From. Reporter china pledges to cut its army by 300,000 as it commemorates the end of the second world war. And despite an estimated 3 trillion trees on earth, find out why Scientists Say one day there may be none left. There have been chaotic scenes in hungary after a train full of refugees was stopped 35 kilometers outside of budapest. Riot Police Ordered refugees to get off of the train, but many resisted. Members of one family through themselves on the tracks. The police were taking them to a refugee a Reception Center for refugees. Andrew simmons is in the area where the train has been stopped. And andrew you have been talking about this for a few hours now. Desperate scenes earlier, then the police loaded them back on to the train. So what is the situation now . Reporter a very uneasy standoff with the police surrounding this train, with the media forcibly removed from the platform. It has been declared a Police Operational area. However, we are able to get this view, and if we m
China says it will cut its army by 300,000, as it commemorates the end of the second world war. Europe is facing an unprecedented humanitarian and political crisis as more and more refugees continue to move across the continent. In that is according to the european commissions Vice President. In hungary there have been chaotic scenes. Police tried to force refugees off of a train taking them from budapest towards the austrian border. Reporter it was a day that started with elation, refugees running through doors that suddenly opened. They thought they were going to be bound for austria and germany, most with international tickets. They crammed into carriages, but this train traveled for no more than an hour. Then this unscheduled stop at the station. Where do you think you are going now . We dont know. We dont know. Reporter the refugees were convinced they had been duped and the police were going to take them to a nearby refugee camp. Some jumped down on to the rail line. The police m
After he quit a win for samesex couples in u. S. After a county clerk is gaoled for reversing to issue marriage licences. And live from doha its been a busy day of sport. An international updaylight. The latest a quit in the deflategate scandal. The player, tom brady, is cleared to return to action. Details coming up hello, we begin with syrian refugee crisis, continuing to grip europe. Lets look at the latest developments. There has been more chaotic scenes in hungary. Many refugees and migrants have been allowed to board a train, but it stopped 30km away. Shocking pictures of a syrianle childs body watched up on a beach in turkey led to calls for action to allow more refugees in. 3yearold ireland died withes his mother and brother. His father wants the world to take notice and prevent more death. Bernard smith reports from turkey. Reporter at the mortuary in southern turkey, a journeys end for two broth exerciers and a m trying to make it to greece. The father survived. The 3yearolds
In the u. S. After a county clerk is gaoled for refusing to issue marriage licences just a soldiers protecting his people. Congolese rebel leader says hes not guilty of war crimes. Hello. The father of 3yearold syrian boy, ireland, washed up on a kurdish beach, photos shocking the world calling for action in the refugees crisis. His father spoke in detail, describing the terrible detail of the trip from turkey to cos. He wants the world to take notice and proven more death, Bernard Smith reports. A mortuary in southern turkey, a journeys end for two brothers and a mother who drowned, trying to make it to greece. The father survived. The 3yearolds body washing up on the beach. His 5yearold brother and mother drowned, along with 13 others from two boats. We went into the sea for four minutes, and the captain saw that the waves were to high. He panicked and died into the dived into the sea and fled. I took over and started fleeing. The waves were so high. The boat flipped. My wife and kid
Breath. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. There are disturbing reports of bodies being taken to unknown locations, passenger belongings stolen and evidence being Spirited Away from the site of that downed malaysian jetliner in Eastern Ukraine. Tonight, outside investigators eager to secure the scene and learn who fired the missile that brought down the plane killing 298 people claim they are being blocked by russianbacked militiamen who control the area. And so tonight that sprawling crash zone littered with wreckage and human remains is a center of growing international outrage. Our keir simmons spent the day at the scene. He joins us now from donetsk to tell us what he witnessed. Keir, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. So far 190 bodies have been found out of the 298 passengers who died. Today, through many military checkpoints we reached the crash site and found a scene of horror. Some of the dead being c