people saying they want to come to germany, germany, germany they are chanting. they're at budapest railway station. they haven't been allowed, many of them, to proceed to germany. some have. those people who have arrived at munich central railway station in the south of germany where people have gathered to greet the migrants. a lot of genuine heartfelt sympathy there. a lot of support for people on the move. reflecting that move, a lot of the people are coming to germany and angela merkel has engaged in the debate this week. she came out and said germany is a land of hope and opportunity. do you agree? stefan: yeah, i agree. these are moving pictures. i mean, we should dedicate some me to the commenting these pictures. because it's not only at the railway station of budapest. it's also at the munich railway station where people get off trains and they're chanting and showing their joy to arrive in germany. it seems to be a country of hope and the chancellor added a very important sentence. she said in her press conference a few days ago that that had not always

the german people that germany needs more migrants -- that germany has overcome its own challenges in the past. that germany has suffered its own internal migration after reunification in 1990. that is really the message that angela merkel gave today and also yesterday to the german people, trying to dampen any fears or concerns that the german public may have overwhelmingly, as i said, germans support the initiative. genie: jessica saltz reporting from erlang. to syria -- from berlin. , thencient capital of bel temple has been destroyed. a massive explosion was set off near the 2000-year-old temple complex. it has been overrun by the islamic state group. catherine clifford reports. catherine: these satellite site nearw the unesco the temple of bel, showing vast destruction to the 2000-year-old temple in the agency pull of palmyra, -- in the ancient city of palmyra. occupied by isis. there were conflicting reports of its fate as witnesses were unable to approach the site. however, you and satellite analysts said the new image shows the destruction of the temple's main building as well

germany. -- for who can enter germany. if they had to suspend the dublin agreement, germany should put its own border control in place. lasta merkel has said the few days were an exception to the rule, that she was allowing the free flow of migrants into germany in essence to try and relieve some of the pressure of migrants building up in countries such as hungry. -- hungary. there is a call for her to be much stricter. annette: reporting from berlin, thank you. germany's coalition government has agreed to spend 6 billion euros to support the record numbers of migrants, some 20,000 people arrived over the weekend after an agreement with austria and hungary. warner fameancellor and says it must come to an end. >> for many, it is the end of a long road. the chance of refuge and safety in germany. i am waiting. >> some 20,000 refugees arrived over the weekend alone, and now authorities want to ease the burden in major cities. the country -- >> the country is organizing a transfer to other emergen

the vice chancellor of austria explicitly cited germany in announcing this decision saying if germany carries out border patrols, austria must put stronger controls in place. it appears when germany did yesterday now has an effect within the eu already. genie: thank you for that, sarah. also today, british prime minister david cameron visited a refugee camp in lebanon not far from the border with syria. he said he wanted to visit the camp personally to see what is to be done. lebanon hosts more than 1.1 million syrian refugees, equivalent to a quarter of the country's entire population. >> it has been an opportunity to meet with refugees and to talk to children who are starting school here today thanks to the u.k. aid we are spending in lebanon. it has been an important opportunity above all to say a big thank you to the lebanese people for all they are doing to shoulder the burden of refugees reiterateria and to that we are doing all we can to support them and the syrian refugees in the years ahead. genie: now to turkey were a controversial curfew has been lifted in a kurdish town 12

her dream is to stay in germany and to get her end of the life in germany because germany is a land, a country of blessing -- and humanity. >> reporter: volunteers helped bridge the language barrier and shepherd the refugees through the station. >> translator: germany by itself can't do it all. we need all the help that we can get. every voice count. >> reporter: as the refugees took their first steps in a process that for most will ultimately lead to official refugees status, european politicians fretted over their next moves. germano visuals met to streamline rules for asylum and allocate funds for refugees shelters. austrian chancellor called for an emergency european union summit meeting. saying his country's decision to allow thousands of refugees to enter from hungary was only a temporary measure. but germans who turned up at the station seemed happy to see the refugees reach safety and glad that their country had thrown open its doors. >> translator: i have strong feelings about all of this. i reached out my hand to one of them and it just made me cry. >> reporter: germans are

, inside germany, if i in border maybe. now i'm in germany, no anyone, i'm a syrian. no anyone can take me and lift us syrians in hungary or germany not anyone. >> they had detained on the no man's land, now they too are on secure ground. the border checks here which germany says are only temporary are another sign that the european union's policy of open borders between member states may be slipping away. >> and rob reynolds is live for us on the austria germany border. any situation of someone being forced to go back to austria from germany? >> no, barbara. the german government believes it is bound by international treaties, geneva convention, that germany must accept refugees from war ravaged countries. those who made it to germany are now in a nearby former customs house where they will start the process of being -- applying for asylum and being admitted into germany and they will be given a place to sleep for the night and so on. what really is an unknown question barbara however, is whether, if this plan, which jacky

>> i have family there. >> in iraq or germany? in iraq and germany. they reached. >> eloped to be rich -- you hope to be rich there? >> the croatian authorities would like to transport them back to hungry. but hungry does not want them either. hungary has sealed its border with croatia and directed -- directed a wire fence on the border with slovenia. hungary is sending thousands to the austrian border. its prime minister has proposed opening a quarter to allow -- corridor to allow migrants safe passage. that austria fiercely opposes it -- but austria fiercely opposes it. >> austria does not want a fence at the border with hungary either. austria does not want anything which is not a good position. sooner or later, you have to want something. but there is no corridor system. >> meanwhile, the u.n. warns nearly 8000 refugees from syria and iraq will continue to arrive in europe every day. deep divisions in the e.u. remain over how to handle them, making their journeys even longer. sarah: turning to sports news, this weekend, formula one returns to japa

now as far as why germany is taking in, it is a complex series of reasons. one, germany is the place where most of these refugees say they want to go, again, german economy is the strongest in europe. and there is the economic vitality, makes gentlemans think that they can handle, they have the resources to handle these refugees and indeed, by the chancellor merkel says there will be no need to raise taxes and there will be no need to go into deficit spending. there are a lot of reasons -- and i think also there are moral reasons and germany sees itself as a country of morales. and of course, there are historical reasons because everybody though the second world war ended 70 years ago, germans are well aware that their reputation as a nation was perhaps almost permanently damaged by that, and by acting as they are now, they hope perhaps that they will erase some of that onus that remains. >> that's the big picture, rob. now, take us to the individual generosity, that we are seeing? >> inside the train station behind me, if you go in there you will see piles

the first group of 50 migrants from germany arrived by bus. they were welcomed by the red cross. 1000 migrants are expected before the end of the week. waiting in the southeast of paris as they arrived. stop of athe last long journey. 46 refugees from syria, iraq, and eritrea have arrived in saint gilles in the esper -- outskirts of paris after a bus from munich. the first of 1000 people the french president has invited to come from germany. >> we are so happy. at the same time, we are sad. because, my children are not with me. nice people. reporter: his family will be able to join him at this temporary housing facility while their asylum application is accepted. for the time being, he and fellow migrants will have access to food, a bed, and health care professionals. charities play a crucial role. >> we issued an appeal to the local community, asking for donations of clothes, hygiene products, cash. we are doing everything we can to help. reporter: some 200 refugees in total arrived in france from germany on wednesday. another reception cener

they said this morning that have resumed services, all passenger service from germany or austria to germany. is slowing line down. they have disruptions because of refugees, migrants walking on the track. i took a lot of trained last week, disruptions all across germany because they self the loudspeaker people are walking on the tracks. crisis proportions and the numbers themselves do not quite make sense. austria said they expect another 20,000, the estimate was 10,000 today. if these were micro/refugees, if their goal is to go to germany, that will create a humanitarian situation. a little bit away from munich. numbers for 12,000 arriving in munich on saturday. all across germany, they are putting up makeshift housing and to convert sports hall into temporary housing for refugees. they are getting some support. the announcement by thomas de maiziere. it premiere of hungry said was a move in the right direction. here's what the austrian prime minister said yesterday. he said we will continue to court with a closely with germany to achieve an orderly situation. the refugees should not be th

they don't know exactly what's going to happen when they get to germany, if they get to germany. a lot more questions than answers. even though they have gotten aid food, they have gotten water, there is still a lot of questions throughout the day today, so many reviewees were coming up to me asking me, asking my team here. what is going to happen as far as the family members they seem to have lost along the way, people that might be at different parts of the border that haven't been transported or haven't been transported yet to the train station. they didn't have an answer and there was nobody here yet who could give them an answer. so really, at this hour, even though there is a lot more relief there still is a lot of concern as to what exactly is going to happen next. barbara? >> mohammed jamjoon live for us in the austrian town, thank you. >>> as werp hearing, thousands refugees have started arriving in germany, the end point of their long and, at times, daningz russ journey. from munich, here is rob reynolds. >> reporter: destination: germany. another train carrying refugee

germany has become a giant magnet. why germany? good.is very germany. here, very bad. gavin: under the rules of the migrants should stay in the first eu country they arrive in, but the system is overwhelmed and broken. stop everyone at the borders of the european union, including the border that we serve here. they are reestablishing law and order, it would be impossible to have the migrants. gavin: hungary's topline has been described by one european minister as scandalous. the hungarians of it back saying that the eu has proved incapable of protecting its own borders. they have been critical of germany for relaxing rules on asylum, thereby raising enormous expectations. in germany, the trains are 30,000g in 2000 to refugees each day. the police me them on the train and take them to reception centers. the operation is costing billions. in opening its doors, germany has taken the lead in europe. across europe, there are frequent signs of a deepening crisis. today, this van was founded austria sealed shut. inside were 24 afghans who were rescued by police from trafficke

germany is prepared. >> reporter: germany is absolutely prepared, john. we have been seeing over the past one and a half days, outpouring of support with hundreds of volunteers bringing in supplies and toys for children. the german system set up medical facilities in anticipation of those people coming from hungary to munich. they are frustrated because so few people have been coming. the reason is because they are stranded in hungary in a chaotic situation. at this point, the rail station is open, but however, no trains running to munich. only domestic trains. the hungarian government said the migrants get on trains, but only to refugee centers in hungary and get registered there. they don't want to do that because they want to go to germany. germany said the iraqis and syrians come here and apply for asylum. generally, john, all of this is turning into a standoff with the germans and hungarians. hungarian prime minister at the european union saying this is not a european problem, but a german problem. he says hungarians are upholding law by not allowing

. >> their son and daughter-in-law are in germany. they went there with besnik and stayed. the family hopes the young couple will manage to make a fresh start there, although everyone is glad to see besnik again. >> it wasn't a spontaneous or reckless decision to go to germany. i thought it over for a long time but i couldn't find an alternative here in albania. i saw a lot of people leave and heard there was an agreement between the albanian and german governments about employment. >> it's rumors and ill informed talk like that which encourage albanians to head for germany. they have been leaving their homeland for years. corruption and poverty are still widespread, despite the upswing in tirana. but these days there is much less work for albanians in greece or italy than in the past. but word quickly spread that a lot of people from neighboring kosovo are going to germany for work, journalist besar likmeta tells us. >> most people know they probably won't be given asylum. but they still take the chance, no matter how small is. some

coming up in the next 60 minutes... ..thousands of refugees enter germany. more awaiting to cross over. >> i'm wayne hay reporting from inside thailand's parliament in bangkok, where a vote has seen a political uncertainty extended. >> guatemalans head to the polls to elect a president after weeks ever political turmoil. . >> i'll have the latest sports new, including former champion andy murray books his place in the last 16 of the us open. >>> we'll start this newshour are the refugee crisis. thousands of people are waiting to enter their desperate journey to europe to escape war and poverty. this is the worst refugee crisis europe has seen since world war ii. many people are at the border between hungary. they are allowed to go through the country. there are thousands of others waiting to make that trip. near the southern border with serbia, police are moving people into a new camp. hungary says it will seal the crossing with new high fence in less than five days. for many, a perilous trip is over. they have arrived in germany by train and bus. many of th

it was weeks ago that germany said come here and now germany trying to tell the rest of europe, we cannot do it on our own. >> reporter: this is exactly what germany's critics have been saying. possibly it was inviting a surge of refugees to come in. what we saw over the weekend was 16,000 coming in, an estimated number. most of them through the munich train station. that is what prompted german officials say we have to take this much more slowly. they stopped all of the trains from austria which was the main route for refugees and imposed border control. they have border police checking the cars coming through for identification and making the decision whether to allow people with syrian and iraqi identification to come through and turning others away. this is normally where refugees would come in. the reception center with the medical tents. because they stopped trains overnight, we have not seen refugees coming in this morning. having said all that, they are still expecting thousands to trickle in over the course of days. they are working overtime to get beds set up at the former olymp

germany is expecting some 40,000 migrants to come to germany alone this coming weekend. germany has somewhat of an open door policy to migrants over the recent weeks or so. of course, as we speak, there -- some 4000000 hungarian soldiers building a fence. this is not smooth over today. the foreign minister says there are still differences between the two sides. but germany i do not think will remain quiet on this for now. they will continue to push forward the countries of europe to share responsibility on this moving forward. the vice chancellor said yesterday this is really a question of european values, of humanitarian values, and it is up to european states to prove their worth on this issue. you are looking at the european scale of things, but tell us how things are being handled there in germany. how controversial, how contentious is the issue there? jessica: the issue of the germany, theng to precedents, still remains contentious. as well as the flow of migrants to germany. she has called it a positive -- there are some grumblings from some conservatives who are w

many chanting germany and germany. and no hungary, no camp. many refusing to take on food and water. they say they have been treated very badly. so far by the authorities. they keep breaking out the chants they want to go to germany. quite frankly, this is a standoff going on with several hundred hungarian military forces. migrants are refusing to leave the train. the hungarians want to bring them to makeshift camps. they say they won't do that. the train is stationary right now. there are children on board. they say there are some pregnant women on board. they say the conditions on board the train are deteriorating by the minute because the train has been here and stationary on the tracks for almost 24 hours now. it really is a dire situation and tense one as well. you can tell how the people who are on the train are getting frustrated and angry. they say they bought tickets to germany and the train is not allowed to move forward. >> the officials there saying it is the custom or law that the country you enter the eu, you have to apply for as

in eastern germany, that figure has been just 37%. but germans are proud of their piece or -- peaceful revolution in 1989. 82% think that germany is a role model for other countries. a large majority consider german reunification successful, if not fully complete. 64% of western germans think reunification is not yet finished. and 77% of eastern germans share that opinion. >> not yet completely. i think there are a lot of points where we can grow further together. >> no, but we are well on the way. >> i personally think we are fully reunited. >> for the children of berlin, the wall memorial is something they pass on the way to the playground. they can hardly imagine that germany once was separated by a wall. sarah: i'm joined from washington by the executive director of the transatlantic academy of the german marshall fund there. the majority of germans think reunification was a good thing. you are someone who closely followed events at the time. do you agree with them? >> yes, i think they are correct. it is great to have a unified a

germany has promised to hold safe syrian refugees who touch its soil. >> i in germany, not anyone i'm a syrian not anyone can take me and lift me in syrian or in hungary or anything. >> reporter: after a long wait in the rain the police led the syrians they had detained across the no man's land on the bridge and into germany. now they too are on secure ground. the border checks here which germany says are only temporary are another sign that the european union's policy of open borders between member states may be slipping away. >> u.s. state department says it appears moscow is continue to support syrian president bashar al-assad. air field at the center of a military buildup. pentagon officials say, syria's ambassador to moscow has denied reports of russian troop buildup there. tell us what they've been saying about this business? >> well, what the u.s. government is saying is this is a situation that does raise concerns especially because there isn't any idea really why the russians are building up their military presence this western syria. the situation is this, the u.s. says if t

germany can't do it all on its own, can it. i mean, it's made an agreement to take 800,000 - which is a huge number in terms of this flow. while other countries are sidelines. >> it has to be said that angela merkel has shown notable leadership on this issue, by sending a strong message in response to the ongoing refugee crisis, it's clear germany alone could not do this. what we need to see is the broader european response, and solidarity from the other member states. >> well, are we seeing the opposite though, with viktor orban, the leader of hungary basically saying too many muslim migrants will undermine a core christian culture in europe. donald tusk, the former head of state of poland saying christian ethics demands we take these afraid. >> prime minister orban made the comments for the meeting with the commission, and he referenced concern about economic migrants. that's factually incorrect. it's clear to anyone watching the images, coming from greece or budapest, or europeans across the region, we are dealing with peopl

flashpoint, germany's border with denmark. trying to cross the border by train, 100 are still on one of those trains. denmark >> these men tried to make a break for it. they tried to stop the train the previous night. authorities wanted to register the migrants but many refused to get off the train. we hope we can solve this problem and convince remaining passengers to leave the train. and we can register them and let the officials do their job. some migrants had agreed to go with authorities the night before. they were transported to reception centers and buses. others stayed on board hoping the train would continue north. most hoped to make it to sweden. danish authorities have stopped the trains and close the border to pedestrians. just across the german border, 300 migrants left the danish registration center and started walking to sweden. >> they want to take our finger. i want to go to sweden. >> in an attempt to stop the migrants to entering the country. when regular train services will begin again remains unclear. bren

germany promised to admit all syrian refugees who touch its soil. >> i'm in germany. inside germany. if i on border, maybe. now i in germany, not anyone, i'm a syrian, not anyone can take me and take me to austria or hungary or anything. >> after a long wait in the rain, the police lead the syrians they had detained across the no man's land on the bridge and into germany, now they, too, are on secure grounds. the border checks here, which germany says are temporary are a sign that the european union's policy of open borders between member states may be slipping away. >> they are a sign of europe grappling with a refugee crisis that is getting bigger. juror the pentagon has new concerns about russia's intentions in syria. u.s. military officials say russian agent is setting up an air base inside the coastal city of las abbingia. the strong hold of president bashar al-assad. a steady stream of troops has been moved into the country. jamie mcintyre has more. >> after a week of humming and harring, the united states koim out saying yes, it appears russia is building a for

inside germany. if i on border, maybe. now i'm in germany. not anyone. i am a syrian. not anyone can take me and lift me in austria or hungary or anything. >> reporter: after a long wait in the rain, the police lead the syrians they had detained across the no-man's land on the bridge and into germany. now they too are on secure ground. the border check here which germany says are only temporary are another sign that the european union's policy of open borders when member states may be slipping away. they are also a sign of europe grappling with a refugee crisis that just keeps getting bigger. rob reynolds. al jazeera. >>> coming up at the bottom of the hour, we'll have more on the backlash against the refugees in germany. >>> in washington the pentagon says it has new concerns about russia. it says russia is setting up an air base inside the syrian coastal city of -- that is a strong hold of president bashar al-assad. the u.s. won't confirm the numbers of troops or weapons. our national security correspondent jamie mcintyre is live at the pentagon tonight. good evening

coming to germany so far this year. the number is expected to go up to 800,000 and could even reach a million. germany has been relaxed on the so-called dublin agreement, saying it would and send refugees act of the countries they arrived in europe. it has become a target destination for refugees arriving in europe because it is thought to have open borders, rich country, work opportunities, very welcoming.

coming to germany so far this year. the number is expected to go up to 800,000 and could even reach a million. germany has been relaxed on the so-called dublin agreement, saying it would and send refugees act of the countries they arrived in europe. it has become a target destination for refugees arriving in europe because it is thought to have open borders, rich country, work opportunities, very welcoming. angela merkel has called in other countries across the eu to step up. this puts a lot of stress on local authorities trying to deal with this many people arriving in germany. that is what the bundestag, the german parliament, was agreeing to become a meeting to discuss with the interior minister putting together a multiyear package, saying it was an ambitious timetable but he hopes to have it fixed by the end of october. the main point is to create new refugee shelters across germany to speed up the asylum procedure and also to return failed asylum-seekers back home. it would also streamline the process of getting ai

soon, and that germany faces enormous challenges. sarah: in greece, alexis tsipras has been sworn in as prime minister for the second time. his series of -- syriza party stormed to victory despite its leader ditching the anti-austerity platform. now he must form a coalition government to implement vital reforms demanded by greece's creditors. reporter: with a resounding win, tsipras has decided details of the new government and it is looking very familiar. the syriza party wall covered with the right-wing independent greeks party and this time they are hoping it will last longer. history is repeating itself, joe ts-- joked tsipras. things are moving quickly. tsipras was sworn in as prime minister this afternoon. on the streets feelings about what this means. -- mixed feelings about what this means. >> i am happy tsipras was elected, but now he must work the reforms to fix the crisis and help the poor. >> the results are disappointing and i and pessimistic, because we already knew what was coming next, austerity could we know that we

the reality is very different. >> translator: i didn't come to germany because i like germany. i'm sad to have to leave my country. mohammed's cousin asma agrees. no one is happy to leave the country. there's nothing i want more than to go back. when syria is rebuilt, i will return there. >> reporter: the eu president said the new border controls appear to be admissible, but he expressed the hope that the temporary measure would indeed be short-lived. interior ministers from the 28-nation bloc will hold an emergency meeting in brussels later on monday to discuss the next step. paul brennan, al jazeera. >>> while european politicians try to find a solution to the crisis, refugees continue to arrive on shores despite the dangers. in greece the coast guard has pulled the bodies of 34 refugees out of the sea after a boat capsized off an island on sunday. at least half of the victims are believed to be young children. it's the latest tragedy on the busiest route to europe. thousands continue to arrive on greek islands every day. we have the report from lesbos. >>> the pace of arriva

, germany. >> well, that's understandable. and why shouldn't they. and germany in many ways is the most welcoming next to sweden in terms of numbers. of countries in europe. and i think that's highly admirably. >> why are other arabic countries. the g.c.c., the bar rays the saudi arabia, these are arabic country, and they aren't taken -- beer ran has taken over 1,000. >> they absolutely do. and as has been said many times that they have an obligation, and they should take it. and, in fact, in making this point, this isn't a european problem. five refugee problem as it with vietnam many years ago, was shared by the world the united states, canada, various countries should be in on this. >> what is the justification when you talk to them and say you have an obligation here? what is their justification for not doing so? >> there is none. that i am aware of, that stands -- that holds water. >> what do they say. >> i have not had any answer on the issue as to why they are not taking more refugees. they would argue about the difficu

germany. some refugees come here and expect to get everything all at once, and that's wrong. they do give us a place to sleep, eat and drink. >> officials at the social welfare agency say housing for refugees in berlin is extremely difficult to find. tent camps are in the process of being set up. even germany's chancellor admits government resources are strained. >> translator: all the levels of german governments are working together and discussing how to share the burden, because we have to find new ways of doing things in the face of 800,000 people arriving this year. >> this 17-year-old syrian who suffers from a chronic digestive illness, the long wait is a serious issue. his body is emaciated. he's received no hospital treatment since he arrived 10 days ago because he hasn't finished registering. >> translator: i'm very disappointed. i left my parents behind in syria. i'm here in germany, but and i expect it to be like this. >> europe has no common refugee policy. germany and france want

>> refugees are being dispersed across germany. everywhere, authorities are struggling to set up emergency accomodations. >> we don't know where they're from, or how many children there are. >> at midday everything's going , more or less to plan. but then a call comes in. the refugees will be arriving earlier than expected. >> it's a construction site here. we can't do it. no one can get here until 4 p.m. we have no assistance, there's no relief organization. i'm sorry, we have trained people here working on it. i can't have some refugee get off the bus and hand him a drill. it's out of the question. that's a terrible idea. i'm sorry, but it's absurd. one idea they had was to just leave the refugees sitting on their bus. it's 28 degrees celsius outside. and the other idea was to have them help with the set-up. it's so unrealistic, i'm at loss for words. >> meanwhile, the clock is ticking. >> have you heard they're arriving earlier? can we get the beds in already?" >> local authorities across the country are facing a similar situati

we are seeing the heavy lifting done by austria and germany. >>> for many of the migrants germany is their final destination. the country has a robust economy, a strong democracy and a history of taking in those in need. a new poll shows the majority of germans are willing to donate money, clothing and time to the migrants. and we are joined live now. and we are seeing a similar situation in germany and more so where so many volunteers and so many people from the german population want to help and volunteer their time. it is extraordinary. but at the same time we hear from the german leadership that this is not sustainable. >> reporter: well, what the german leadership has made clear is that this is very much a temporary solution so far and in fact we just learned that we do expect to hear from german chancellor angela merkel in about an hour and a half. there will be a press conference and we'll stay on top of that for you. this is munich station. it is quiet right now but up until last last night we were seeing hundreds of people coming off every train from syria, afghanistan and a

>> >>> tears of relief - thousands of refugees cross into germany. thousands more are still to >>> hello, you are with al jazeera, come... >> i'm wayne hay reporting from bangkok, where a vote has seen a political uncertainty extended. >> guatemalans head to the polls to elect a president after weeks ever political turmoil. >> translation: this is my life. i can't do anything else. >>> we hear from nigeria's small-scale gold diggers, the government tells them they must pay taxes >>> we start in germany where thousands of refugees arrive and they continue to do so. many have made their way over the mediterranean, and up through the balkans. for days they have been held in hungary, uncertain of whether they'd be allowed through to austria and into the e.u. rob reynolds reports from munich, where they've been met with a warm welcome. >> reporter: weary but happy, refugees arrive at a german train station at last. for thousands those steps represent the finishing to a harrowing journey stretching thousands of kilometres. germans gathered at the station t

what will happen to those already in germany? six they have been taken to temporary shelters, we saw at a very large convention center sort of trade show complex just outside the town where beds and cots have been set up and lots of refugees were there, they want to move on. many have friends, family, aura cane tas in other parts of germany or indeed in other parts of europe. we met a woman from sudan, for example, with her whole family saying i am trying to find my way to paris. a man from senegal who was on his way to spain. so the refugees want to go where they have a connection with someone, a relative or a friend or something or some sort of a community. so they are trying to get there. now, this is all coming in the backdrop of this extraordinary meeting today of e.u. foreign and interior -- e.u. foreign interior and justice ministers. and they are trying to work out a common policy on refugees and migration and, of course, this chaotic situation shows that they have their work cut out for them and indeed this may be a way

germany. right now, once again they are chanting and they are imploring all the journalists here to continue to cover this story and to what they are saying put pressure on the international community so that their stories and their desperate situation can be heard. now one more development to tell you about, we just heard this in the last few minutes there are reports that in a town close to the border with serbia that at least 300 refugees escaped a refugee reception center and that they were going towards a motor way and that they have now been surrounded by hungarian riot police, that is a developing situation, we will have more for you in the hour to come. >> mohamed, you have quite incredible images from inside the train, talk us through th e those. >> i got these pictures from one of the syrian mothers aboard the train behind us, she was telling me how desperate the situation is especially for the children a board and sent me several pictures in the hours of children who are weak and ve

there are many, many syrians living in germany. here, hasas a sister a two-year-old son here because she gave it away to her sister. has no residence permit and the mother is in berlin. and so on. this is what we need to do. we are obliged by international law and by the geneva protocol to accommodate and to receive people in distress, in need. amy: you are a member of the german parliament and you have made a link to between the massive refugee catastrophe that .s now unfolding and arms sales, german arms sales, u.s. arms sales. can you explain? >> well, it is our arms which are also killing and destroying these countries. [indiscernible] germany,ern part of the industry is located. it is very fluent region. is the thirdany biggest weapons exporter. we have very good relations with saudi arabia and fatah and despite massive protest, and my party always protests, our government is still delivering arms to saudi arabia. saudi arabia is also supporting -- what is this? we are rather stupid to do so. therefore, it is the arms business

rather than coming to countries like germany, the united kingdom? >> these countries have to take many more. there should be a quota system, so that every country accepts according to its possibility. laura: do you think the german government is reflecting the will of the german people? we saw very large turnouts for the movement. there is a burgeoning -- increasingly stronger far right movement in germany. is there a risk he will push people into the arms of the far will pushisk you people into the arms of the far right? >> these people are not saying anything at the moment. what you see, especially in my hometown, is people are very happy to help. nations.e lots of the the population is -- lots of donations. the population is really engaged. laura: you are not seeing any backlash against germany welcoming such large numbers of refugees, for example in a small town where a school was supposed used as a refugee center and was burned down by accident? wanted tonight, they in a veryefugees small community, but that causes problems. these problems have

from there, they travel on to france and germany. the other route is mostly syrians traveling into turkey and on to coasts in greece. the path continues through macedonia, serbia and hungary. that's where they waited for days before moving on. most say germany is their final destination. more than 100,000 refugees entered in august. germany expects 800,000 refugees and migrants this year, four times last year's level. let's speak to leonard doyle from dublin. thanks for being with us. why is it that these refugees want to make germany the final destination. why is it seemingly more open than our countries to take them in? >> germany has a long tradition of being open to migrants and refugees and in this case, the germans are leading in europe, leading with their moral conscience and outach and care. this is a lucky thing, because so many european countries have been very weak in their support for migrants and refugees. we are thankful to others, including sweden. >> are you hoping there will be more of a permanent solution when it co

germany has taken the lead in accepting refugees. they have tightened border controls to deal with the influx. 800,000 migrants are estimated to arrive in germany by the end of the year, some think it will be much higher. from munich, we report. munich central, europe's asylum. it is now as the continent squabbles, arrivals have slowed markedly. that formerng soldiers from afghanistan told me that the refugees heading this way germany remains the destination of choice. >> germany is better than any other country. they are good because they want the refugees. they want the refugees to come. they need the refugees. >> has germany's generosity caused the crisis? eastern european nations say it has and they refuse refugee quotas. advisers weres urging her to hit back on countries that would not help. she was more cautious. germany, austria, and sweden cannot fix the problem alone. we need to greet a european spirit. making threats will not work. it is not the first time we have disagreed in europe. system germany's asylum straining, thos

it is because germany has offered them--that is why they want to go to germany. i just can't understand, earlier we spoke about hungary. i think it's going too far in the way that it is dealing with matters. the people, they're experiencing hungary has not been very good. we witnessed a lot of obstacles that are unnecessarily placed in people's path. >> do you think that europe now will for want of a better phrase man up and do something? we know they're saying look, what you're doing at the moment is not acceptable. >> i think europe should take its responsibility. we have a moral and legal responsibility. europe as a whole. once people have entered europe, all of europe, all of the european union has responsibilities. possibly even legal. so yes, we should--we in the u.k. should participate more in discussions on how to deal with this issue. >> very good to have you with us. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> just want to show you these latest pictures that we're getting in from the serbia serbian-hungarian border. this was after they fired tear gas at r

>> reporter: they certainly haven't and you can probably hear the crowd chanting now germany, germany. what happened on monday, a sequence of events where al jazeera was told by the government's spokesperson that categorically no refugees who don't have european visas would be allowed out of the country. then within a matter of hours trains were rolling. now whether it was coincidental that talks were taking place between hungry and germany is another matter because germany and france have been putting out a signal that the european ideal of free borders has to be respected and that the message really coming from the west of the eu is that firmness with compassion. but now what we are finding is there is more of a split occurring between the eastern blocks, the eastern block of the eu if you will and the west because the east and countries like hungry particularly hungry feel that greece and italy are not doing enough to stop refugees and migrants getting across the borders into the eu. and hungry is insisting it is only doing the job that other eu states should be doing by restrictin

germany. >> translator: we have taken the most refugees in europe and sure if we have space we should take in more but i suggest you distribute refugees fairly within the eu and not all should come to germany. >> translator: we need to change the countries of origin to have conditions there to make a life worth living and germany can take in more refugees. >> translator: we have massive problems and people cannot cope because of different cultures and there will be an a clash of cultures. >> we will hear from stephanie decker at the border and we are live from mu nick and let's join from serbia where refugees trying to get to hungary and it is increasing steps to keep them out. okay, clearly a problem with mohamed's signal there, we will come back to him in just a moment. let's go to rob reynolds who is live from munick and rob why is it that germany now seems to be reversing the open-door policy to eastern refugees? >> well, part of the answer to that question julie came just a short while ag

he wants to go to germany. hungary has come under criticism for failing to live up to its international obligations. these migrants were herded like animal into enclosures to receive food and water. security, threw provisions haphazard into the crowd, forcing them to fight for the food. asylum seekers are desperate to leave hungary before a raft of new anti-migrant laws come into effect. one such law makes crossing the border without a visa a criminal offense, punishable with jail. a harsh welcome for those who have already risked their lives to flee their home lands. hungarian soldiers have been sent to keep unwanted migrants from scaling a new border fence but they make their way through gaps. >> where you go? >> most migrants are trying to make their way to neighboring austria on foot, walking on the highway towards the capital. around 3,500 arrived in vienna on friday alone. sarah: germany has so far greeted the refugees with open arms but as the numbers swell, berlin is admitting its resources are finite.