. >> reporter: southern turkey and journey's end for two syrian brothers and their mother who trying to make it to greece. and the father and husband survived. he will take the bodies back to their hometown of kobani and syria. the three-year-old washed up on a turkish beach on wednesday morning, his five-year-old brother and mother also drown along with 15 others on two boats. >> translator: we went into the sea for four minutes then the captain saw the waves were so high that he steered the boat and we were hit immediately. he panicked and dove in the sea and i took over and started steering and the boat flipped and i took my wife and kids in my arms and i realized they were all dead thousands who transit know the risks and men, women and children from syria, pakistan, afghanistan and elsewhere wait for a chance to sale to europe. sail to europe and give them a right to work if they want it but feel europe offers better opportunities. mohamed paid $1200 to be smuggled from here to a greek island. >> translator: there is no work. we don't have enough money and planning to go

molly hunter, abc news, in southern turkey. >>> actor dean jones has died. he's best remembered as the star after many light hearted disney comedies in the 1960s and 70s starting with "that darn cat." the most successful the love bug". jones also worked on broadway and television and in other movies including "clear and present danger" and "beethoven." he was 84. >>> it might be hard to get your mind around 3 million of anything but researchers from yale found that's how many trees are on the planet, eight times as many as earlier estimates. they found we're removing about 15 billion trees a year with perhaps only 5 billion being planned back. >>> call it revenge on big game hunters. a new video shows an african bull elephant charging a safari truck last month. he knocks it around easily and nearly injuries a passenger. the elephant also used his tusks on a tire as well as the side of the truck and then having proved had his point, whatever that point was, he walks away as if nothing happened. >>> they know. they're smart, animals are smart. >> they don't fo

. >> reporter: at the mortuary in southern turkey, a journey's end for two brothers and a mother trying to make it to greece. the father survived. the 3-year-old's body rushing up on the beach. his 5-year-old brother and mother drowned, along with 15 others from two boats. >> we went into the sea for four minutes, and the captain saw that the waves were to high. he panicked and died into the sea. things were so high. the boat flipped. my wife and kids, i took them in my arms. i realized they were dead. >>> for thousands of refugees that went through turkey, they know the risks. here, men, women and children in syria, pakistan, afghanistan and elsewhere wait for a chance to sail to europe. turkey gives syrians the rights to work if they want it, but they may feel europe offers better opportunities. this personal paid $1200 to be smuggled from here to a greek island. >> there's no work. we don't have enough money, we plan to go to germany. there's work and a life there. i couldn't find work here. four house rental they ask $350 to $700. >> greece's aegean islands in are within reach, a do

. >> reporter: a mortuary in southern turkey, a journey's end for two syrian brothers and their mother who drowned. the father and husband survived. he will take the bodies back to their home town in syria. the body of three-year-old washed up on a turkish beach. his five-year-old brother and mother drowned along with 15 others on two boats. >> we went into the sea for four minutes. the captain saw the waves were so high, he steered the boat and we were hit. he panicked and head into the sea. the waves were so high. i took my wife and kids in my arms, i realized they were all dead. >> reporter: the thousands of refugees know the risk. here, men, women and children from syria, pakistan, afghanistan and elsewhere wait for a chance to sail to europe. turkey gives only syrians the right to work if they want it, but many feel europe offers better opportunities. mohamed paid $1,200 to be smuggled from here to a greek island. >> translator: there is no work, we don't have enough money. we are planning to go to germany from greece. there is work and life there. i couldn't find any work here. t

. >> the mortuary in southern turkey, the father and tuesday survived. and they will take their bodies back to the hometown in kobane in syria, the body of three-year-old island washed up on a turkish beach on saturday morning, and the bodies of his brother and mother, also drown, along with two others on two boats. >> >> translator: we went into the sea in four minutes, and the waves were so high that the captain panicked and dove into the sea. waves were so high, i took my wife and kids if my arms and realized they were all dead. >> reporter: the thousands of refugees who transit from turkey know the risks. they wait for a chance to sail to europe. turkey gives only syrians the right to work if they want it, but many feel europe offers better opportunities. mohamed paid $1,200 to be smuggled here to a greek island. > >> this is no work, we don't have enough money. we're planning ongoing to germany from greece. they're asking 350 to $700. just a dozen kilometers from turkey. refugees risk crossing here because of the land borders between greece and syri

decades, guaranteed sunshine and beautiful scenery have drown millions of european tourists to southern turkey. regional instability is putting people off. the number of british tourists is down 35,000 this year. hotels are feeling the heat. >> there is a lot to do. first we have to manage this crisis successfully. our image isn't good. the world thinks we are in the middle of a war in the middle east, being fought by terrorists all the time, but look, here on the aegean, everyone is having fun on the beach. the tourist ministry should be working with us to do something. >> the government, which wouldn't give al jazeera an interview, has launched a t.v. and on line advertising campaign. turkish school holidays were extended by two weeks to try and boost tourism revenues. >> turkey's tourism industry is one of the biggest in the world and a major employer. in 2014, turkey made $34 billion from foreign tourism. so far this year, revenues are down 14%, according to the country's statistical office. >> many tourists we spoke to said they'd have second thoughts about coming here. >> we have booked

we have the report now from southern turkey. >> reporter: in the 12 months since air strikes over syria began, the u.s. says 17,000 square kilometers of territory has been taken back. central command gives the credit to what it calls anti-isil fighters including syrian kurds and sunni arabs, but they wouldn't have been as successful without air power to back them up. for the last month the u.s. has intensified the campaigns after squeezes it from turkey. the border with syria is 120 kilometers from the base behind me. that means more air strikes when the u.s. and its coalition allies are force to fly four hours away from the gulf. to make the air strikes as effective as possible, the u.s. needs more and better intelligence from individuals on the ground who can identify targets to be hit. the obama administration is looking at the option of sending american-trained fighters into syria to help direct the air strikes. they might be attached to groups already on the ground like the kurds, but many groups are also fighting the regime of al assad. the u.s. doesn't want to get involved in tha

>> reporter: for tedecades, guaranteed sunshine and beautiful scene ry have drawn tourists to southern turkeyregional instability is putting people off. for example, the number of british tourists is down 25,000 this year. toe telliers are feeling the heat. >> there is alternates to do. first, we have to manage this crisis successfully. our image isn't good. the world thinks we are notice middle of the war in the middle east being marred by tourist. look, here on the aegean, everyone is having fun on the beach just like last year and the year before. the tourism ministry should be working with us to do something. ♪ >> reporter: the government which wouldn't give al jazeera an interview has launched a t.v. and online advertising campaign. turkish school holidays were extended by two weeks to try to boost tourism revenues. >> the tourism industry is one of the biggest in the world and a major employer. in 2014, turkey made $24,000,000,000 from foreign foreign tourism. now ref news are down 14% according to the country's statistical? >> many tourists we spoke to said they had had second thoughts

here in southern turkey, in another attempt to stop islamic extremists crossing into isis territory,kish government has also begun building a concrete wall along part of its 500-mile-long border with syria. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. what can i make for you? how about one of our reuben sandwiches? choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. enjoy one while they're here! subway. eat fresh. >>> the faa joined the investigation into the death of extreme sports star eric roner, he died at a skydiving stunt at a golf course monday. survived by a wife and two children. michelle miller reports on roner's high flying career and the jump that killed him. >> reporter: witnesses described the mad rush to save roner's life after he struck a tree 25 feet high. people on the ground looked for ladders and tried standing on each other's shoulders to reach him. a routine jump for roner that turned deadly. 39-year-old eric roner experienced the worlden a way most people wouldn't dare to try.

here in southern turkey, in another attempt to stop islamic extremists crossing into isis territory, the turkish government has also begun building a concrete wall along be right back. investigation into the death of extreme sports star eric rohmer, he died at a skydiving stunt at golf course in northern california, monday. survived by a wife and two children. michelle miller reports on roner's high flying career and the jump that killed him. >> reporter: witnesses described the mad rush to save rohmer's life after he struck a tree 25 feet high. people on the ground looked for ladders and tried standing on each other's shoulders to reach him. a routine jump for rohmer that turned deadly. 39-year-old eric rohmer experienced the worlden a way most people wouldn't dare to try. >> so, so fun. why do i like that stuff? >> reporter: roner star extreme sports athlete, professional skier and pioneer in the sport of ski base jumping where skiers propel off tall cliffs. he had performed thousand of stunts over his career, but on monday, something went wrong. witnesses say, roner missed the dro

here in southern turkey, in another attempt to stop islamic extremists crossing into isis territory, has also begun building a concrete wall along part of its 500-mile-long border with syria. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. >>> the faa joined the investigation into the death of extreme sports star eric rohmer, he died at a skydiving stunt at golf course in northern california, monday. survived by a wife and two children. michelle miller reports on roner's high flying career and the jump that killed him. >> reporter: witnesses described the mad rush to save rohmer's life after he struck a tree 25 feet high. people on the ground looked for ladders and tried standing on each other's shoulders to reach him. a routine jump for rohmer that turned deadly. 39-year-old eric rohmer experienced the worlden a way most people wouldn't dare to try. >> so, so fun. why do i like that stuff? >> reporter: roner star extreme sports athlete, professional skier and pioneer in the sport of ski base jumping where skiers propel off tall cliffs. he had performed thousand of stunts over his ca

for decades guaranteed sunshine and beautiful scenario, have drown millions of tourists to southern turkey. regional stability is putting people off. the number of british tourists is down 25,000 this year. >> hoteliers are feeling the heat. >> there is a lot to do. first, we have to manage the psychiatries sis successfully. which is not good. >> the world thinks we are in the mid of a war in the middle east. suffering continuous political turmoil. look, here everyone is having fun on the beach. like last year and the year before. the tourism ministry should work with us to do something. >> the government, which wouldn't give al jazeera an interview launched a tv and online advertising campaign, and turkish school holidays were extended by two weeks. the turkish tourism industry was one of the biggest, they made 34 billion from foreign tourism. so car this year revenues are down 14%. many tourists we spoke to said they'd have seconds thoughts about coming here. >> we booked the holiday 10 months ago, haven't been to turkey six times in the last six years. this year, had we not booked a hol

has substantial control along the border with southern turkey. the power base for the syrian regime remains in the country's west. a retired air force general says russia is trying to keep bashar al assad in power. >> it's clear that bashar al assad forces was experienced setback recently. this russian movement sends great signals, such as assad must not go and that's why we see big cargo and two tank ships landed there. they are trying to compare runways over there with fabricated houses and trying, all of this is to include fighter pilots, russian planes to conduct air operation. that's what complicated the air management, and i think operation of coalition aircraft. >> europe is continuing to struggle with a huge number of refugees fleeing syria and other conflict-affected countries. hungary is considering declaring a state of crisis that could come into effect september 15. austrian rail ways is halting trains from hungary because of what it calls massive overburdening. australian police had been organizing trains to take refugees to vienna,

the ypg has substantial control along the border with southern turkey. power base for the syrian regime remains in the country's west. a retired lebanese army general joins us live from beirut. let's talk about these claims made by russia. we know russia has been there a while, but possibly not the extent of their involvement. are you surprised? >> i think that russia said is -- i mean the interference of russia in syria, it's a game changer so far. it is like diplomatic, and military message to whom it may concern, but it depends on what level they are going to intervene. is it at a strategic level or operational or tactical? are they going to fight within the urban areas? but it's something like taking shape in syria. but i don't think so far that it is very easy for russia to interfere. maybe russia is willing, but is it capable from many dimension. >> what do you think russia is capable of if it wanted to go in further and provide more support to president assad? >> i mean, if the russian are really willing to interfere, they are going to help this r

. >> live from southern turkey at a syrian refugee sample, thank you. >> britain oh pointed a minister to oversee the resettlement of 20,000 syrian refugees there over the next five years. prime minister david cameron's been visiting a refugee camp in lebanon, hosting syrians, and lebanon has been struggling to cope with the scale of the crisis. mr. cameron promised that the u.k. will speed its resettlement process. >> this morning i was in the valley seeing that hospital at and meeting with some of the syrian refugees that we will resettle in the united kings dom. i recognize that the humanitarian crisis is putting huge pressure on your country, public services, schools and housing. the united kingdom has provided 300 million pounds to lebanon since the crisis began, including food, medicine and shelter support. we will assure 29 million is spent right here helping further to shoulder the burden. >> of course, money is a big part of the whole story, as well, from those paying to make those very dangerous trips to europe to those who are giving money to the various humanitarian organiz

taking these people back, those who want to go back to their ancestral homeland, northern iraq, southern turkeys the ancestral homeland and there is a model being worked in northeast syria we're calling it a promise of ours and we're actively working in rebuilding people's lives there, so these two efforts that are under way right now we have to pay attention to. >> because eventually some of the people are going to want to go back as you pointed ut because it's part of their heritage and it's not like they want to live in a foreign country forever obviously. >> exactly. >> real quickly we've talked about the cultural destruction, that isis has gone after the sacred sites and destroyed the temples and satellite image shows the before and after if we can put it up there the temple before you can see the outline of where the temple stood and now you see it completely wiped out. what impact is it having on the psyche of the people that you see out there? >> i'll give you a brief example. my treasure, seven of her family members were kid napped by isis in syria on a monday evening. we heard about i

however, when you talk to refugees in southern turkey, in jordan, on what is the primary reason why they move, they all have the same answers. it is the barrel bombings over markets, over schools, over medical facilities. another ngo has reported that the month of august saw the largest number of medical personnel killed by these shellings and barrel bombs. the response to the crisis in neighboring countries has been, i must say, remarkable. we've seen very few crises in the world where borders have remained open so long, where governments have accepted the refugees spread out amongst the population. most refugees are living in an urban setting mixing with the local population. services have been accessible to refugees. national services, medical and school have been to refugees. quite remarkably, in all the interviews we had with refugees, there is a rather low reporting of abuses by authorities. this is not something we experience in many places where refugees seem to be targeted much more than we have seen. we all have to recognize turkey, lebanon, jordan, egypt has done tremendous wo

here in southern turkey in another attempt to stop islamic extremists crossing into isis territory, the turkish government has begun building a concrete wall along part of its a 500 mile long border with syria. charlie. >> holly williams in turkey. thanks. >>> this morning, u.s. airstrikes are being carried out over northern afghanistan. they are targeting taliban fighters who had advanced into the city of kunduz. monday government force there is came under fire from the insurgents. hundreds of taliban fighters stormed the city. they took over a hospital and a prison. afghan officials say much of the city fell to the taliban. this is the first time the militants captured a major urban area since 2001, almost 10,000 americans and afghanistan most withdrew last year afternoon. a new tropical storm system could target the east coast later this week. joaquin is hurling about 400 miles northeast of the bahamas. forecasters are watching its potential tracks, joaquin could hit the u.s. within four days. it may impact areas from north carolina all the way to new york city. >>> parts of florida

here in southern turkey, in another attempt to stop islamic extremists from crossing into isis territory, the turkish government has begun building a concrete wall along part of its 500-mile-long border with syria. charlie? >> holly williams in turkey, thanks. >>> this morning u.s. air strikes are being carried out over northern afghanistan, targeting taliban fighters who advanced into the center of kunduz. the city is a key transportation hub. monday, forces came under fire from insurgents. hundreds of taliban fighters stormed the city and took over a hospital and a prison. afghan officials say much of the city fell to the taliban. this is the first time they've captured a major urban area since 2001. most of the american troops in afghanistan withdrew last year. >>> a new tropical storm system could come next week. joaquin has strengthened to a tropical storm last night. forecasters are watching its potential tracks. joaquin could hit the u.s. in four days, impacting areas from north carolina to new york city. >>> parts of florida are drying out after a day of heavy rain. drivers in th

however, when you talk to refugees in southern turkey, in jordan, on what is the primary reason why they move, they all have the same answers. it is the barrel bombings over markets, over schools, over medical facilities. ngo has reported the month of august saw the largest number of medical personnel killed by these shellings and barrel bombs. the response to the crisis in neighboring countries has been i must say remarkable. we've seen very few crises in the world where borders have remained open to long, where governments have accepted the refugees spread out amongst the population. most refugees are living in an urban setting mixing with the local population. services have been accessible to refugees. quite remarkably, in all the interviews we had with refugees, there is a rather low reporting of abuses by authorities. this is not something we experience in my places where refugees seem to be targeted much more than we have seen. we all have to recognize turkey, lebanon, has done tremendous work in welcoming refugees. however, that urban nature creates some particular challenges beca

these systems provide dangerous weather in italy, the southern bulcan peninsula, and turkey.reas of 100 millimeters of rain already with an additional 100 millimeters likely. watch for flooding. that's just the rainfall, but there's a risk of thunderstorms and strong gusts and tornados into thursday. timely over in north america, the remnants of a tropical depression continues to drop heavy rain over the four corners region, but that should end going into thursday. meanwhile, this system provides severe weather in nebraska on tuesday, and this system likely heads to the u.s. midwest as we go into the next 24 hours. more wet weather is expected. heavy rain continuines to grip e florida peninsula with more rain expected over this area as we go into the week. and across the flip side of the continent, dry weather in california and nevada and temperatures are going to be summer-like. look at l.a., your highs are going to be in the 30s and thursday and friday and sacramento 35 degrees for the high, and fresno up to 36 degrees on the last day of the business week. all right. that's

violence and terror in places like syria and iraq, making the 2,500-mile trip through turkey over to greece up through southernurope and on to either germany or belgium. in order to get there, they first have to make the perilous passage from turkey to greece by water. they pay a smuggler $1,200 apiece to board a little boat that will take them to the island of lesbos. people have died making this journey. we were there when other refugees, including very young children, came ashore. these people, families, have just risked their lives, everything they own, everybody they love, to cross this narrow strait to arrive here in greece. refugees are often jubilant when they arrive safely in greece. but like ali and his crew they are quickly hit with hard reality. a sweltering 25-mile walk to the port for a ferry over to the greek mainland. it's they:00 in the afternoon and we meet up with the group at a local cafe in athens as they wait for a bus that will take them north. >> we're scared if they are going to open the roads or not. we don't have any choices. >> hello. >> reporter: rawa is more optimistic. >> it will

southern syria. now refugees are coming from areas north of the turkish border. why won't turkey open its borders? why does only jordan have to? >> after they have been cleared they will be taken to a refugee camp. many will stay there for years. they feel violated, humiliated and destitute. they have nothing left. on the syrian iraq border. >>> egyptian capital cairo later, stefan de mastu rrvesa says there is a general agreement a political solution is the only way forward. lack tar brohiimi resigned last year. aim would be to reach a permanent ceasefire at some point further down the line. the government will then be given a partial role allowing president bashar al-assad to continue with some functions. it also recommends a longer transitional phase leading up to a general election. an interim governing body would run the country during this time. >>> plan for yemen peace talks is is scheduled to resume, unless they withdraw from captured territory. the governments backed by saudi led forces who continued to strike the capital sanaa. residential area three people died and four homes were destr

. >> translator: refugees use today come from southern syria, now jefes are coming from areas in the fourth near the turkey won't tuck i open their border, why is only jordan asked to do so. >> reporter: their journal is a far from over. they will be take to secure toy to have background checks run then taken to a refugees camp after they are cleared. many will will stay for years after four years they say they feel violated, humiliate humilid destituted. they have nothing left. al jazeera, on the jordan-syria border. >>> let's move other news now. saudi's king salmon has vowed to find out what caused a crane to collapse killing 107 people on friday. he's toured the damaged grand mosque in mecca to over the investigate in to the accidents. it happened gaze before millions from around the world visit the holy site. >>> at least 89 killed after two explores in the india state, first a gas cylinder blew up at a crowded restaurant where people were having breakfast. it cause aid second explosion at a nearby building where might detonators were score stored. the restaurant and the building next door were flat e

. >> refugees used to come from southern syria, now they are coming from areas in the north. why won't turkey open the border. >> their journey is far from over. they'll be taken to a security base where the jordanian authorities will run background checks. after they were cleared they'll be taken to a refugee camp. many staying for years. after four years of war they feel violated, humiliated and destitute >>> saudi's kink salman promised -- king salman promised to find out what caused a crane to collapse, killing 107. he toured the grand mosque in mecca, days before the hajj pilgrimage when millions of muslims from around the world visit the site >>> arabs ministers will meet. six months after the war humanitarian conditions are worsening. >> survival is using any means possible. this includes the old way of doing things. for five months supplies of water and electricity was scarce. where once there was plenty, these are difficult times. >> people are having a hard time finding water. we walk for 50km a day to get supplies to villages and rural areas. >> the tough conditions have not stoppe

southern syria. now they are coming from areas in the north near the syrian-turkish border. why won't turkey opening its borders? yea is only jordan asked to do so. >> they will be taken to a security base where authorities run background checks. after cleared, they will be taken to a refugee camp. many will stay forkers years. after four years of war, these people say they feel violated, humiliated and destitute. they have nothing left. al jazeera on the jordan-syria border. >> canada has between in 2500 refugees, but the government said it won't be taking anymore for security reasons. instead, the country's offered to give $100 million to syrian refugee camps. joining us by skype is a canadian journalist. what is going on in canada, why the reluctance to take in refugees? what's the security concern? >> the government for the past 10 years has been putting up a kind of virtual razor wire fence around the country and it seems to be specifically aimed at keeping people from the middle east from coming in to this country, curtailing at much immigration as possible, and so, and then of course,

southern syria. now refugees are coming from areas in the north near the syrian-turkish border. why won't turkeyn its borders. why is only jordan asked to do so? >> reporter: their gorp is a far from over. here here they will be taken to a scurry base where the jordanian authorities will run background checks, a of they have been cleared they will be taken to a refugees camp. many will stay there for years. after four years of war these people say they feel violated, humiliated and destitute. they have nothing left. al jazeera, on the jordan-syria border. >>> and all next week al jazeera america airs special coverage of the refugees crisis, our coverage beginning monday at 7:00 p.m. eastern tim, time, 4:00 specific, we'll look at the refugees settlement here. >>> european leaders say, quote, significant progress has been made, talking about the effort to his settle the conflict between ukraine and russia. germany's foreign minister meeting today in berlin with his counterparts from russia, are you crane and france he says they are now close to an agreement and that agreement would involve pullin

southern israel. this is the heart of the worst of it. second day in a row. and up in the south-east of turkey, we are down. dusty if nothing else. what we need to wait is the windows change. while it's hot and dusty, the chillier weather, the cooler weather is blowing in. i think tomorrow will be the day we see things thin out for the worst affected places, if not everywhere >>> thank up >>> let's return to an earlier story, that of the fall of an air base in north-western syria, in idlib. two al nusra front. we san talk to -- can talk to a strat eejing communications director and former u.s. department of state analyst. he joins us from dubai via skype. how scant is it that this air base has fallen to al nusra front after two years of government forces trying to take it? >> well, this is another major blow to the regime. bashar al-assad's forces in the strategic location of idlib just lost the capital, idlib city, earlier, the summer as a rebel coalition, the conquest army made a series of gains and advances against the bashar al-assad regime and forces. the loss of the air base is a major b

cross daily from turkey to those group islands msying hungary, now using military tactics against refugees who want safety in that country as well as a second fence along the southern border. the government has depaired vehicles to escort people to make sure they keep moving on their journey more from laurnsz lee. what else else you might think about the hungarian government, it is nothing if not determined. at this border crossing, the refugees are dumped on the other side by croatia. from there, hungary takes no chances they are escorted through in small groups under the gaze of the police and heavily-armed soldiers. a helicopter plainly comebad ready as well silk overhead. those on buses are guarded by the police. those who need to use the bathroom regardless of age or sex are escorted there and back. they waited for hours until hungary was ready for its next move. they would have no where to run even if they wanted to. it's all open fields and nothing more. all around, more military vehicles were busy laying more and more fence. of course the military components of hungary's response to the refugee crisis has got all sorts of other european union countries worr

turkey region. we will focus on italy and into the southern part. will bring the possibility of heavy rainfall. that will be to the coast of 8ia and greece. here's the possibility of heavy rainfall and isolated tornado. we will look out for the possibility where you see the darker shading of red. anywhere from 50 to 0 millimeters. this is a saturated environment and additional rainfall on top of that could lead to the possibility of localized flooding. you can see the system rotating across the southern area and bring unpleasant weather from rome. croatia and southward. on that part of the world, it doesn't look like they are that pleasant. >> rosemary? >> thank you. >> before we go, we want to share a more memorable moments from the pope's day in washington. a 5-year-old girl was stopped by secret service as she tried to get close to the pope. she got over the security barricade twice and they surrounded the girl and the pope waved her over. >> he gave her a kiss on the cheek. she handed him a picture and a note in spanish saying my friends and i l