup action. germany defeated portugal 4-0. >> four in their opening matches in the last three world cups. >> iran facing off against nigeria the score 0-0. ghana takes on team u.s.a. later on. >> stick with d.w. on the journal and online. >> see you again soon. a7guc >> it is 9:00 p.m. here in france. ou are watching live in prison "france 24." making gains. jihadist militants sent thousands fleeing as they continued their advance in northern iraq. they captured a new city of tal afar. no agreement richied between moscow and kiffin over unpaid -- and kevin business. gas place are being cut off. sabaab sabaab rebels say they are behind the attack on a kenyan coastal town which left

s stormed the beaches at sicily, salerno, anzio.divisions like the fighting 36th brawled their way through italy, fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the "dogfaces" marched to victory in europe, the devil dogs -- the marines -- clawed their way from island to island in the pacific, in some of the war's fiercest fighting. and back home, an army of women -- including my grandmother -- rolled up their sleeves to help build a mighty arsenal of democracy. but it was here, on these shores, that the tide was turned in that common struggle for freedom. what more powerful manifestation of america's commitment to human freedom than the sight of wave after wave after wave of young men boarding those boats to liberate people they had never met? we say it now as if it couldn't be any other way. but in the annals of history, the world had never seen anything like it. and when the war was won, we claimed no spoils of victory -- we helped europe rebuild. we claimed no

most were picked up in separate boats off the coast of sicily.he refugees included more than 300 children. >> the navy says more migrants are making the crossing from northern africa to italy because of the good weather and better conditions at the. five navy ships in the coast guard were involved in the rescue operation. >> new revelations about warrantless government phone tapping has european rights groups and politicians calling for action. >> vodafone says authorities in "some countries" have direct access to its mobile phone networks, allowing them to listen in and will on customer phone calls. the company revealed the information in a report covering 29 countries around the world. it did not say it which countries the government had direct access to communications data. vodafone published the report in the context of a debate on government surveillance of citizens, businesses, and politicians. >> that debate is raging here in germany, and these revelations are, of course, not be first in this area. can you fill us in on this report? >> fir

three times before d-day, our g.i.s stormed the beaches of sicily salerno, enzio. divisions like the fighting 36th wept through italy, fighting through the mud for months marching through towns, passed waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces marched to victory in europe the devil dogs, the marines, clawed their way from island to island in the pacific in some of the war's fiercest fighting. and back home an army of women, including my grandmother, rolled up their sleeves to help build a mighty arsenal of democracy. but it was here on these shores that the tide was turned in that common struggle for freedom. what more powerful manifestation of america's commitment to human freedom than the sight of wave after wave after wave of young men boarding those boats to liberate people they had never met. we say it now as if it couldn't be any other way. but in the annals of history, the world had never seen anything like it. and when the war was won, we claimed no spoils of victory. we helped europe rebuild. we claimed no land other than the earth

this is located in sicily and is europe's tallest active volcano. >> announcer: now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist tedd florendo. >> we have not hit 90 degrees yet this year so far, but that's all going to change this week unfortunately. we're going to get back to the 90s, and we're going to add some humidity along with that so it's going to get even hotter after a beautiful weekend. the numbers are going to go up the next couple of days here. keep that in mind. we also have the threat of some evening thunderstorms also in the forecast and maybe daytime thunderstorms also by later on this week. and like we've said, the humidity will be returning again after a comfortable weekend. we'll see these numbers go up. they'll feel a little uncomfortable outside. we'll show you when that will happen in a few minutes. let's head to the poconos. camelback mountain, beautiful day to soak in the sun. temperatures in the mid 70s. it is warmer obviously in philadelphia. 81 degrees. looking at some sunshine. winds light. only about 5. humidity only 42%. we'll see the humidity drop

s stormed the beaches at sicily, salerno, anzio.divisions like the fighting 36th brawled their way through italy, fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the "dogfaces" marched to victory in europe, the devil dogs -- the marines -- clawed their way from island to island in the pacific, in some of the war's fiercest fighting. and back home, an army of women -- including my grandmother -- rolled up their sleeves to help build a mighty arsenal of democracy. but it was here, on these shores, that the tide was turned in that common struggle for freedom. what more powerful manifestation of america's commitment to human freedom than the sight of wave after wave after wave of young men boarding those boats to liberate people they had never met? we say it now as if it couldn't be any other way. but in the annals of history, the world had never seen anything like it. and when the war was won, we claimed no spoils of victory -- we helped europe rebuild. we claimed no

. >> intercepted about 3500 mile grants off of the coast of sicily. there were hundreds of children and at least 300 syrian refugees among them. italy is a common point of entry for people trying to reach europe. the italian government has asked the european union to help with the influx of immigrants. around 43,000 people have crossed into italy from africa so far this year. a suspect in last weekend's deadly shooting in brucels has been arrested. the french citizen was detained in the southern city of marsaielle during an inspection at the train station there. he reportedly arrived on a bus from amsterdam that stopped in brucels. three people were killed after a man opened fire at a jewish museum in brucels. police there were tipped off because the suspect was carrying two guns, one of them similar to the weapon used in the shooting. he's being held by antiterrorist investigators. three of our al jazeera colleagues were back in court in cairo today. the trial of peter gresta, mohammed famy and byar mohammed have been adjourned until june 5th. they h

they were picked up in the m mediterranean sea off of the coast of sicily.here were hundreds of children and at least 300 syrian ref jeez among them. italy is a common point of entry for my grants trying to reach europe. they have asked for help with the influx of refugees. around 4 three-quarters,000 people have crossed into italy from africa so far this year. >> a man has admitted to carrying out last weekend's shooting in a brucels -- in brucels in a video recording. >> the french citizen was detained in the southern city of marsailles. police say he was carrying the recording when he was arrested after arriving on a bus from brucels. three people were killed there in a shooting at a jewish museum. police were tipped off because the suspect was carrying two guns, one of them similar to the weapon used in the shooting. he's being held by authorities. three of our al jazeera colleagues were back in court in cairo today. the trial of peter gresta, mohammed fami and behar mohammed was adjourned until june 5th. they have been imprisoned in egypt for 156 days.

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etna, located on the east coast of sicily, there, the erruptions pose no danger to residents, but did force local air torts to diverts flights. >>> three on your side with another car recall, recalling nearly three and a half million more cars, because of ignition switch troubles. the affected vehicles are made between 202,014. the problem is similar to a deadly defect and several other gm vehicles, including the chevrolet cobalt. one bump or jarred the ignition switch can sinnedly move from run to accessary or just off stalling the car without warning. it also disables safety systems including airbags. this time gm will replace keys to solve the problem. for complete list of affected vehicles check out cbsphilly.com. >> you want that car's ac going today? >> i have a feeling a lot of people will be having those ac units humming quite a bit today. >> uh-huh. >> it will be a toast i day, and i feel like it is almost going to commas a shock us to, because we haven't had it yet. nothing to compare it to since last september, the last time it got as hot as it will get today. yes, it has b

mountant is located on the east coast of sicily. eruptions pose no danger to residents but did cause the local airport to divert flights. >> there's a massive search underway for three missing seminarian students. israeli defense forces are going door to door looking for those teens one of them holds dual israeli american citizenship. these three students were hitchhiking home from school on thursday when they were reportedly abducted by hamas. israeli troops have rounded up dozens of senior hamas leaders as a result. >> gm is recalling more than 3 million additional cars due to ignition switch troubles. the affected vehicles made between 2000 sand and 2014. the problem, similar to a deadly defect in several other gm vehicles, including the chevrolet cobalt. now, when bumped or jar the ignition switch can suddenly move from run to accessory or off and that can stall the car without warning. it also disables seive tee systems like air bags. this time gm plans to replace keys to rectify the problem. for complete list of those affected

the one bearing the brunt of the biggest migration from the africa and europe in years, al jazerra, sicilys. has black lifted thailand and malaysia for failing for combat human trafficking. secretary of state john kerry downgraded both countries on the annual list of the world's worst human traffickers. he says there should be no impunity for those found guilty of trafficking. and that the responsibility to end the trade lies on everyone. >> whenever rule of law is weak, where corruption is most ingrained, and where populations can't count on the protection of governments and law enforcement, they find zones of vulnerability to trafficking. but whenever rule of law is strong, where individuals are willing to speak out and governments willing to listen, we find there is protection against trafficking. and that is what is possible if we double down on dignity, which is what we are doing here today. >> mahmoud a boss is accusing israel's three missing teenagers. they killed an teen as troops raided homes searching for the missing boys. here is the second pal still vinnie to be killed in a wee

john had a number of stories to always talk about living both in sicily and the united states as a young person. he was also stationed in beliz [speaker not understood]. he gave a lot of spirit to the neighborhood and he was well loved in the excelsior district. he he he is survived by six of his children, 12 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 11 nieces and nephew. i hope we can close the meeting in his name. ~ my next item, colleague, is a charter amendment and i'm submitting for us to decide to go to the ballot. the amendment is called democratic special he election to fill vacancies in elected offices, city elected offices. i'm also looking at let's elect our officials act of 2014. the adjournment would allow for electionses to fill vacancies on the board of supervisors, the community college board, the school district board of ed., and city-wide offices including the mayor's office. actually, the board of trustees of the community college board and the school district, the opponents will not be made by the mayor, but they will select their colleague who will serve until the ne

sicily and italy. now corsica. this is the best deal you've ever had.lect the country club -- call it the country club. when you talk about air power, this is what you mean. squadron operations officer. missions. he is 22. iowa.n howard of he is a flight leader. he is 23. or gil wyman from louisville, kentucky. he is boss of the squadron. colonel, commanding. the old man, he is 24. sunday morning, for the 57th fighter group, three squadrons and a thousand men, another day begins. you could close your eyes and see it this way, spread out like a diagram. home, forweet some time. we share the view with a french group. we do not speak the same language, but we fly the same airplanes against the same enemy. we each lost men yesterday. we get along. group commander -- west point, 1940. he is 27. the first mission group. we do not speak the same language, but we fly the same airplanes against the same enemy. today, a briefing right after breakfast. the point. get your escape kit. instructions to get you back. just in case. they tell you about your target. you

pope john paul ii made similar condemnations of the mafia in sicily in 1993 and the mafia responded by bombing several churches in rome. the italian police say virtually everyone here knows who is connected to the mafia and they are too terrified to admit it. the ndrangheta are deeply involved in the international drug trade. this exclusive video, shot by cbs news, is a joint italian police-f.b.i. raid last february to grab some of the top traffickers. one study estimated the mob's annual turnover is some $72 billion across 30 countries. despite their reach, francis took them on. in his 12-hour pastoral visit he made six stops, one of them at a prison holding mauve yossi. he met with and comforted the grandmother of a three-year-old boy who was killed along with one of his grandfathers by ndrangheta hit men. they were shot and their vehicle was torched, a crime so horrific, that the police at first couldn't figure out how many victims there were. as much as the church has been a force against the mafia, there have also been instances of priests colluding with them. francis' visit and h

we had to project our power to europe where we landed on the beaches in north africa, in sicily, italyfrance was the big one. but also think about the pacific, where we did it hundreds of times, had we not had those higgins boats, our entire strategy for fighting the war would have had to have been changed. >> reporter: so the good men and women of new orleans making those boats, perhaps were pivotal in the winning of the war and especially on d-day? >> absolutely right. andrew higgins also was something of a forerunner in that he integrated his plant at the time and hired a lot of well, minorities, it was something of a shadow or a foreshadowing i should say, of what was going to happen to america after the war. >> reporter: incredible history. and on a more emotional note, what is it like for you as one of the lead historians here to see all of these veterans coming in to this museum that has expanded and by the way, stephanie, this museum opened up 14 years ago on d-day. but what's this like for you? >> it's very emotional, because unfortunately, the greatest generation, as tom brok

sicily and italy. now corsica. 58 moves into years. this is the best deal you've ever had.he country club. when you talk about air power, this is what you mean. it means squadron operations officer. not a desk job area over 170 missions. working toward he is 22. 200. captain howard of iowa. he is a flight leader. he is 23. or gil wyman from louisville, kentucky. he is boss of the squadron. he hardly looks old enough to vote. lieutenant colonel, commanding. he signed his letterslieutenant colonel, commanding. the old man, he is 24. sunday morning, for the 57th fighter group, three squadrons and a thousand men, another day begins. you could close your eyes and see it this way, spread out like a diagram. home, sweet home, for some time. good steel mat runway. 150 by 6000 feet. the tower callsign is breakneck. there are jokes about that. we share the view with a french -- we shared a few with a french fighter group. we do not speak the same language, but we fly the same airplanes against the same enemy. we each lost men yesterday. we get along. group commander, lieutenant gener

some of the activists or the organizers, it happened 20 years ago with john paul second in sicily, and people are hoping that it will happen again. we shouldn't be under any illusion that it's going to wilt overnight. it has deep roots in italian culture, and it is also a business. >> thank you very much. >>> now al jazeera has learned that a fierce row has broken out over the budget for global peacekeeping. if a deal is not reached by the end of june there will be no budget for the 16 peacekeeping missions around the world. it's an argument that pitches western countries against the developing world that requires troops. >> reporter: the u.n. has pea peepers around the world. their authorized strength is we having a record find. now there is a major budget, and if there is not a deal made, peace keepers will have no money and unable to operate. the main funding by western nations, this is a row pitching the world's richest countries against some of the poorest on earth. the ambassador of bangladesh. >> we respond very positively. but when our troops cannot get, what should i say, faci

. >> a vessel headed from sicily to north africa is now being brought to pozzallo containing victimsve suffocated. thinking about the torment that people must is suffered in that boat, what do we know? >> the italian navy conducts a continuous search in those waters. at one of their crews moved in, they found something like 600 people crammed aboard and among them the 30 dead bodies. these are people who had been in compartments down below decks and there's been speculation that perhaps choking fumes from the engine contributed to the disaster. there's sometimes a rough economic division between people aboard these dangerously overcrowded vessels. we hear sometimes those were more money being able to pay to travel on the upper deck and the poorer passengers forced to go below where there can be choking fumes from the engine. >> and the numbers are huge, why so many? >> that's right. huge figures. we haven't heard of that sort of figure in a two-day period so far this year, just yet one more sign that this stream of refugees is growing all the time. we had as many this year in june as

of integration after more than 50,000 people from africa and the middle east reached the coast of sicilyince the beginning of the year. a small group perhaps but their sentiment is shared by many. >> there are too many migrants in the streets. it's too dangerous for young women to walk around. they get drunk right outside my house. it's absurd. >> i feel for them but i can take the bread out of my children's mouth, my children come first then them. >> the government abandoned us. they pocketed the money and left them roaming the streets. >> people in catania say they are bearing the burden of this unprecedented burden of migrants. they are, some of them have taken the problem in their own hands. >> lawyer pietro lives in the city center with his wife, he says they are tired of seeing their neighborhood turned into a homeless dormitory and started a residents committee to push authorities to clear up the area. >> translator: many of these migrants live and sleep right under my house. they brought prostitution and they get into fights. catania's a beautiful city but we are losing our sense

summer in sicily is also known as boat season. because of good weather and calm seas the number of migrants trying to reach europe rises dramatically. never so more so many arrive so soon. more than 60,000 migrants have made this perilous trip since the start of the year. this is also more than the whole of 2013 and of the record number of arrivals set in the 2011 during the arab spring uprisings. hundreds of thousands of syrians escaping the war in their home country, some of the enreasons behind this trend. but with reception centers overcrowded and resources already strained italy has repeatedly called for its european neighbors to come to its aid. it's a goal that is said to be renewed when italy takes over the eu rotating presidency on the 1st of july. claudio longani, al jazeera, rome. >>> this discovery i suppose yet another example of the tragic scale of this crisis, as people try to pursue a better life, trying to flee war and poverty. how should we be dealing with this influx of refugees? >> we are shocked about what hap

to immigration after more than 50,000 people from africa and the middle east reached the coast of sicily since the beginning of the year. a small group, perhaps, but their sentiment shared by many >> translator: there are too many migrants on the streets. they get drunk right on the street. it's absurd. >> translator: i feel for them but i can't take the bread out of my children's mouth. my children come first then them. >> translator: the government abandoned us. they pocketed the money and left them in the streets. >> reporter: the people in catanya, with thousands mors expected to come, they say they're tired to wait for the government to do something about it and some of them have taken the law into their own hands. >> laur peter lives in the city center. residency committee to push authorities to clear up the area. >> translator: many of these migrants live and sleep right under my house. they bring prostitution and get into fights. catania is a beautiful city but we're losing our sense of safety. >> reporter: not everyone is weary of migrants at this bar. africans and sicilians pla

majority men were syria and north africa, but also hundreds of children, tape to ports on the island of sicily and lampedusa. the number of arrivals is equal to the entire number from last year. now, a spokesperson from doctors without borders has been treating and working with the migrants. many have health problems. >> mainly skin diseases. clearly due to poor hygiene in the last month, and the traumas and the respiratory tract infection. maim we see the diseases -- mainly we see the diseases. in the last several, we see more and more young children. many of them non-accompanied and men women. so this keerl a change -- clearly change the type of people. it's not the case of today. in the last month or so, a lot of children coming. they are all coming from really hard conditions so i don't think there is something to stop them. maybe if the situation in their country changes, but nothing we can do from here >>> a frenchman has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a museum in brussels. three died, another injured when a loan gunman opened fire outside the museum over a week ag

etna, the world's most active volcano, the 11,000 foot peak stirred to life this weekend, forcing sicily'sirport to reroute all of its flights on sunday. >>> turtles off the endangered species list. right now it is sea turtle nes nesting time. natasha guinane reports. >> reporter: committed to home. she was born on or near fort lauderdale beach. her first attempt at protecting her turtle eggs are also her last. >> sea turtles lay their eggs and are gone. >> they range from 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 10,000, that a hatchling will survive to adulthood. one of the hatchling's biggest risks to survival is not mother nature, but man made. >> thus die every year because of lighting issues. >> when sea turtles emerge from the nest, they use the bright light from the sea to are direct them. turtle nesting ordinance was enacted in 2006. the city uses longer wave lights such as led lights along its beach walk and requires beach front buildings do the same. >> we also try get the information out to residents to let them know to make sure they close their shades, if their condo faces the ocean side. because t

stormy for the invading of muroc muroc -- moracco and sicily.e had a narrow window in which the tides would be suitable for this invading. if he had delayed it much longer the next appropriate period was several weeks later. there was anxiety that the germans would find out. if they had 24 hours of warning this force was coming to normandy it probably would have been catastrophic. so the anxiety level is unbelievable when the decision is made to post pone it but they did and got away with it. >> number of troops? number of deaths? >> there are five divisions that go in. two american and three british and canadian. and then three air borne division. so a couple hundred thousands troops going in. most of the deaths -- the worst beach was omaha where one of the two american beaches. there were several thousands deaths there. there had been concern that the number of deaths could run into the tens of thousands but this didn't happen. the deaths were not light but they were less than anticipated. at utah beach, the farthest right, they had a tough ti

three times before d-day, our gi's stormed the beaches of sicily, salerno.ting 36 bawled their way through italy, fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces marched to victory in europe, the devil dogs, the marines clawed their way from island to island in the pacific in some of the war's fiercest fighting. back home, an army of women, including my grandmother, rolled up their sleeves to help build a mighty arsenal of democracy. it was here on these shores that the tide was turned in the common struggle for freedom. what more powerful manifestation of america's commitment to human freedom than the sight of wave after wave after wave of young men boarding those boats to liberate people they had never met. we say it now as if it could not be any other way, but in the annals of history, the world had never seen anything like it. when the war was won, we claims ed no spoils of victory. we helped europe rebuild. we claimed no land, other than the earth where we buried those w

matthew price is on the ship with the italian navy to the south of sicily.ple is currently underway. >> i'll just explain we're using a smart phone here. the quality might not be as perfect as we hope. we're in the mediterranean. we're on the high seas north of libya. this is a boat spotted 16 hours or so ago. the naval frig it we're on raced to the sea after dawn. 260 originally on board. they told the crew of the ship they are from syria. all the women and children, we believe 50 women and 18 children have been taken off. if i just ask the camera man to swing our smart phone to this way, you'll see the bridge of this ship and then in the distance there the italian naval frig et to which these migrants are taken. it's a time consuming operation. the sea is relatively calm at the moment. they're taking no chances. the first thing they do here is send a small dingy out to the boat in question. in this case we don't know where it's from but believe it's from egypt with syrians on board. this boat is first then -- they put life vests on the boat itself, made su

i am proud to say that my father was a member of the first infantry division from north africa to sicily to the normandy invasion. he was awarded a bronze star. was, of course i have been interested in american history and military history all of these years. i read a few books about the first infantry division. how many men as to were actually killed -- not casualties, but how many men were killed from the first and country division? any idea mr. symonds, how many soldiers that the first infantry division actually landed that day? i also want to say that i have enjoyed the presentations over the years. they are just outstanding. you do an outstanding job. it is a pleasure to listen to you and watch it on tv. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. i appreciate the compliment very much. i am embarrassed to say, i do not have the numbers at my fingertips in terms of the total number of who served in the first division or the total number killed in action that day. the numbers that are generally used by most scholars in terms of casualties on d-day are around 10,000. that is roughly half of

its survey for the invasion of morocco and the invasion of sicily and was tormey in the comment. unusually in june 5th, 1944. he can usually count on benign weather in the coast of france. it was awful so he posed on it for a day. he had a narrow window in which the tides in a minute and all the rest would still obtain in a way that was suitable for this kind of invasion. if he had delayed much longer, the next appropriate. it's going to be several weeks later. there is extraordinary anxiety that the germans i find out if it had even 24 hours of warning that this invasion force is coming to normandy rather than some other point on the french coast. it could've been, probably would've been. to the anxiety level is unbelievable when isenhour has to postpone it, makes the decision to postpone it. so june 6th is the day we celebrate as d-day. >> number of troops, number of deaths? >> well, there are five divisions ago when over the beaches basically. two american in three british and canadian. and then there are three airborne divisions. altogether you talk about a couple hundred tho

because they had been in africa, they had been to sicily so knew what was all about.now nothing about it. we're just 20-year-old kids, you know, so -- but the thing is, didn't have no fear because we didn't know -- we weren't supposed to be scare of nothing. we were just kids. >> how scary was it? >> it was -- it really was. i can still remember the first night i prayed i hope i would see dawn. >> when you see the kids now, they are the same age you were when you took the beach. >> all around me, yes. the sad part about it is, our generation, it was so different that they are no idea what we went through. we came out of depression and had nothing and then we came into the war and i mean, it was a total war. everybody did everything. somebody was involved one way or the other. everybody. they can't live my generation. i can't live theirs. they can't get the picture. and they shouldn't. really, they really shouldn't. they are going to have their own battle to fight in life. >> but you're helping them understand. >> i hope so because really, the thing you get out of it,