our correspondent is in sweden.sweden is known as being one of the most welcoming countries in europe for refugees. is that about to change, is that changing right now? >> you are right, that we would like to think of ourselves as one of the world humanitarian great powers. but that is dramatically changing. we have gone from the swedish government saying in september that europe welcomes refugees. two, where the same prime minister imposed border controls. it is dramatically changing, not just in theory and rhetoric, it is changing in practice. brent: of course, this comes because a lot of refugees have been caught by authorities, and they have invalid forms of identification. what is the general reaction in sweden about these changes? too many support the new border controls? >> quite a few people say that the border controls are necessary, even though they do not like them. i would say the vast majority in sweden are against the border controls, and these measures. they do not let these border controls -- once th

these young people are part of a bigg bigger group which have carried dozens to sweden.y don't charge anything. >> when you think about smugglers, you think about people earning a lot of money from -- from helpless people. that's what we're doing. we're helping people. we're giving them food. we're good sailers, and we're not charging anything. >> reporter: whether there are good sailers to help refugees cross this sea, far more dangerous attempts are beginning to happen. at least one individual id inflatable boat has made this crossing. if you capsized, you wouldn't last half an hour in the water. >> for sure it would be more dangerous for them, and the water is super cold by now. could be rough weather, and most people are not prepared for those kind of waters. >> reporter: this isn't the first time that the sound between denmark and sweden has been used as a people smuggling route. during the second world war, when copenhagen was occupied by the nazis, fishermen would take jews across. the reason why a people smuggling route has now grown up here is because scandinavi

now let's get to sweden. sweden, like norway, is also one of the biggest investors in the united states. sweden is actually the 11th largest direct investor in the united states while norway is 12th. i would think some people might be surprised by that fact that these two scandinavia countries are that high up in the list when you look in the world, but in fact it is true, the 11th and 12th investors in the u.s. sweden foreign vect investment in the u.s. amounts to roughly $56 billion and creates nearly 330,700 u.s. jobs. u.s. companies are the most represented foreign companies in sweden. swedish americans have contributed to the fabric of our great nation and built successful companies likewal green's. economically it has one of the most international integrated economies in the world. the united states is sweden's fourth largest export market with swedish exports valued at an estimated $10.2 billion. does this sound like a country where we just decide we're not going to have an ambassador? yet we give amba

. >> i'm lawrence lee and between denmark and sweden which has turned into a new people smuggling routeinst scandanavian are closing their borders to refugees. >>> and wikipedia discusses how it can stay up and independent. ♪ indonesia police searching for a man they believe is the top suspect in the jakarta attack and indonesia man with links to islamic state of iraq and i.s.i.l. and five attackers were killed in thursday's explosions and gun battles and we will bring you more on the investigation just a moment but first we wrap up the latest developments. >> they have been accused of being caught off guard and police in indonesia trying to find out who was involved in the attacks and they say they joined i.s.i.l. in syria and may have planned attack. >> order from syria and but he has also the chief admission that he is the one basically, you know, prepared this operation in jakarta. >> reporter: alleged leader of the operation is still on the run, three other men were arrested in the suburb of jakarta suspected of plotting attack and place have not confirmed if they are in the attack

many are lured to swede sweden. this woman said she's begging to send money back to her children in romania where she could not get work. >> i could do nothing else. i feel very, very shame. very, very shame. >> the swedish government is already struggling with the influx of refugees from syria and elsewhere has created a task force to look at the problem of roma beggars. >> we won't stand begging. but if you come to sweden you must find a legal way of living. you cannot suddenly make a settlement in parks and private property. swedish law must be upheld. >> in an illegal camp on the outskirts of malmo, gina and her friends have been told that they'll be cleared by the police. protesters gather. some support the roma. others want them to leave. the eviction takes place in the middle of the night, and the political forces opposed to the roma beggars are gathering strength. >> these are sweden's parliament buildings. they come here to meet a member of parliament whose party is trying to make begging illegal. >> they a

one way or another they're still finding a way. >> there is possibility to get to sweden in some other way, some kind of illegal entry and that will still happen. >> reporter: by road and rail the obvious routes linking the countries to sweden, the authorities are checking people's credentials, but some have still found a way through in car boots or in trucks. denmark's sailing culture and liberal activism are playing to their advantage. these people are part of a group which has carried dozens to sweden because they already have families there and it is free of charge. they do not fit any profile of what you regard people smugglers as looking like >> when you think about smugglers, you think about people earning a lot of money from helpless people. that's what we're doing. we're helping people. we're giving them food, we're good sailors and we're not charging anything for what we do >> reporter: whether there are good sailors to help refugees cross this forbidding sea, far more dangerous attempts are happening. one less rigid boat has made this crossing. if you capsized here, you woul

. >>> i'm lawrence lee between denmark and sweden which has turned into a new people smuggling route to get to scandinavian countries that are starting to close their borders to refugees. >>> an indonesian police are searching for a man they believe is the top suspect from the jakarta attacks. he's an indonesian with suspected links to islamic state of iraq and the levant or isil. the several were killed in explosions and gun battles. we have the latest development. >> they've been accused of being caught off guard. police in indonesia are now trying to find out who was involved in thursday's attacks. they have evidence an exconvict which joined isil in syria may have planned the attack. >> they gave the record from syria. he has also the chief, that he the one basically -- >> in jakarta. >> jakarta. >> the alleged leader is still on the run. three others were arrested in a suburb suspected of platting the attack. police have not confirmed if they are involved in thursday's attacks. analysts say an estimated 120 indonesians have been trained to commit isil inspired attacks. >> they h

separately, al jazeera understands danish activists have transported dozens of refugees to sweden. >> reporter: half past 9 in the morning and the migrant reception center in the city is already full of people. these men, women and children are all new arrivals which means they've all come in the small period since sweden introduced border controls to try and stop them. one way or another they're still finding a way >> there is the possibility to still get to sweden in some other way, some kind of illegal entry and that will still happen. >> reporter: by road and rail the obvious routes linking the areas to sweden, the authorities are checking people's credentials, but some have still found a way through in car boots and trucks. the sailing culture and liberal activism is playing to the refugees' advantage. these people are part of a bigger group which has carried dozens to sweden because they already have families there and it is free of charge. they do not fit any profile of what you regard people smugglers as looking like. >> when you think about smug letters, you think about peopl

but i'm happy that i got the opportunity to be raised in sweden, and i love sweden, just as much as iove new york and ethiopia, i feel like i have three homes. >> what is the what if, if you had grown up in ethiopia? >> i come back to my village, and chances of me being a farmer, and being just - being that where, you know, just completely different life. i have been fortunate and act work with may passion throughout the world, whether i've been to japan, australia, switzerland, and i've had the fortune to live out my passion. and there's not a lot of people that can say that, and make a living of that for over 20 years. if i live in ethiopia, i would have done something else. just wouldn't most likely have been cooking. >> northern europe and the scandanavian countries take pride in the fact that they can bring people into their culture, and they can grow up and have a good experience. they are facing threat with the indemrux of refugees -- influx of refugees and immigrants. you don't seem to describe that. >> "scandal" is in general an open place, where mifl, you have a pretty big c

they are roma, lured to sweden by the strong economy.beggars are often accused of belonging to criminal gangs. but gina says she is begging to send money back to her children in romania, where she couldn't find work. >> my work is begging, because i can do nothing else. i just look down. i don't look at the eyes of the people. i feel very, very shame. very, very shame. >> reporter: the swedish government already struggling with an influx of refugees from syria and elsewhere, has created a task force to look at the problem of roma beggars. >> they are allowed to stay, and we won't ban begging, but if you come to sweden, you must find yourself a legal way of living. you cannot suddenly make a settlement in parks and private property. swedish law must be upheld. >> reporter: in an illegal camp on the outskirts of town, gina and her friends, they have been told it will be cleared by police. protesters gather, some support the roma, others want them to leave. the election takes place in the middle of the night, and the political forces oppose

he says his entire family is in sweden.sad that he is not able to join them. >> europe has to work together. but we're not doing that right now. border controls mean europe has failed. these are people who aren't allowed to join their families because they lack the necessary papers. reporter: a disagreement between neighboring states in europe. as denmark seals its borders, germany upholds the schengen agreement. nicolas jÄhring supports this. otherwise it wouldn't make sense for him to commute to work in denmark. michelle: is this the end of a borderless europe? is this success story over? let us know what you think about that or any of today's stories by getting in touch on facebook, email or twitter. when i was a teenager, and dreamed of living in paris, i romanticized how my favorite authors sought exile in france. hemingway having cocktails on the left bank, baldwin writing in cafÉ de flore and miller, penniless but happy. from american authors seeking freedom of expression to russian artists fleeing the bolshevik revo

and sweden is instructive. sweden recognized palestine as a country already existing. sweden is also one of the largest single country donors to enra. this means that while sweden says palestine exists in the west bank and gaza, it says that about 2 million people who live in the west bank and gaza, most of whom were born there, lived there their entire lives have never been displaced, are refugees from palestine. they live in palestine, but they're refugees from palestine. this can only be squared if the palestine they're refugees from is the greater palestine, the palestine that will one day super seed israel. this is not a policy that is in line with the idea of support for two states for two people. a coherent policy would recognize palestine in the west bank and gaza and then immediately argue that those who live in palestine are no longer refugees from palestine and those who live outside can be granted citizenship and be acknowledged as citizens of palestine living elsewhere but not as refugees from palestine. so if western countries were to go to the logical en

of sweden. we don't want to be sweden. deirdre: four time presidential candidate consumer advocate and author of returns to send unanswered letters to the president ralph nature nature nader is with me now. what did you think of the debate? >> well, i think fox pictured it well. they showed anymore boxing shorts. so it's like a boxing match with jives, extremely superficial. demeaning to the american people, and i think the media should rise to a higher level of significance and hold them to a higher standard of talking about many issues that are off the table. deirdre: so it wasn't enough -- oh, okay. you were going to say corporate crime. i wagointo s whi poli isss doou tnk wh igned? >>ell,orpote cme, whicis a ovethe untr reported in the wall street journal. the fate of private pensions in this country have been looted and depreciated by reckless management. living wage issues. health and safety in terms of medical malpractice and occupational hazards and environmental hazards. you know, it's not just flint. it's all ove

they are the sweden democrats.grant, growing in popularity. >> illegal settlements are growing across the country. so it's when we have reached that scale of begging, and when have this kind of begging where other citizens come to sweden, that has created a lot of problems. >> reporter: the romas stage a sit-in outside of the townhall. but this is also broken up. the government supplies buses to take romas back to romania. gina decides to stay, but many do take up the offer, although some say they intend to return to sweden. we can move beggars on, but as long as there's poverty and discrimination, they will always come back. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, sweden. >>> and you can see the first of that two-part series of people in power that's begging for life later on thursday. >>> schools in pakistan's province have been forced to close for five days due to cold weather. more than 22 million children will have to stay home. a large number of children has caught the flu and pneumonia. >>> power supplies in the occup

this after sweden enacted a strict new border policy. moves further erode the 20- year old schengen agreement, which is supposed to guarantee free movement of people and goods across most of mainland europe. from the danish capital, copenhagen, special correspondent malcolm brabant reports. >> reporter: midnight at copenhagen airport station, the last stop before sweden and security guards began to check the identities of those traveling across the bridge linking the two cufnlts sweden insisted on new controls, warning transfer companies they risked heavy fines if undocumented travelers were allowed through. passengers dismount from sweden-bound trains to have their papers scanned. there is a long fence between the tracks to stop people from trying to escape the chains. >> i trust my government. we have taken responsible within europe and the refugees so that they they cannot take in more. it's a huge sacrifice because sweden is a huge country and everyone should come and even if they need help, they should be getting it here or wherever

. >>> between denmark and sweden which has a new people smuggling routes as they start to close theird borders to refugees. >> i have all the sport including the return of a convicted cricket sheet and with pakistan after a five-year ban for spot fixing. ♪ searching for a man who is a suspect in attacks and indonesia with attackers with i.s.i.s. in thursday's explosion and gun battles and we have more on the investigation in the center of jakarta and following a peace rally taking place there and tell us what the message is that the people are trying to send out. >> yes, people have come to the very place where the attack happened on thursday morning, the intersection where those attackers came to has been reopened, the roads are open to traffic and many people have been coming all day to pay their respects and also as an active defiance in the peace rally that started about an hour ago certainly designed to do that as an active defiance saying they will not be afraid or deterred from going about their business and living their lives as they have always done and it's a multi cultural

but if you come to sweden, you must find a legal way of living. you can't suddenly make a settlements in parks and private property. swedish law must be upheld. >> in an illegal camp on the outskirts of malmo, geena and her friends say they will be cleared by defense. >> the eviction takes place in the middle of the night. the political forces opposed to the roma beggars are gathering strength. >> these are sweden's parliament buildings. they came to meet a member of the parliament whose party is trying to make begging illegal. >> they are the sweden democrats. anti-immigrant. growing in popularity. >> we are seeing how illegal settlements are spreading and creating situation that is the authorities have no control over. it's when we reach the scale of begging. that creates a lot of problems. >> back in malmo, the roma stage a sit in in the town hall. this is broken up. the government supplies buses. geena decides to stay. many take up the offer, although some say they intend to enter sweden, they can move beggars on. as long as poverty and discri

they are the sweden democrats.i-immigrant, growing in popularity. >> we have already seen how illegal settlements are spreading all over the country, and that create situations which swedish authorities have no control over. so it's when we reach that scale of begging, and we have this kind of begging where other citizens come to sweden that is creating a lot of problems. >> reporter: the roma stage a sit-in outside of the townhall. but this is also broken up. the buses take up the people to return them to their countries. ginas decides to stay. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, sweden. >>> we are joined by a research officer at the international center for migration. madam thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera. there has historically been enormous -- i guess, feeling, anti-roma sentiment right across europe. first of all make it very clear to us, what link if any is there between roma begging and belonging to criminal gangs? in >> thank you very much for having me on the program. i think it's very import

at one point just four kilometers separates denmark an sweden, so it's not far.ut the waters themselves are deadly. they're as cold as 12 degrees celsius even in summer. they're also filled with cargo ships. but since the route was made much harder, officials fear that it might be used. >> these mean, women and children are all new arrivals which means that they all come in th--when sweden has introduced border controls. >> they find on illegal entry, and that will still happen. >> by road and rail sailing culture and liberal activism are playing to the advantage. these young people are playing to the youngest group who have families in sweden. >> when you think about smugglers, you think about people earning a lot of money from helpless people. that's what we're doing. we're helping people. we're giving them food. we're good sailors, and we're not charging anything for what we do. >> whether there are good sailors to help refugees cross this for bidding sea, far more dangerous attempts are happening. if a boat capsized here in a storm, no one would last a half h

we are happy in sweden. we love sweden. this decision makes us uncomfortable, unhappy, and worried.eporter: more than one million refugees and migrants entered europe last year, many fleeing conflict in syria, iraq, and afghanistan. sweden's neighbor, denmark, faced criticism earlier this week for approving legislation that will allow authorities to seek money and valuables from refugees in order to pay for their stay. anchor: another line on the european migration rices. germany are due to be tightened. the two parties reached agreement today. the measures include a two-year withn family reunions limited refugee protection. germany also wants to speed up deportation of failed .sylum-seekers he might not have stuck a flag , but it is being seen as a clear sign that he thinks the land belongs to his country. six countries claim some or all of the spratly archipelago. yearser: during his eight in office, the president had never visited the disputed island until thursday. this is the film he showed when he returned home. taiwan's ally, the u.s., had warned against such a trip, which co

are introducing border checks in sweden for refugees. >>> fresh from his christmas holiday, barack obama uses his executive powers. i'll be here with all of today's the sport. speculation that there will be a change at real madrid. >> three of saudi arabia's allies have joined its diplomatic dispute with iran. bahrain says it's cut ties with tehran. the uae says it's down graded relations and sudan has down grade its diplomats from khartoum. set fire of the saudi embassy in tehran. >> saudi diplomats on their way home from tehran. as they were evacuated came similar action by some of the kingdom's allies. among them neighboring bahrain. after two days of demonstrations by protestors from sheer shia majority. the gulf state closely allied to saudi arabia accused iran of blatant interference and support of terrorism. the rm actions followed th actii embassy fire. >> we'll be cutting off all commercial relations with iran and will have a travel ban against people traveling to ir iran. >> translator: unfortunately, the government of saudi arabia seems interested in causing tensions in the re

these are sweden's parliament buildings. i've come here to meet a member of parliament, whose party is trying to make begging illegal. >> they are the deeden democrats, anti-immigrant growing in popularity. >> we're already seeing how illegal settlements are spreading all over the country, and they're creating situations which swedish authorities have no control over. so it's when we reach that scale of begging, when we have this kind of begging where you see this when you come to sweden, that's created a lot of problems. >> back in malmo, the sit-in is just outside of the town hall, but this is also broken up. the government supplies buses to take roma back to romania. gina decides to stay, many do take up the officer but intend to come back to sweden. they said we'll move on, but we'll always come back. >> i'm daniel in argentina's region in crisis that is looking for new flavors. >> and in sport, kevin durant rebounds from a slump with a huge final quarter against the new york knicks. >> a critical first step on the road

sweden's interior minister accused them of spreading hate. take this on and speak to christian who is a professional of journalism at stockholm university and this is certainly a very troubling development isn't it? >> it is troubling and we had another demonstration this evening in stockholm of a far right group with also a counter demonstration by antiracist where a few of the antiracist were also attacked and it's an external crisis for democracy. >> a growing trend across europe. >> it does and i mean if we look at neighbors in denmark and finland we know what has been going on in denmark in the last week with decision to take money from refugees to pay for it and finland also reports of vigilante gangs so very much the nordic methodology or image of social democracy and humanitarian has taken a hit, whether or not that is deserved or not on the basis of this particular group last night is to be seen but i think globally the reputation of sweden is definitely changing. >> right your a professor at stockholm and how is the media handing th

taxis, shops, everything. >> reporter: sweden still prints money but less of it. only about 20% of transactions are in cash. in the u.s., it's 40%. atms are disappearing and most major banks won't accept cash deposits. with new technology, the cashless economy is open to almost anyone. no spare change for the magazine to help the homeless? no problem. companies like shoe store swedish has-beens say they've lowered cost. no need for a register, safe or trips to the bank. >> there you go. >> reporter: even the man who wrote abba's "money, money, money" is a fan. the abba museum is cash free. no bills means less risk of theft. >> there's no doubting paying for just about everything with these. but what does that mean for cold hard cash? are the days of printing money coming to an end? the former national police chief hopes not. take away cash and he says consumers are at the mercy of banks and bank fees. >> we moved from the bank of sweden to major commercial banks and they want our money. >> reporter: plus, cash thefts are down, but fraud is way up. another downside

look across to sweden. sweden is having security issues for migrants.hey're calling for another 4,000 police officers. but the biggest issue happening in europe right now is what we know as sort of a free border -- free internal border movement within europe. you can get on a train in one country and get onboard another without a passport. because of this situation they've been imposing temporary controls. what's being debated right now is making those border controls the need to show passports moving around inside europe. that is now being discussed as making that situation permanent. on top of that as well is possibly excluding greece from schengen europe because a lot of migrants come in to greece and go on to europe without passports. that's increasing concern for greece. what ministers are saying here is the symptom that we're seeing in denmark is a symptom of europe perhaps not being able to continue as a free zone where people can travel without passports. so a free schengen zone europe. and if that collapses, then the concern is the whole europe

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. `` in sweden, they're `` aiming for a `` completely cashless `` society by 2013. `` and they're well on `` their way. `` kelly cobiella went to `` stockholm to follow `` the money. `` >> reporter: at the `` philadelphia church in `` stockholm, they've `` traded the collection `` plate. `` select the card, `` choose your donation. `` nearly all giving is `` by plastic or app. `` >> we have seen a `` tremendous increase, `` especially among young `` people. `` >> reporter: across `` this country of 9 `` million, at coffee `` shops and lunch `` counters, everyone of `` every age is going `` cashless. `` >> i've always used `` card. `` taxis, shops, `` everything. `` >> reporter: sweden `` still prints money but `` less of it. `` only about 20% of `` transactions are in `` cash. `` in the u.s., it's 40%. `` atms are disappearing `` and most major banks `` won't accept cash `` deposits. `` with new technology, `` the cashless economy `` is open to almost `` anyone. `` no spare change for `` the magazine to help `` the homeless? `` no problem. `` companies like shoe `` store swedish `` has

one way or another they are still finding a way. >> there are possibilities to still get to sweden in way, and that will still happen. >> reporter: road and rail the obvious routes, the authorities are checking people's credentials, but some have still found a way through in car boots or in trucks. the denmark sailing culture are playing to the refugees advantage. these young people are part of a bigger group which has carried dozens to sweden because they already have families there, and it's free of charge. they do not fit any profile of what you regard people smugglers as looking like. >> you think about people earning a lot of money from helpless people. that's not what we're doing. we're helping meme. we are giving them food. we are good sailors. >> reporter: whether there are good sailors to help refugees cross this forbidding sea, far more dangerous attempts are beginning to happen. at least one inflatable boat a day has made it here. no wonder the swedish coast guard has been put on high alert. >> for sure it would be more dangerous for them, and the water is difficult. it cou

it doesn't matter if it's sweden or austria or germany or the united states.or that kind of stuff. if there are migrants who are breas9wuz laws like that, every country has the right a sovereign nation has the right to kick people out who break their laws. >> this is becoming almost common i will submit to you that there is a big cultural divide between middle eastern men in countries like syria yemen, all right, and then when they go to sweden or germany finland, they bring this male superiority that they can debase women with them. >> there are idiots all over the world. here's my question. of course it's a problem biggest problem is police in places like germany and sweden because they don't want to see racist. >> there is an individual problem here. what do you say katie? >> look what we are seeing in sweden and in countries all over europe which actually has been happening for a long time. it's not just a recent thing but what we have been see táá)r'g this result of progressive idea that multiculturalism trumps assimilation. cultures around the world no m

i think bernie sanders is a good candidate for president of sweden. we don't want to be sweden. we want to be the united states of america. >> so that was one of the most talked about twitter exploding comments last night. and note he was talking about ted cruz having a rough night. perhaps this clash with chris wallace stood out. this was a close second to the sound byte we just showed you. >> the last questions have been rand, please attack ted. jeb, please attack ted. let me just say this -- >> it is a debate, sir. >> well, no, a debate actually is a policy issue. but i will say this, gosh, if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. >> yeah. so there you go. ted cruz coming in second with the most talked about moment on twitter last night for those comments. we'll show you a few more later in the show, but social media is the place where everyone loves to go vent. heather and abby? >>> thank you so much, clayton. one person who was missing from the debate stage, donald trump. >> instead he held a rally for veterans just down the street from the deb

in sweden, they're aiming for a completely cashless society by 2013. their way. kelly cobiella went to stockholm to follow the money. >> reporter: at the philadelphia church in stockholm, they've traded the collection plate. select the card, choose your donation. nearly all giving is by plastic or app. >> we have seen a tremendous increase, especially among young people. >> reporter: across this country of 9 million, at coffee shops and lunch counters, everyone of every age is going cashless. >> i've always used card. wherever i go. taxis, shops, everything. >> reporter: sweden still prints money but less of it. only about 20% of transactions are in cash. in the u.s., it's 40%. atms are disappearing and most major banks won't accept cash deposits. with new technology, the cashless economy is open to almost anyone. no spare change for the magazine to help no problem. companies like shoe store swedish has-beens say they've lowered cost. no need for a register, safe or trips to the bank. >> there you go. >> reporter: even the man who wrote abba's "money, money, mone