This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city im del walters. There were signs of progress today in that fight against wildfires burning in northern california. 24,000 people forced to flee their homes still dont know when or if they will be able to get back. The roads are barrel visible with fires burning on each side. Together the valley and butte fires have burned more than 132,000 acres, that is an area bigger than the city of new orleans. Melissa chan from middletown california. Im standing near the foundation of a home, still smoking from the blaze asaturday evening. Standing in the front, probably what youre looking at was probably the living room, were looking at a stove and oven completely charred. Middletown has been destroyed, but you will notice some buildings have survived. Were not entirely sure whether the firefighters did their jobs or the fires were just can a capricious. This fire has amassed 1,000 firefighters from all around the region. It has been very unpredict
Missing and further still ill be telling you where it has gone. Reporter and djokovic wins his tenth grand slam title after a thrilling u. S. Open final. European Union Ministers are in brussels for an emergency meeting on refugee crisis. On the table a controversial plan that could impose binding quotas on Member States forcings them to take in more refugees and Eastern European countries are against that. Everyday thousands of refugees are arriving on european shores, most of those are from warravaged syria. Translator we are struggling here just to survive, struggling to find work, its degreating, humiliating, our home is a tiny little room. The conditions are terrible and its still expensive. In syria i used to go to school. Here in lebanon i cant go to school. You need money. All im asking is for help to relocate us. It doesnt matter where, just out of here, we are not living, this is not life. Reporter as the refugees move north through the European Union they are enduring terrib
Conflicting reports about the number of mexican tourists killed. And in detroit negotiates are currently under way between auto workers and the big american car makers. An emergency meeting held on the controversy of migration. There are questions about what to do with Asylum Seekers, and that means the threeyearold syrian boy whose drowning off the coast of turkey shocked the world. She urged the e. U. To open its doors. It is heartbreaking. And again its too late to save allen and others, but it is not too late to save millions of them. They need help. Germany had originally opened its doors now appears to be closing them. Its reintroduced Border Controls to stay in place for several weeks. It is struggling to cope and could be facing up to a million arrivals each year. Those seeking acould i almost may not be able to choose where they want to asylum. The u. N. Refugee agency has warned the confusions surrounding border policies could leave refugees in legal limbo. Record numbers of
Defeats tony abbott. What egypt says is a mi mistaken air attack. Im farrah ishmael, Novak Djokovic wins an unprecedented u. S. Open title. An emergency meeting is underway in brussels to try to figure out a policy on the biggest crisis since the end of the second world war. On the table, a controversial plan that could face Member States to accept Asylum Seekers. Thats causing controversy outside the block. Threeyearold syrian boy whose drowning shocked the world, urging the eu to open its doors. It is heartbreaking and aga again, to live for to save alan and galeb his brother and rihana, it is not too late to save a million of them. They need that heps. Help. Germany, who originally opened its borders wide, saying it is struggling to cope and could face a million refugees this year. Austria and slovakia have faced equal numbers. Shut the border at rozka. Lets now talk to our correspondent Jacky Rowland who is in brussels where the ministers are meeting. And jacky this is an immense c
Next few hours plus. Im on the great wall of china, ill be telling you why 30 of this historic monument has gone missing and further still ill be telling you where its gone. And ill have all the sport including djokovic wins the tenth grand slam title after a thrilling u. S. Open final. Within the next hour European Union ministers will hold an emergency meeting in brussels to try to get some unity on how to deal with the refugee crisis. On the table a controversial new plan that could impose binding quotas on Member States forcing them to take in more refugees and Eastern European countries are opposed to that. Everyday thousands of refugees arriving on european shores and many seeking help from syria and prepared to risk their lives to escape war and the hardship of years in refugee camps. Translator we are struggling here just to survive, struggling to find work, its degrading, humiliating. Our home is a tiny little room, the conditions are terrible and its expensive, in syria i use