$1.4 million. but on appeal, it was reduced to $500,000. now the gray family is wondering if these two early similar cases are more than just coincidence. european union leaders are pledging to triple the funding for search and rescue operations in the mediterranean sea just days after a migrant ship cap sized leaving more than 800 feared drowned. the $130 million a year financing now puts the operation on par with a similar mission by italy that was controversially canceled last year. after wrapping an emergency summit thursday, britain says it will pledge three ships and rescue aircraft and france and germany say they will provide two ships each to the multi layered mission. translator: first, we must do everything to take on and continue the fight against human traffickers who, in an inhumane way endanger people s lives and