well let's go to stephanie decker in the sicily port and stephanie it makes news around the world whent capsizes and the sheer number of people that keep on arriving it is as sounding. >> absolutely and this is what we have seen unfold today. we had that huge number made official this morning 3700 almost picked up on saturday. today we are following it with the italian coast guard. very difficult to keep up to date with the numbers because there are so many different vessels, part of this operation, we calculated around 8-900 rescues so far today and just to give you an example various boats rescuing various different dinghys and one was an inflatable dinghy that lost its air spotted by a helicopter that had a ship come to it. we had one ngo ship that is working together with doctors without borders and they were on their way to a ship that had a small vessel with 100 people and got a call from the italian coast guard to move to another boat holding almost 400 and this is unfolding during the day and literally picking up people boat by boat incredibly difficult and of course as you say

than 5,000 people have now been rescued from the mediterranean see over the past 48 hours and stephanie deckern the port as the migrants arrived and she sent this report. >> reporter: they approached the port in silence. silhouettes in the dark sky. the boat has just stopped and it's quite a powerful moment as the migrants stand silently as the boat has just come to shore, many of them of course with incredibly difficult stories to tell and they have risked a lot to get here and many won't know where they are going from here but certainly this one of the first times they would have fell safe in a very long time. almost 900 people were on board after being rescued on saturday they finally docked in sicily in the early hours of monday morning. >> they never stopped and we talk about emergency because it's not a sudden emergency because it's kind of a chronic condition repeating again and again. >> reporter: it took hours for the migrants to disembark and emergency cases first but one by one medical screening process of so many meant it was slow going. they are exhausted looking faces a hint of w

our correspondent stephanie decker saw the latest flood of migrants sail in the italian port. >> reporter approach the port in silence. silhouettes in the dark sky. the boat has just stopped and it is quite a powerful moment as the migrants stand silently as the boat has just come to shore, many of them of course with incredibly difficult stories to tell, they risked a lot to get here many will not know where they are going from here but certainly one of the first times they would have felt safe in a very long time. almost 900 people were on board after being rescued on saturday they finally docked in the early morning hours of monday morning. >> they never stopped so we talk about an emergency because there is not really a sudden emergency but we know it's kind of a chronicle condition and repeating again and again. >> reporter: it took hours for the migrants to disembark. the emergency cases first but one by one medical screening process of so many meant it was slow going. they are exhausted looking faces a hint of what they have been through, we were not allowed to talk to any of them.

stephanie decker followed the journey of one teenager from gambia trying to build a life in the sicilyporter: time seems to be standing still. and he was 17 years old when he arrived ten months ago from libya and taken to a center for minors and his dreams have been put on hold. >> i go to school maybe three times i go to school and the schools and after that we are just sitting in the community without doing anything. so all that has been wasting time. wasting time because some people before they move from their country their talents and they have knowledge. >> reporter: he applied for asuea asylum but it's a long process and system to deal with tens of thousands of applications leaving many in a legal limbo. around 70 young people are housed here and many supposed to stay here for a short time but there is no where else for them to go and they wait for the lengthy legal process to play out for an extremely long time. these young men complain about the conditions here. four or six to a room and often don't get the weekly pocket money they are promised but the people who run the center

stephanie decker al jazeera. >>> we just heard that thousands of african migrants are risking their lives daily in an attempt to find a better life in europe. crossing over is another much-traveled route used primarily by ethiopians. as catherine soi reports, there is a huge difference between what they expect and what they find. >> reporter: these ethiopian women have returned from the middle east. they are in a safe house, and they are traumaized. according to estimates in the last two year more than 160,000 migrants have been forced back home. she use an employment agency to reach lebanon and then smugglers to get her to other countries. >> translator: on my journey back, i met someone who helped me find this place. i told him how i had been mistreated abroad. i'm glad i'm home but i don't know what the future holds. >> reporter: when stable enough they will be enrolled in government-funded programs like this. they are given space in state buildings and loans to grow their trade. >> every citizen needs to know

stephanie decker al jazeera. >> u.n. backed talks to try to end the conflict in syria have started in geneva, the envoy meeting government and rebel representatives as well as regional players such as iran. two of the biggest rebel groups and isil have not been asked to take part. >> we must redouble efforts in search of a political process. this view is shared by the wider international community. russia hopefully refocused the attention on the political track earlier. there was also a youthful meeting in cairo. last week, they fully expressed to me, family, that the attempt to politically try to resolve the conflict should be made even if all of the success are indeed low. the only way is to test the willingness of the parties to narrow the gap and if they are ready to narrow the gap. given the fanfare that greeted at his news conference here in geneva, and the media presence that was there, he was rather modest in setting out the aims for the next four or five weeks. he described this not as geneva three but consultat

stephanie decker reports. >> reporter: the italian prosecutor dealing with this case said that hundredsf bodies are on that ship. the said up to 800 people could have died during this accident and that's according to the size of the ship according to the images they have viewed and also to the story that survivors have sold investigators. they sent a robot down 370 meters under the surface to see what happened. those images extremely disturbing and highlights how difficult and dangerous this journey is for thousands and thousands of people. he also highlighted that one of the key issues of this investigation was to try to find out whether doors were locked on the boat. of course this means that hundreds of migrants would be trapped with no chance of getting out. this is a story that investigators have been told by some of the survivors. 28 survived. two of those are in custody believed to have captained the boat. the biggest -- the deadliest single incident that has ever happened here, and it highlights the dangers and the risks that people are willing to take because of the desperate s

stephanie decker has more now from catania. >> reporter: the prosecutor gave details of the investigationipwreck is that of the incident that . -- happened on april 18th. he said possibly up to 800 migrants could have lost their lives. he said hundreds of dead bodies still in that ship. he also said key to this investigation is whether doors were locked on that ship. that of course will establish responsibility of two men they say were in charge of this ship one tunisian and one syria. he did plea to the media, do not try to find these pictures there is no point in publishing them to try to keep the dignity of the victims. he hoped that they didn't have to lift the boat out of the water to be able to conclude this but it tells you -- it's the highlight of just how difficult this trip is across the mediterranean, and thousands of thousands more will be taking that risk. >>> men suspected to be from the armed group boko haram have attacked a business school in nigeria's northeast. the gunmen opened fire on students injuring at least five people. a suicide bomber blew himself up in a car par

stephanie decker explains. >> reporter: they fear for their families back home so they don't want toidentified. they know the implications of being fingerprinted by the italian police. >> most of us we don't have intentions to stay here. like -- like some -- like based on my story, i want to go to u.k. and some of my other friends they want to go to germanny holland, so if they stay here they won't be able to go outside. so that's why they don't want to do it. >> reporter: there have been cases where refugees have arrived in their country of choice and have been sent back to italy because they were finger printed here. we're told eritreans and syrias have been allowed to refuse but there have been cases where migrants are forced to give their prints. it's called the dublin regular ration and deals with who is responsible for processing a migrant's asylum application. italy is struggling to process the claims of tens of thousands of migrants who keep arriving. there have been more than 160,000 asylum claims since 2011 and more than 64,000 last year alone. it means those who arrive her

known to have died off the coast of libya trying to make the journey and let's get more from stephanie deckerport and stephanie you have spoke tone the coast guard and what is the update? >> they have just updated us on some figures, so far on sunday alone over 2100 migrants pulled out of the sea. they told us there were 17 separate operations four of those are still ongoing and told us you can expect more tonight so just shows the incredibly difficult situation faced by the italian navy and coast guard off the shores. we have been following it throughout the day and literally we with were seeing ships going boat to boat, one dinghy was spotted by air and two drown as they jumped off and we see pictures coming off rescues at night and screaming at people to sit down and not panic because if they get up they will fall over and of course many of these people do not swim and are not given life jackets and you can see how dangerous and desperate the people are in some of the pictures from saturday's rescue. it's pitch black, imagine what it feels like crammed in a wooden boat with no engine float

stephanie decker reports. >> members of the european union have called a new russian travel ban against 89 europeans arbitrary and harmful to negotiations over ukraine. the german foreign minister said russia should have warned the affected people. >> at the very least those concerns should have been informed about the reservations against them, or at least those lists should be made public. at a time we are trying to diffuse a dangerous conflict, this does not contribute towards that. >> among the europeaned banned from travel to russia are the secretary general of the european council in brussels, due to take over as foreign affairs advisor to germans angela merkel. there are 18 poles on the list and nine brittons, including former deputy prime minister and head of domestic security agency mi5 and the head of the swedish tax authority. >> we have asked for explanation from the russian side and asked the russian ambassador to give the motivation. we understand that it is some kind of response to the e.u.'s list but that one is transparent and above all gives the reason why certain name

stephanie decker is live this morning in italy. what efforts are happening to try to recover those bodies, if any? >> well, actually the message from the prosecutor, he gave that press conference that they're hoping not to have to raise the boat out of the water. they want to try and terminate this investigation to establish whether those doors were locked had to do with the two men they have in custody, one the captain of the ship and the other helping him. they ideally would not want to raises the boat, leaving the bodies to rest as they were. he was clear about that. he warned journalists, he said please don't chase these images, because they have images of hundreds of bodies on the boat. he said to respect the dignity of those who died. >> how long could this investigation into this locked cargo hold take? >> >> we asked him that question and he said he hopes to conclude it soon. he did say days to weeks so it's a situation on going. they have the images, the boat sent down a robot 370 meters below the surface will be coming in

stephanie decker has more from sicily. >> they approached the port in silence. silhouettes in the dark sky the boat has just show a powerful moment standing silently as the boat came to shore. most have incredible difficult stories to tell, risked a lot to get here. many don't know where they're going from here, but this one of the first times they have felt safe in a very long time. >> almost 900 people were onboard. after being rescued saturday, they docked in sit lee in the early hours of monday morning. >> they never stopped so we talked about emergency because there i also not really a sudden emergency, but we know it is kind of chronic condition repeating again and again. >> it took hours to disembark. the medical emergencies first. it was show going. a hint of what they've been through on their faces, we were not allowed to talk to any of them. not all want to stay and will try to continue their journey to other countries. they're future remains uncertain but for now they've arrived to a new day after a voyage where they risked their lives. it's a journey

stephanie decker reports on the -- dekker reports on the journey. >> reporter: the footage shows how harrowing a rescue can be. a dingy is taking in water. people are panicking. many can't swim. >> survivors board a boat to catania, sicily. >> they try to come close. they threw a rope to us. we were trying to get the rope on the sick. it was not for us to climb on it was to tie the boat and move a ladder. people were in a haste. many jumped inside the water. these people tried their best. they throw life jacket but people were in a haste to jump in the water. many lost their life like this. five of them lost the life inside the border >>> it's hard to confirm how many died and how many bodies were recovered. what some tell us as many as 40 people could have lost their lives in the panic. reaching the safety of the rescue boat must have taken an effort. in port they came from libya. >> translation: libya is not easy. they have no problem kill people. that's why they come to us. at least there are laws. >> reporter: as the people wait to be processed there's continuous rescue operation

stephanie decker has more from sicily. >> the prosecutor gave details of the investigation. the ship wreck is that of the incident that happened on april 18 the single deadliest i understand there's been. he said possibly up to 800 migrants could have last their lives, according to the survivor of the accounts they've been listening to, to the size of the ships and images they've seen stream back from the robot they sent 370 meters down. he said hundreds of dead bodies are also in the ship. he said key to the investigation were whether doors were locked. that would establish the responded of two men in custody they say were in charge of the ship captaining. they said there is no point in publishing them, to try and keep the dignity of the victims. certainly very difficult. he did say he hoped to conclude this soon, but key to establish that, he said they hope that they didn't have to lift the bolt out of the water to be able to conclude this, but it tells you it's the highlight just how difficult this journey is, how at risk people take to come here and with the summer only

stephanie decker reports. >> members of the european union called a new travel ban arbitrary and potentially harmful to negotiations over ukraine. the german foreign minister said russia should have warned the affected people. >> at the very least those concerns should have been informed about the reservations against them or at least those lists should be made public. at a time we are trying to diffuse a dangerous conflict in the middle of europe, this does not contribute towards that. >> among the europeans banned from travel to russia are the secretary general of the european council in brussels. he is due to take over as foreign affairs advice or to german chancellor angela merkel. there are 14 poles on the list and the head of domestic security agency m.i.5. there's also the former belgian premier who leads a liberal group in the european parliament and the head of the swedish target authority. >> we have asked for an explanation from the russian side. we understand it is a response to the eu list. that one gives the reason certain names are on the list. >> the russian foreign minister

stephanie decker followed the journey of one teenager trying to build a life in a sicilian town. >> reporter boy was 17 years old when he arrived here ten months ago. his dreams have been put on hold. >> i go to school nearly three times i go to school. so after that the other days when you wake up in the morning, you just be sitting without doing anything. so all of that has been wasting time. it's waste time. because some people before they move from their country they have talent and knowledge. >> reporter: he has applied for ally sum, but italy is overwhelmed partly due to the lack of an organized system to deal with the tens of thousands of applications. around 70 young people are housed here. and many were only supposed to stay here for a short time but there is nowhere else for them to go. so they end up waiting for this process to play out for an extremely long time. these young men complain about the conditions here. four to six to a room and they often don't get the pocket money they are promised. the money drips in sporadically. >> translator: the lack of money means i can only of

stephanie decker followed the journey of one teenager from gambia trying to build a live in sicily. >ime seems to be standing still. he was 17 years old when he arrived 10 months ago from libya. he was taken to a center for minors and his dreams put on hold. >> i go to school nearly three times, i go to school. after that, when we wake up in the morning we sit without doing anything. all that has been wasting time. it's waste time, because some people before they move from our country, they are talent, they have knowledge. >> he applied for asylum, but it's a long process. italy is overwhelmed due to a lock of an organized central system to deal with tens of thousands of applications, leaving many in legal limbo. >> around 70 young people are housed here and many of them were only supposed to stay here for a short time, but there is nowhere else for them to go. they end up waiting for this lengthy legal process to play out for an extremely long time. >> these young men complain about the conditions here, four or six to a room and they often don't get the weekly pocket money they are p

stephanie decker has more. >> they fear for their families back home so don't want to be identified. they know the implications of being finger printed by the italian police. >> most of us don't have intentions to stay here, like i want to go to u.k. and some of my other friends wanted to go to germany, holland if they stay here that means they're not going to be able to go outside. >> if they take their fingerprints. >> yes. that's why they don't want to do it. >> there have been cases where refugees arrived in their country of choice and sent back to italy because they were fingerprinted here. they are often refused but there's been cases where mike grants are forced to give their prints. it all has to do with the european migration law randomly enforced at best. it deals with who is responsible for processing the applications, it should be the migrant's first port of landing. italy is struggling to process tens of thousands of migrants that keep arriving. there have been more than 160,000 since 2011 and more than 64,000 last year alone. it means that those who arrive here and want

stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >>> oh, no. >> some amazing video just in to our newsroom. good samaritans lifting one of london's famous double decker buses off the leg of a cyclist. this happened yesterday afternoon in london's east end. the man was riding a unicycle when he was hit. you can see dozens of people trying to lift the bus off the man. they eventually turned that bus enough to pull him free. he was rushed to a hospital in the area and this morning he remains in serious condition. >> everybody pitching in. >>> meantime, happening today. the brains behind the now infamous silk road website is going to learn his fate later today. russ faces at least 20 years in prison, possibly life, after a jury found him guilty of drug conspiracy and other things for running the site. $200 million using bitcoin which allows users to make purchases anonymously. federal authorities arrested him in san francisco back in 2013. >>> 6:07. accusations of sexual misconduct on the peninsula and there might be more young victims. san mateo county sheriff investigators arrested adrian pan after a 14-year-old girl she was a student at the think tank